Ted Wheeler's tenure as Portland's mayor
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Oregon State Treasurer Ted Wheeler, officially announced his candidacy for Portland mayor, Wednesday, September, 9, 2015.
Andie Petkus
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Portland mayoral candidate Ted Wheeler, who was serving at the time as the Oregon state treasurer.
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Ted Wheeler speaks at the January 2016 Candidates Forum for Arts and Culture.
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Ted Wheeler celebrates his victory in the race to become Portland mayor at Blitz Ladd, a sports pub in Southeast Portland, on May 17, 2016.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler takes the ceremonial oath of office at Jason Lee Elementary on Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2017.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks with citizens at the Hollywood vigil for victims of the Portland MAX train attack in May 2017.
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A protester at the Trump Free Speech Rally holds up a sign in opposition to Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Sunday, June 4, 2017. One thing both the pro-Trump crowd and the crowd of counter-protesters shared in common was animosity for Portland's mayor.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler at a press conference Sept. 15, 2017.
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Ted Wheeler speaking at the second of two state of the city addresses April 13, 2018.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler conducts members of BRAVO Youth Orchestras at Portland City hall in May, 2018. BRAVO is one of several dozen organizations — along with hundreds of individual artists — who receive public funding through the Regional Arts and Culture Council.
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Columbia Sportswear CEO Tim Boyle and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Harbor of Hope homeless center in Portland, Ore., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler, center, blue suit, and others break ground at the site of a future Ritz-Carlton luxury hotel in Portland, Ore., Friday, July 12, 2019. The hotel has displaced the Alder Food Carts, which had occupied the space since the late 1990s.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks at Pioneer Courthouse Square at a press conference organized by the city Aug. 14, 2019, to denounce violence.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler received the demands of student climate activists after they marched to Terry Shrunk Plaza across from City Hall.
Cheyenne Thorpe / OPB
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler announces his reelection campaign Monday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Portland, Ore. Few mayors in recent history have sought a second term.
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A Black trans protester spoke to Mayor Ted Wheeler at a rally in front of the Justice Center on June 5, 2020. Wheeler he planned to order a 30-day ban on tear gas after the city came under criticism for using the controversial method of crowd control.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks at a press conference Aug. 30, 2020, in Portland, Ore. A man was shot and killed the previous night as a Trump car caravan rolled through downtown.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler moves through a crowd of people at a protest in Portland, Ore., July 22, 2020. People have protested police brutality and systemic racism for nearly two months straight and have called on the mayor to resign.
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A protester holds a sign critical of Mayor Ted Wheeler, who is also police commissioner, and his use of tear gas against demonstrators in Portland, Ore., July 22, 2020.
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A demonstrator holds a police hat above Mayor Ted Wheeler's head at a protest against police brutality and systemic racism in Portland, Ore., July 22, 2020. Wheeler has faced criticism for the Portland Police Bureau's use of force against demonstrators long before federal officers' arrival.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler, center, stands at the fence outside the Mark O. Hatfield federal courthouse in Portland, Ore., as federal officers deploy tear gas July 23, 2020. People protesting police violence and systemic racism have been subject to tear gas, impact munitions and other dispersal tactics by PPB and federal law enforcement for nearly two months.
Rebecca Ellis / OPB
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler addresses a fatal shooting tied to protests during a press conference at City Hall in Portland, Ore., Aug. 30, 2020. One person was shot and killed as a pro-Trump car caravan rolled through town the previous evening.
Bradley W. Parks / OPB
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler prepares for the downtown clean-up event Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
Meerah Powell / OPB
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler takes a photo fo Air Force one as President Joe Biden arrives at Portland’s airport, April 21, 2022. It was his first visit to the state as president.
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Mayor Ted Wheeler speaks at a Portland City Council meeting, Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, during a series of resolutions that aim to build at least three large city-sanctioned camping sites and ban other homeless camping across Portland.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler warns that the City Council hearing will be moved to a virtual meeting if there are disturbances, during testimony on the proposed camping ban, May 31, 2023.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler outlines his plan for his final year of office, at Portland City Hall, Sept. 14, 2023. Wheeler announced he will not be seeking a third term as mayor.
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"We know that when people come to downtown Portland and they see it, they realize it's not as bad as people are saying it is. They want to come back", said Mayor Ted Wheeler. In the provided photo, Wheeler skates in the temporary ice rink in Downtown Portland while being interviewed by OPB's Weekend Edition Host Lillian Karabaic.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, left, looks out a window as Gov. Tina Kotek speaks at a press conference in Portland, Jan. 30, 2024, where a a 90-day state of emergency was declared to address the fentanyl crisis in Portland. The action followed a recommendation by the Portland Central City Task Force, and will direct resources in an “unified response.”
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler as he speaks at a press conference at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, in Portland, April 2, 2024. The Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation announced a $10 million gift to PSU, providing capital support for a new PSU building dedicated to art, art history, and design, as well as operational funding for the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, and various PSU campus enhancements.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, center, speaks at a Portland Police Bureau presser in Portland, Ore., on May 2, 2024, being flanked by (from left to right) Portland State University Chief of Campus Public Safety Willie Halliburton, Portland State University President Ann Cudd, Multnomah County District Attorney Mike Schmidt and Portland Police Chief Bob Day.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler tours the ongoing construction of the Council offices at Portland City Hall, Nov. 15, 2024. The offices are being constructed in the former commissioner office and remodeling included seismic upgrades, accessibility, technology and security improvements.
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Outgoing Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler sits for an interview with OPB reporter Alex Zielinski in the Portland Building, Dec. 12, 2024. Wheeler has served as mayor since 2017 and did not seek re-election in 2024.
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Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler’s name on the entrance to his former office in Portland City Hall, Nov. 15, 2024. The offices are being constructed in the former commissioner office and remodeling included seismic upgrades, accessibility, technology and security improvements.
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