Mingus Mapps

Mingus Mapps is an American professor and politician in Portland, Oregon. He was elected to the city council in November 2020,[1] winning 56% of the vote, making him the third Black man to serve as a Portland city commissioner.[2]

Mingus Mapps
Portland City Commissioner
Assumed office
January 1, 2021
Preceded byChloe Eudaly
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materReed College (BA)
Cornell University (PhD)

Education

Mapps graduated from Reed College and received his Ph.D. in government from Cornell University.[3][4]

Career

Mapps, a former political science professor, promised during his campaign to reform Portland's police department,[5] pass policies that protect renters,[6] expand Portland Street Response teams in all parts of the city to reduce homelessness,[7] and defund police to pay for more mental health services.[8]

See also

References
  1. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/11/03/newcomer-mingus-mapps-sweeps-commissioner-chloe-eudaly-from-office/
  2. Oregonian/OregonLive, Everton Bailey Jr | The (2020-11-04). "Portland voters pick newcomer Mingus Mapps over incumbent Chloe Eudaly for City Council". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2018/mapps-parkrose.html
  4. https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/09/09/former-political-science-professor-mingus-mapps-to-challenge-city-commissioner-chloe-eudaly/
  5. Oregonian/OregonLive, Everton Bailey Jr | The (2020-11-04). "Portland voters pick newcomer Mingus Mapps over incumbent Chloe Eudaly for City Council". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. "Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight". www.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. "Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight". www.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  8. "Mingus Mapps | City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight". www.streetroots.org. Retrieved 2020-11-05.


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