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'''Rene Gabriel Gonzalez'''
==Early life and career==
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== Portland City Council ==
===Council race===
Gonzalez ran for the Portland City Commissioner seat in 2022 against incumbent Hardesty. He won the race with 52.6% of the vote and took office in January 2023
Gonzalez ran a campaign largely focused on combating homelessness and crime, and investing in revitalization of [[Downtown Portland, Oregon|downtown Portland]]. In particular, he and Hardesty advocated different approaches to policing and how to address homelessness.<ref name="Peel 2022a" /><ref name="Ellis 2022b">{{Cite news |last1=Ellis |first1=Rebecca |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Gonzalez takes early lead over Hardesty in Portland City Council race |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/08/election-portland-city-commissioner-hardesty-gonzalez/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110000548/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/11/08/election-portland-city-commissioner-hardesty-gonzalez/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Gonzalez was endorsed by the editorial boards of ''The Oregonian'', ''[[Willamette Week]]'', and the ''[[Portland Tribune]]'', as well as the Portland Police Association, Portland Firefighters Union, and the Portland Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="Editorial Board 2022">{{Cite news <!--|authors=The Oregonian Editorial Board--> |date=October 9, 2022 |title=Editorial endorsement November 2022: Rene Gonzalez is voters' best choice for Portland City Council |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/10/editorial-endorsement-november-2022-rene-gonzalez-is-voters-best-choice-for-portland-city-council.html |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=OregonLive |publisher=Oregonian Media Group |language=en |archive-date=November 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119013624/https://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/2022/10/editorial-endorsement-november-2022-rene-gonzalez-is-voters-best-choice-for-portland-city-council.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Ellis 2022b" /> During the race, his campaign was fined by the city's elections program for allegedly accepting discounted office space, but the fine was later overturned in court for lacking proof that the rent was actually below [[market rate]].<ref name="Peel 2022c">{{Cite news |last1=Peel |first1=Sophie |date=November 6, 2022 |title=City Council Race Gets Even More Hostile as Election Day Approaches |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/11/05/city-council-race-gets-even-more-vicious-as-election-day-approaches/ |access-date=August 9, 2024 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=November 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110042916/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2022/11/05/city-council-race-gets-even-more-vicious-as-election-day-approaches/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=OAH Case No. 2022-ABC-05629 |url=https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/2022/appeal-order.pdf |publisher=State of Oregon Office of Administrative Hearings |access-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-date=December 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207232630/https://www.portland.gov/sites/default/files/2022/appeal-order.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
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