A challenger for Novick?
Rumor has it that a guy named Mark White is throwing his hat in the ring for the seat about to be vacated by Randy Leonard. White ran for Portland City Council in 1996 against the youthful Erik Sten and others. Sten trounced him and thus became a city commissioner. Apparently since then White's become a bit of a City Hall insider, sitting on various citizen advisory boards. As Streetcar Smith found out, that and $2.50 will get you a ride on Tri-Met. White appears to be quite tight with Leonard, as is Novick; we're not sure just what that means.
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Comments (4)
Oh no - sounds like a Putin - Medvedev thing going on.
Posted by dg | October 5, 2011 9:20 AM
White is a good buddy of Sam's too. It all means insider trading, not unlike Brady's, having Council influence that remains active today.
Posted by Jimmy G | October 5, 2011 9:45 AM
Great! Just what we need- another Leonard sock-puppet.
Posted by Ralph Woods | October 5, 2011 10:00 AM
BTW, if you believe there is an ideological hair's breadth between The Hook and Ron Wyden, then you should talk to him about why he would never run against the senior senator.
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | October 5, 2011 7:10 PM