Sarah Iannarone
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| Born | Sarah Stacy Fulton, New York, U.S. |
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| 💼 Occupation | Educator, political candidate, restaurateur |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Nick Iannarone (married 1998-2019)[1] |
| 🌐 Website | sarah2020 |
Sarah Iannarone (née Stacy; born c. 1973) is an American community organizer, urban planner, educator, and former restaurateur. She was program administrator at Portland State University, where she did post-graduate work in urban studies. She placed third in the 2016 Portland, Oregon mayoral election and is a candidate for the run-off 2020 mayoral election. She has received national attention for her espousal of aspects of the Antifa movement in combination with electoral politics.[2][3][4]
Background and education
Iannarone was born c. 1973, in Fulton, New York as Sarah Stacy. She attended Johnson & Wales University but did not graduate, learning pastry skills. She moved to Portland in the 1990s.[5][1]
Iannarone attended Portland Community College, receiving her bachelor's degree in 2005.[1] She continued her studies at Portland State University in a Ph.D. program in urban studies and planning, but did not defend her dissertation.[6]
She married Nick Iannarone in 1998 in Las Vegas. The couple separated in 2008 and divorced in 2019.[1]
Career
Iannarone was a program administrator and professor at Portland State University. She's a self-described neighbor of transportation planner Jarrett Walker, and the two have brainstormed transportation solutions, including after a chance brainstorming session that started on a TriMet bus.[7][8][9][10]
Iannarone is an urban policy consultant and co-founder of First Stop Portland, which explains and promotes Portland's approach to sustainability.[11][12][13]
From 2005-2018 she was co-owner of Arleta Bakery and Cafe[14] in Southeast Portland's Mt. Scott-Arleta neighborhood with then-partner Nick Iannarone.[15] The restaurant was featured on a 2009 episode of Guy Fieri's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. After divorcing, Nick Iannarone took ownership of the restaurant. It closed in May 2020 as a result of the social distancing requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon.[16]
Mayoral campaigns
2016 Portland mayoral election
See Also: 2016 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
In 2016, Iannarone, encouraged by former mayor Charlie Hales, ran against 14 other people and came in third after then-State Treasurer Ted Wheeler and County Commissioner Jules Bailey. She received 22,417 votes (11.76%), while Wheeler and Bailey each received 104,731 (54.93%) and 31,323 votes (16.43%), respectively. Despite the large number of candidates, the mayoral race was determined in the primary and did not go to a runoff.[17]
Pink Martini's Thomas Lauderdale described her, saying "I think Portland should have a really smart conversation about its future. Her presence will force that conversation. It's too early to tell how it will all go down, but for the first time, I'm excited about the mayor's race in Portland."[18]
Urban historian Carl Abbott described her in comparison to the incumbent mayor, saying "Ted Wheeler has the reputation of being the smartest man in the room. I'm not sure that would be the case if Sarah was in the room."[1]
2020 Portland mayoral election
See Also: 2020 Portland, Oregon mayoral election
Iannarone was described as a pro-housing urbanist by author and activist Randy Shaw.[19]
In the 2020 primary, Iannarone came in second with 51,849 votes (23.8%), after Incumbent Ted Wheeler, who received 107,241 votes (49.3%). They will both advance to a runoff on November 3rd.
Iannarone's public safety program would curtail armed police at schools, end the bureau’s Gun Violence Reduction Team, and explore a police residency requirement. It would end "sweeps" of homeless camps and decriminalize sex work.[6] She is the only candidate who qualified for public campaign funding.[20]
The Oregonian attributed Wheeler's declining popularity to his "tepid campaign" and "rocky term" in office.[21] In a 2019 interview in Playboy she said that she supports both Antifa activities and engagement in electoral politics.[4] After the runoff, Washington Times highlighted her comments about being an "antifa mayor."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Beth Slovic (10 May 2016). "Sarah Iannarone Is an Unknown Quantity in the Portland Mayor's Race". Willamette Week. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Valerie Richardson, Valerie Richardson (June 2, 2020). "'I am antifa': Sarah Iannarone forces runoff in bid to become Portland's mayor". The Washington Times. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ "Portland Mayoral Candidates: Sarah Iannarone". WNYC: Think Out Loud. April 17, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Farrley, Donovan (December 19, 2020). "Antifa in Focus". Playboy. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
“I feel a responsibility to change the public discourse around anti-fascism, absolutely...Our society’s lack of awareness and understanding of the issue is extremely disappointing to me...Because this problem exists within the system, it’s important we use radical tactics—though I definitely think electoral politics matter, and that’s why I’m running.”
- ↑ "Sarah Iannarone's 2020 Mayoral Campaign". The Southeast Examiner of Portland Oregon.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ellis, Rebecca (May 7, 2020). "Portland, Oregon, Mayor Ted Wheeler Faces Challenges From The Left In May Election". www.opb.org. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ↑ Andrew Small (24 August 2018). "Let's Rethink What a 'Bike Lane' Is". CityLab. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Jarrett Walker (22 August 2018). "Do We Need a New Theory and Name for "Bike Lanes"? — Human Transit". Human Transit. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ @sarahforpdx (21 August 2018). "Bumped into @humantransit on the #10 bus this am, so of course we started brainstorming ways the "scooter revolution" can help us rethink urban space. His advice? Let's be precise about what's happening therein to ensure widespread buy-in. What do you think? #rethinkmobility" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ @humantransit (21 August 2018). "I bumped into @sarahforpdx on the bus today, and after we chatted about this she made this whiteboard sketch (see previous tweet) Idea is that lanes are distinguished by both speed and width, but each has many suitable "vehicles." (2/)" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ↑ PT Editors (March 1, 2019). "The Tactical Optimism of Portland's Sarah Iannarone". Price Tags podcast. Retrieved June 7, 2020.CS1 maint: Extra text: authors list (link)
- ↑ Gooley, Kevin (May 9, 2016). "Urban Planner and Sustainability Advocate Sarah Iannarone is Running for Mayor of Portland, Oregon". Global Grid.
- ↑ "Our Faculty". Wayfinding Academy.
- ↑ Russell, Michael (May 5, 2020). "Arleta Library Cafe, neighborhood brunch favorite, will close permanently". oregonlive. The Oregonian.
- ↑ Bamman, Mattie John (2016-01-20). "Cafe Owner Up for Mayor of Portland". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- ↑ Michael Russell (4 May 2020). "Arleta Library Cafe, neighborhood brunch favorite, will close permanently". oregonlive. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results - Multnomah County, Oregon: All Precincts, Multnomah, All Contests (Update 12)" (PDF). Multnomah County Elections Division. June 3, 2016. pp. 13–14. Retrieved June 14, 2016.
- ↑ Rachel Monahan (19 January 2016). "Portland State University Program Leader Sarah Iannarone is About to Run for Portland Mayor". Willamette Week. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ↑ Shaw, Randy (2020). Generation priced out : who gets to live in the new urban America. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. xxvi. ISBN 0520356217. Search this book on
- ↑ Bailey Jr, Everton (2020-04-27). "Meet the candidates competing to be mayor of Portland". oregonlive. The Oregonian. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
- ↑ Everton Bailey Jr. (28 May 2020). "Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler's tepid campaign, rocky term led to runoff, experts say". oregonlive. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
External links
- "Sarah Iannarone for Portland Mayor". sarah2020.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "Sarah Iannarone". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
- "Portland Mayoral Candidates: Sarah Iannarone". WNYC: Think Out Loud (with Dave Miller). April 17, 2020.
- The Tactical Optimism of Portland’s Sarah Iannarone with Gordon Price
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