Hotseat: Jefferson Smith

Willamette Week:

Jefferson Smith wants to loom large in the mayor’s race, and not just because he’s the tallest candidate so far (6 feet 4 inches), but because he sees himself as an alternative to former City Commissioner Charlie Hales and businesswoman Eileen Brady.

Smith, 38, grew up in California and Portland, graduating from Grant High School and the University of Oregon before earning a law degree from Harvard. He’s now in his second term in the Oregon House representing Southeast Portland (he lives in the Hazelwood neighborhood).

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