Thread by @ourportland

Today I received the endorsement of Former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith and many other leaders in our community. I am honored to have the support of Commissioner Smith and look forward to continuing to build this coalition.

Other community leaders endorsing today include:

*Organizations listed for identification purposes and does not imply org endorsement

- Bruce Broussard, Veteran; Former Candidate, Portland Mayor
- Cameron Whitten, Co-Founder, Black Resilience Fund
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- Ciara Pressler, Founder, Pregame
- Darren Golden, Community Leader & Organizer
- Eli Deschera, Founder, Radical Justice Party
- Jackie Yerby, Active Transportation Advocate

- James Posey, Co-Founder, National Association of Minority Contractors Oregon; Former Chair, Black Parent Initiative
- Jerome Brooks, Former Executive Director, Housing Oregon
- Dr. Roberta Hunte, Assistant Professor; Parent

- Roberta Phillip-Robbins, J.D., Founder, Green Conscience Collective
- Samuel Miller, Soul District Business Association
- Shanice Clarke, Member, Portland Clean Energy Fund Grant Committee
- Stephen Green, Entrepreneur
- Taji Chesimet, Executive Director, Raising Justice

About Sarah, @PDXStephenG added, “Her deep roots in Portland's small business community will give city hall a boost in helping the city to support local firms to not only navigate the pandemic but to also become more resilient after it is over.”

These endorsements highlight the intense community energy behind my campaign as I seek to unseat an embattled Mayor Ted Wheeler, with increasingly high unfavorable ratings, little campaign funds, and few key endorsements.

In his endorsement announcement, @CameronWhitten stated that he, “endorsed leaders whose commitment to making a better future for all Portlanders is unquestionable.”

Campaign Director @GregoryMcKelvey, a Black Lives Matter organizer himself, celebrated these endorsements saying that, “It was unprecedented for a viable candidate for Portland Mayor to select a Black Lives Matter activist to run such a prominent campaign."

"Sarah did so long before the current uprising because she is committed to ensuring that Black lives matter in our community and that the common-sense progress Portlanders are demanding becomes a reality.”

You can see a list of other prominent endorsements here, and join the growing call for change with #TeamSarah sarah2020.com/en/endorsement…