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Sean Davis
Phillip Sean Davis was a 2016 nonpartisan candidate for mayor of Portland, Oregon. The primary election took place on May 17, 2016.
Biography
Davis earned a general associate degree from Mt. Hood Community College, a bachelor's degree in English from Portland State University, and an M.F.A. in writing from Pacific University. He served in the Iraq War and was awarded the Purple Heart. He works as a college professor, writer, and firefighter. He also serves as a board member for the Returning Veterans Project.[1]
Elections
2016
The city of Portland, Oregon, held elections for mayor and two of its four city commission seats on May 17, 2016. Despite a large number of candidates in all three races, the mayoral and City Commission Position No. 1 races were both determined in the primary with Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) and incumbent Commissioner Amanda Fritz winning more than half the votes in their respective races.
The City Commission Position No. 4 race, however, required a runoff election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Steve Novick was the top vote recipient in the primary, but did not secure a majority of the votes cast. He was defeated by Chloe Eudaly in the general election.
The May election was called a primary, but it was functionally a general election. A runoff election—called in this case a general election—was only held on November 8, 2016, for races where no single candidate received a majority (50 percent plus one) of the votes cast on the May ballot.[2]
| Mayor of Portland, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Ted Wheeler |
54.93% | 104,731 |
| Jules Kopel Bailey | 16.43% | 31,323 |
| Sarah Iannarone | 11.76% | 22,417 |
| Bruce Broussard | 3.88% | 7,399 |
| Sean Davis | 2.69% | 5,122 |
| David Schor | 2.61% | 4,981 |
| Jessie Sponberg | 1.65% | 3,146 |
| Bim Ditson | 1.27% | 2,414 |
| Patty Burkett | 1.21% | 2,310 |
| David Ackerman | 1.16% | 2,207 |
| Deborah Harris | 0.85% | 1,617 |
| Lew Humble | 0.39% | 741 |
| Trevor Manning | 0.25% | 478 |
| Steven Entwisle Sr. | 0.21% | 396 |
| Eric Calhoun | 0.18% | 345 |
| Write-in votes | 0.55% | 1,044 |
| Total Votes (>95.0% counted) | 190,671 | |
| Source: The Oregonian, "2016 Primary Election: Oregon results," accessed May 20, 2016 | ||
Campaign themes
2016
Davis provided the following statement for the Multnomah County primary election voters' pamphlet:
| “ | The solutions to our city’s problems are here. As Mayor I will listen to the people in our neighborhoods, communities, and small businesses because the great ideas that work come from the bottom up and not the top down. The top issues for Portland are the housing affordability, no-cause evictions, homelessness, and the general inability for the people who made this city great to live in the city they made great. These problems are a result of career politicians choosing money over the people. Portland needs accurate representation in City Hall and a Mayor who shares the perspective of the majority of Portlanders.
Sean has proven his leadership ability during the Iraq war, hurricane Katrina, and in NE Portland where his organized efforts to feed families in need, veterans, and homeless in his community. Sean believes that a great mayor is motivated through a sense of social responsibility and not political ambition or money.[4] |
” |
| —Sean Davis (2016)[1] | ||
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See also
- Portland, Oregon
- Municipal elections in Portland, Oregon (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Multnomah County, Oregon, "Voters' Pamphlet-May 2016 Primary Election," accessed May 10, 2016
- ↑ City of Portland Auditor, "Time Schedule for 2016 Municipal Elections," accessed August 13, 2015
- ↑ Portland Auditor's Office, "Registry of Candidates - May 17, 2016 Primary Election," accessed March 9, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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