EJC Town Hall with Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

EJC Town Hall with Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney

In the first of EJC’s new, ongoing series of town hall and community conversation events with elected officials representing the Eastside at the local, regional, state and federal levels of government, please join us for an evening of conversation with Portland City Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney (District 2, N and NE Portland).

All are welcome and expected to listen and engage respectfully, even and especially across differences of opinion. People behaving in a disruptive way that impedes others’ ability to participate may be asked to leave.

Free / All Ages, Registration Requested

About Councilor Pirtle-Guiney

(Bio and photo provided by Councilor’s office)

Councilor Elana Pirtle-Guiney ran for office because she wants Portland to be a city where families stay, grow, and build a future. She lives in Portland's Concordia neighborhood with her wife and their two kids, who she can't imagine raising anywhere else.

Elana has spent her career standing up for working families – as a union organizer, a policy expert, and a fierce advocate for fair wages and strong workforce programs. She was elected as a District 2 City Councilor in November 2024, and that January, was chosen by her colleagues to serve as the City's first Council President under Portland's new form of government.

In the Council President role, Elana built the new Council-led government from the ground up, passed critical policies, and began to establish norms for Council's working relationship with the Administrative and Executive branches of City government. As a Councilor, she continues to emphasize the importance of responsive, effective government while working to make our city the best place to raise a family, ensure those who are employed in Portland can afford to live here, and lead on protecting our basic rights and freedoms.