In the Shadows: Records Show Labor Leader’s Campaign to Influence City Councilors

In the Shadows: Records Show Labor Leader’s Campaign to Influence City Councilors

Labor Council Secretary Laurie Wimmer privately suggested councilors sue the city to stop “MAGA of the left” from choosing council president. by Jeremiah Hayden During the City Council president vote earlier this year, Portlanders may have been surprised to hear City Councilor Loretta Smith (D1) say she wanted to use her office funds to sue the city. After multiple rounds of deadlock, Smith wanted to challenge City Attorney Robert Taylor’s 2025 …