Rene Gonzalez formed ED300 to push for in-person schooling during the pandemic, later aligning with anti-LGBTQ, anti-trans candidates, evolving from activist to city commissioner.
Gonzalez’s campaign faced scrutiny for potentially breaching election laws, benefiting from a discounted campaign office space with a ruling favoring him leading to dropped fines.
Through significant PAC funding and fear-based campaigning regarding homelessness and crime, Gonzalez successfully unseated Jo Ann Hardesty, the first Black woman on the City Council.
The city auditor's report highlighted Gonzalez's mismanagement of the fire bureau and its Portland Street Response program, contradicting his campaign promises for public safety alternatives.
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