Metro Councilor District 6
The Metro Council is responsible for regional planning and management, including management and amendment of the Urban Growth Boundary, many parks and regional attractions like the zoo, and regional transportation as well as mass transit. Metro Councilors must be a qualified Oregon elector when term of office begins, and must have resided within the Metro district from which elected for at least a year before their term begins. Term: 4 years Metro Councilors are elected by district. The position is nonpartisan. Salary: $52,847
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Duncan Hwang
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Terri Preeg Riggsby
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What will be your policy priorities if (re-)elected, and why?
What is your reaction to Metro’s 2023 Regional Transportation Plan?
What role would you support for Metro to play in addressing the supply of housing in the region?
Town Where You Live
Portland
Your Experience/Qualifications
Metro Councilor, District 6. Associate Director, Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO). Oversaw development of Jade District affordable housing project. Served on Metro Affordable Housing Bond Stakeholder Committee; City of Portland Economic Recovery Task Force; TriMet Low Income Fare Task Force; Metro Committee on Racial Equity; and participated in the creation of Metro’s Construction Careers Pathways Program. JD from Lewis and Clark Law School; BA from the University of Michigan.
County
Multnomah
Term
2022-2024
Term Expires
Jan 2025
I am focused on addressing our housing and homeless crisis by expanding funding for affordable housing and ensuring our local jurisdictional partners are using resources from Metro effectively.
I am also focused on transportation and transit. I am honored to co-chair the planning committee working to bring high capacity transit to 82nd Ave. I am also working on biking and safety infrastructure in East Portland and in deep SW Portland.
Finally I am working on implementing community visions at the OMSI District, Albina, and in East Portland.
This was a plan that is federally required and compiles all the projects funded and otherwise throughout our region. I am excited for major new transit projects such as on 82nd Ave or TV Highway and we continue to work on curbing unnecessary freeway expansion with our state and local partners.
We are exploring ways to fund more affordable housing development that doesn't raise current taxes. We're also focused on land readiness throughout the region so the infrastructure is in place for more housing production at all income levels.
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