An Interview with Charlie Hales

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JO: What key skills will you bring to the role?

CH: Leadership and experience. I am the only candidate who has both public and private experience. I worked as a Portland City Commissioner for nearly 10 years, building our first streetcar, improving our parks, and supporting the arts and public education, so I know how to succeed in our unique style of governance.

I have also managed a business for nearly 10 years, and worked in other successful cities. From Phoenix to Minneapolis, I’ve studied what works and doesn’t work, and am ready to bring those lessons back to Portland to move us forward.

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