Dan Ryan is a Portland City Councilor for District 2. Dan is the only Portland City Councilor who ran for re-election in the last election cycle. Portland recently restructured its city government and Dan talks about serving under the new city structure, his goals and priorities, what he's learned from his constituents, the things he's excited about in Portland, and more. Our mayor is coming out with his budget soon, and Dan shares what he is hopeful will be prioritized and how he wants to help you make Portland stronger, even if you're not in his district.

• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2025/04/23/council-requested-poll-show-portlanders-would-prefer-cuts-to-police-over-parks-and-fire/
• https://www.portland.gov/council/districts/2/dan-ryan
• https://www.portland.gov/council-clerk/testimony-registration
• https://futureportland.org
• https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2021/01/portland-commissioner-dan-ryans-home-vandalized-7-times-since-october-he-says.html?outputType=amp
• https://trimet.org/about/board.htm
• https://multco.us/info/public-testimony-webform
• https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/04/trimet-ridership-remains-down-by-a-third-from-2019-and-the-recovery-is-slowing.html?outputType=amp
• https://news.trimet.org/2023/03/trimet-participates-in-first-of-its-kind-multi-agency-study-addressing-drug-use-on-transit-systems/
• https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2023/09/researchers-find-meth-fentanyl-cocaine-residue-on-trimet-max-trains.html?outputType=amp
• https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2021/08/11/black-portlanders-are-more-likely-to-be-murdered-than-their-peers-in-cities-better-known-for-crime/
• https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/portland-maintenance-infrasturucture-backlog-auditors-report-mayor/283-8f31c7f0-cff1-4786-9895-58359df44c6a