Portland City Council Candidate Forum (D3 & D4)

Voters deserve equitable access to the candidates seeking to represent them. In recent elections, the large number of candidates made it difficult for even the most engaged Portlander to know who was running for City Council, especially grassroots candidates who did not come with strong name recognition, advertising budgets, or established political networks.

This event is being held early in the election cycle to provide voters enough time to understand their options, interact directly with candidates, and begin following campaigns before elections are right around the corner.

This forum has invited District 3 and 4 candidates to gather in one place to support transparency, accessibility, and informed civic participation. There was a deadline of March 31st to confirm, and we tentatively have six panelists, three from each district.

Candidates that replied late to the original invitation will be welcome to join and table or fill in if someone is unable to attend.

We will be located in the Dining Room of Tabor Space.

Please expect the following:

1:15 PM - Start

1:15 PM to 1:45 PM - Casual Tabling as Guests Arrive

1:45 PM to 1:55 PM - Welcome, Set Ground Rules

1:55 PM to 3:15 PM - Moderated Panel (80 minutes)

• Candidates Introduce themselves (12 minutes/2 minutes each)
• Moderated Questions (40 minutes)
• Audience Q&A (28 minutes) - (submit them in advance link here)

3:15 PM to 3:45 PM - Community Testimony (30 minutes)

• Pre-Signup Required (link here)
• Speakers (2 minutes each)
• Visible Countdown Timer

3:45 PM to 3:55 PM - Break (10 minutes)

3:55 PM to 4:25 PM - Casual Tabling (30 minutes)

4:25 PM to 4:35 PM - Closing Remarks (10 minutes)

• Opportunity for Candidates to share upcoming events
• Gratitudes

4:35 - Event Ends

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Host or Publisher Tom Sollitt for Portland City Council District 3