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By PDX People<\/span><\/p>\n There\u2019s no doubt that one of the best and most well-known politicians and People from Portland Oregon over the last 30 years is former mayor Sam Adams.<\/span><\/p>\n Born in September, 1963, Adams actually grew up in Newport Oregon before moving to Portland to attend the University of Oregon and work on a number of political campaigns before he would eventually take office as a Portland commissioner.<\/span><\/p>\n During his early days in politics, Adams worked on many well-known campaigns including: Vera Katz\u2019s campaign for mayor of Portland. She eventually won that election and Adams served as her chief of staff for seven years before he would eventually go back to school and earn his degree in political science.<\/span><\/p>\n Fast-forward to 2004 and Adams was elected to the Portland City Council where he would serve for 4 years and earn a reputation as being a policy driven individual who had an intense focus on such issues as the Arts, Gay rights and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n His work on the Portland City Council helped him to establish a base of passionate supporters who knew that he was intensely focused upon the issues, serving the citizens of Portland Oregon without being distracted by big business or the many other issues of the day.<\/span><\/p>\n Adams would eventually run for Mayor of Portland and he won the primary in May 2008.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a>Time as Mayor<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n