“I said I wanted to lay the foundation for my governance and that included building relations with the City Council, with bureau directors, making sure we had the right leaders in place, making sure we're communicating with community groups that have an interest in of policymaking. I feel that we did that.”

American politician and businessman

Edward Tevis Wheeler is an American politician and businessman who served as mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 2017 to 2025. A Democrat with a moderate profile, he also held two earlier offices in Oregon state and county government. Before becoming mayor, Wheeler was Oregon state treasurer from 2010 to 2016 and chaired the Multnomah County Commission from 2007 to 2010. His public career is rooted in local and state government, with work that placed him at the center of Portland and Oregon politics.