Portland's 3rd City Council district (Oregon)
Portland's 3rd City Council district | |
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The four districts electing members to Portland City Council. District 3 is shown in green. | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Body | Portland City Council (Oregon) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 167,642 |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 72.3% |
| • Hispanic | 8.7% |
| • Asian | 7.2% |
| • Black | 3.0% |
| • Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| • American Indian | 0.5% |
| • Other | 0.7% |
| • Two or more races | 7.3% |
| Registration | |
| • Democratic | 59% |
| • Republican | 6% |
| • Non-affiliated voters (NAVs) | 29% |
| • Other party | 6% |
Portland's 3rd City Council district is one of four multi-member districts electing three people to Portland City Council in Portland, Oregon. The district contains most of Southeast Portland south of Interstate 84 and west of Interstate 205, as well as a small sliver of Northeast Portland east of 47th Avenue and south of Prescott Avenue.
The district contains the neighborhoods of Brentwood-Darlington, Brooklyn, Buckman, Creston-Kenilworth, Foster-Powell, Hosford-Abernethy (including Ladd's Addition), Kerns, Laurelhurst, Madison South, Montavilla, Mt. Scott-Arleta, Mt. Tabor, North Tabor, Richmond, Rose City Park, Roseway, South Tabor, Sunnyside, and Woodstock
District 3 is currently represented on Portland City Council by Steve Novick, Angelita Morillo, and Tiffany Koyama Lane. They were elected to two-year terms in 2024; after the 2026 election, all future terms will be four years.
Morillo is the first LGBTQ+ woman (along with Elana Pirtle-Guiney of District 2), the first LGBTQ+ person of color, and the second immigrant to serve on Portland City Council. Koyama Lane is the first Asian American (along with Sameer Kanal of District 2) and the first Asian American woman to serve on Portland City Council. She also serves as the council's first vice president after her unanimous selection.