Transcript Jeremy James

Len Reed
Mayor Shane Bemis
Mayor Denny Doyle
Mayor Charlie Hales
Len Reed
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Associate Editor, The Oregonian
 Opinion pages
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BA, Trinity College
John S. Knight Fellow, Stanford
University
CASE Fellow, Yale University
School of Forestry
Len Reed
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Len has wrote editorials on several subjects, such as
 Portland city government and public safety
 Metro
 Municipal and county governments
 City and state environmental policy and politics
 Energy development
 Transportation planning
Len Reed
Q: First job you ever had?
A: Staff reporter and photographer,
The Plainville (Connecticut)
Q: What are you currently reading?
A: “Infinite Jest”
By David Foster Wallace
Len Reed
Words to live by?
“Be not a learned man, but a learning man.”
The Oregon poet Efraín M. Díaz-Horna
Mayor Shane Bemis
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Current Position?
 Mayor, City of Gresham
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Education?
 B.A. in Communications from
Marylhurst University
Mayor Shane Bemis
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First Job?
 Dishwasher at Sheri’s
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What Book Are You Currently Reading?
 “Being Oscar: From Mob Lawyer to Mayor of Los Vegas”
○ By Oscar Goodman
Mayor Shane Bemis
Q: Soundtrack to your life?
A: George Strait
Words to live by?
“Anybody can be normal”
Mayor Denny Doyle
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Current Position?
 Mayor, City of Beaverton
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Education?
 B.A. in Political Science
Illinois State University
○ Minor in Physical Education
Mayor Denny Doyle
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First Job?
 Cashier at a Des Plaines Parks District Swimming Pool
(Illinois)
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What Book Are You Currently Reading?
 "Existence" by David Brin
Mayor Denny Doyle
Q: Soundtrack to your life?
A: Bruce Springsteen
Words to live by?
“While visiting other cultures, and countries,
I am shrinking the world, one person at a time,
as we get to know each other.”
Mayor Charlie Hales
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Current Position?
 Mayor, City of Portland
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Education?
 B.A. Political Theory
 University of Virginia
Mayor Charlie Hales
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Background?
Portland City Commissioner from 1993 to 2002
Joined HDR Engineering as senior vice president,
working on new light rail and streetcar lines.
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