Portland Candidate Police Issues Questionnaire
May 2022 primary
(this page created by and hosted by Portland Copwatch)
In March, 2020, Portland Copwatch, Portland's Resistance, Portland
United Against Hate, Jewish Voice for Peace- Portland, Ainsworth United
Church of Christ, Black & Beyond the Binary Collective, Some Members of
the Jewish Community of Portland, Oregon and Mental Health Association
of Portland*
sent a questionnaire with seven police accountability related questions
to the 20 candidates for two City Council seats which are in the
running for the May 17 primary.
Portland Copwatch, Portland's Resistance, Jewish Voice for Peace-
Portland and Mental Health Association of Portland *
also sent a separate
four-question survey to the three candidates for Multnomah County
Sheriff.
Five of nine candidates for Council Position 2 responded, and three of
eleven candidates for Position 3 responded.
One of three Sheriff's candidates responded.
Our parent group Peace and Justice Works also surveyed the 36 candidates
running for Governor on peace issues, including a question about the
State Police participating in the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF).
PJW survey
On April 25, PJW/PCW posted a version of all three surveys' answers to
questions about the JTTF, all the more important after an audit found
Portland Police had improperly spied on Black Lives Matter protests.
JTTF questionnaire
Below are links to the results of the police-related surveys.
NOTES:
--Responses were limited to 150 words.
--Candidates are listed in the order they were approved by the City's
election team, except for layout purposes.
--Answers were not edited for typographical errors, grammar or accuracy.
THE QUESTIONNAIRES
Portland City Council (positions 2 & 3)
laid out on 8.5 x 11 sheets; total of 12 pages printed
> Council questionnaire
Questions about Deadly force, Force at protests, Joint Terrorism Task
Force, Policing of people experiencing houselessness, Oversight,
Accountabliity & the Police Contract, and Body Cameras.
Multnomah County Sheriff
laid out on 8.5 x 11 sheets; total of 2 pages printed
> Sheriff questionnaire
Questions about Deadly force, Force at protests, Joint Terrorism Task
Force, Oversight & Accountability, and Policing of people experiencing
houselessness.
Please share widely!
Thank you.
-- Portland Copwatch has been promoting a Police Bureau
free from corruption, brutality and racism since 1992.
-- Portland's Resistance formed in late 2016 to be a beacon of light
in the face of rising white nationalism, hate crimes, and social
inequality.
-- Portland United Against Hate is here to track, respond to, prevent
and heal from acts of hate while providing the support that our
communities need.
-- Jewish Voice for Peace provides a voice for Jews and allies who
believe that and work for peace in the Middle East that will be
achieved through justice and full equality for both Palestinians and
Israelis.
-- Ainsworth United Church of Christ is a multicultural, multiracial,
open and affirming, immigrant justice, and racial justice
congregation.
-- Black & Beyond the Binary Collective builds the leadership,
healing, and safety of Black-African transgender, queer, nonbinary,
and intersex (TQNI+) Oregonians.
-- Some Members of the Jewish Community of Portland, Oregon
advocates and organizes for justice, dignity and equality in
Israel/Palestine.
--The Mental Health Association of Portland is Oregon's impartial
and independent advocate for persons with mental illness and
addiction.
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