Mingus Mapps
Mingus Mapps | |
|---|---|
| Portland City Commissioner | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Chloe Eudaly |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Reed College (BA) Cornell University (PhD) |
Mingus Mapps is an American professor and politician in Portland, Oregon. He was elected to the city council in November 2020,[1] winning 56% of the vote, making him the third Black man to serve as a Portland city commissioner.[2]
Education
Mapps graduated from Reed College and received his Ph.D. in government from Cornell University.[3][4]
Career
Mapps, a former political science professor, promised during his campaign to reform Portland's police department,[5] pass policies that protect renters,[6] expand Portland Street Response teams in all parts of the city to reduce homelessness,[7] and defund police to pay for more mental health services.[8]
See also
References
- ^ https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/11/03/newcomer-mingus-mapps-sweeps-commissioner-chloe-eudaly-from-office/
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Everton Bailey Jr | The (2020-11-04). "Portland voters pick newcomer Mingus Mapps over incumbent Chloe Eudaly for City Council". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2018/mapps-parkrose.html
- ^ https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/09/09/former-political-science-professor-mingus-mapps-to-challenge-city-commissioner-chloe-eudaly/
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Everton Bailey Jr | The (2020-11-04). "Portland voters pick newcomer Mingus Mapps over incumbent Chloe Eudaly for City Council". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight". www.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight". www.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
- ^ "Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight". www.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
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