This was my take away from the article:

“The third reason I’m not going to run again is that I cannot afford it.”

She thanked her husband for his moral and fiscal backing throughout the campaign.

Is she taking English lessons from "w"?
And that woman needs an NBC ambush makeover from Hoda and Kathy Lee, now!

Fritz says,
“I’m not ever running for public office, again,
,,,I just want to work for the next four years to get things done.”
The number one thing on my next-four-years agenda is that we need to get Public Campaign Financing back."
I’m hoping to put public financing back on the ballot in May 2014.”

Of all the problems in Portland her number one thing she wants to "get done" is "public campaign financing"?

Does that mean if she is successful and can run again for free she'll change her mind?

Heck how about a hefty pay raise too.

Imagine how effective she could be if she got paid more and didn't have to pay anything for her re-election.

Life's tough.

Obviously the reporter did a typo on the quote and spell check didn't pick it up. BTW classy move Portland Native to pick on her for her appearance without making one substantive comment about her performance as a city commissioner. Apparently under your standards only stylish and well done-up women belong in politics.

"to pick on her for her appearance without making one substantive comment about her performance"

Her performance? Fritz had none, she accomplished nothing and she was not in charge of any significant bureaus.

",,,"? Ben, please disguise yourself better or stick to one fake name.

Well, you could have had Mary Nolan, who never met a special interest she didn't love and whose husband never saw a Goldschmidt board or commission appointment he didn't love.

Commissioner Fritz actually payed attention to the testimony and asked questions when our neighborhood association presented itself before council. SamRand sneered at us for wasting their time on a fait accompli project, while "Legend" Dan shuffled in late, obviously oversleeping his 2 PM wake up call. She may not have been on our side all that often, but she was the best representation we had on that council.

Turns out "invigilate" is in my online dictionary, though it may or may not have meant what was intended. (Usual Kevin: your presumption that the reporter erred is specious at best.)

in·vig·i·late
[in-vij-uh-leyt] Show IPA
verb (used without object), in·vig·i·lat·ed, in·vig·i·lat·ing.
1. to keep watch.
2. British . to keep watch over students at an examination.

Even if Amanda has no performance record....she could at least get a decent hair cut!
Personal grooming matters. Even Ron Wyden (R - NY) got his teeth fixed at government expense, of course. And now he has a new rich wife and a NYC apartment to show for his investment.

Sally..."invigilated" was confused in a typo with "invigorated"....get it??? (Invigilated would not be picked up by spell check cuz it's a word in the dictionary.)

Portland Native...seriously, just stop with the sexist attacks about her looks...the joke is on you...

Usual Kevin: I "get it;" I disagree. My assessment is a literacy rather than a typographical error. Whose literacy or lack thereof I'm not so sure. Could well be the reporter's. I further doubt that most of the quotes in that cheerleading piece of boosterism are actually verbatim which the quote marks would signify.

Sally,

Actually, David Ashton does a great job with that site reporting on East Portland. I wasn't there for "invigilated" but I can tell you all the quotes from the time I arrived are accurate.

If you say so, Mr. Lister. Then, since Commissioner Fritz introduced her "new colleague, Mayor Sam Adams," maybe also she said invigilated instead of invigorated.

How nice that we all learned a new word.

Yes, the Mayor Adams gaffe left Amanda with a pretty red face. She recovered well, though, and Hales took it in stride.