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}}</ref> He is a train enthusiast, and as a kid wrote a book about bus riding.<ref name=tribchar/><ref>[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00072PU5Q/103-0015942-3688617 The busrider's manual, or,: Everything you always wanted to know about Tri-Met, but didn't know who to ask]</ref> In response to speculation that he would run for mayor of Portland in 2008, Bragdon issued a press release stating that he would not run for office in any city in that year |
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Revision as of 15:12, 15 September 2010
David Bragdon (born 1959) is a politician in the U.S. states of Oregon and New York. From 2002 to 2010, he was president of Metro, a regional government entity in the Portland metropolitan area. In September 2010, Bragdon assumed a new position as Director of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability for New York City.[1]
In the private sector, Bragdon has driven a cab, worked in shipping at Nike, chartered freighters, represented Evergreen Airlines,[2] and worked as a marketing manager for the Port of Portland.[citation needed] He chaired the Oregon Port Planning and Development Advisory Committee under Governor Neil Goldschmidt in the late 1980s. His brother, Peter Bragdon, was Governor Ted Kulongoski's chief of staff in the early 2000s.[3] He ran for the Oregon House of Representatives in 1996,[4] but lost to Chris Beck in the Democratic primary.[5]
Bragdon was first elected to the Metro Council in 1998. He was elected regionwide as the first Metro Council President in 2002, and was reelected in 2006 without an opponent.[6] He is a train enthusiast, and as a kid wrote a book about bus riding.[2][7] In response to speculation that he would run for mayor of Portland in 2008, Bragdon issued a press release stating that he would not run for office in any city in that year.[8] He is a member of the Big Look Task Force, which works on land use policy in Oregon.[9]
Bragdon is the youngest son of former Reed College president Paul Bragdon.
See also
References
- ^ David Bragdon (August 11, 2010). "Metro Council President David Bragdon announces his resignation: A personal message from David Bragdon". Metro. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
- ^ a b Korn, Peter (April 9, 2009). "In character with David Bragdon". Portland Tribune.
- ^ "Neil's network". Portland Tribune. May 21, 2004.
- ^ http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may2196/pamphlet/srep/bragdnD.html
- ^ http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/may2196/other.info/rep1-36.htm
- ^ "An interview with Portland Metro Councilor David Bragdon". Daily Journal of Commerce. December 15, 2006.
- ^ The busrider's manual, or,: Everything you always wanted to know about Tri-Met, but didn't know who to ask
- ^ "Bragdon not to run for mayor of any city in 2008" (Press release). December 1, 2007.
- ^ Lee van der Voo (January 15, 2009). "A RETROSPECTIVE: Looking back at Judie Hammerstad's political career". Lake Oswego Review.
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