Ted Wheeler
| Ted Wheeler | |
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| 53rd Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Charlie Hales |
| Treasurer of Oregon | |
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In office March 11, 2010 – January 1, 2017 |
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| Governor |
Ted Kulongoski John Kitzhaber Kate Brown |
| Preceded by | Ben Westlund |
| Succeeded by | Tobias Read |
| Chair of the County Commission of Multnomah County | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Diane Linn |
| Succeeded by | Jeff Cogen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Edward Tevis Wheeler August 31, 1962 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Katrina Maley |
| Education |
Stanford University (BA) Columbia University (MBA) Harvard University (MPP) |
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| Website | www |
Edward Tevis "Ted" Wheeler (born August 31, 1962) is an American politician from Oregon and the current mayor of Portland, Oregon. He previously served as Oregon State Treasurer. He was appointed on March 9, 2010, to replace Ben Westlund, who died in office, and was subsequently elected to a full term in 2012. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
In 2015, Wheeler entered the race for mayor of Portland and won the primary vote in May 2016 with greater than 50% of the vote, avoiding a runoff election in November. He was sworn in on December 30, 2016, for a term that officially began on January 1, 2017.
A sixth-generation Oregonian, Wheeler was born in Portland, Oregon, where he attended Portland Public Schools, including graduation from Lincoln High School. He received a bachelor's degree in Economics from Stanford University in 1985. He also earned an MBA from Columbia University and a masters in public policy from Harvard University. Wheeler worked for several financial services companies, including the Bank of America and Copper Mountain Trust.
In 2006, Wheeler defeated incumbent Multnomah County chair Diane Linn to become chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, taking office in January 2007.
Shortly after his election as Chair of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners, Wheeler worked with his colleagues to balance a county budget that had called for $22.3 million in cuts in 2009. Wheeler also fought to preserve social safety net programs and to protect vulnerable Oregonians from predatory financial tactics by eliminating hidden fees from state-issued debit cards
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