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Loretta Smith

City of Portland · District 1 · Official councilor page ↗

July 2026

• No Amend the FY 2026-27 Budget to appropriate $13,076,892 in Portland Clean Energy Fund interest income, $5,491,002 other fund resources, and $335,000 in County IGA revenues to restore frontline positions and services reduced in the approved budget and to provide transition support for affected employees

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  July 22, 2026 · Failed to pass

  Yes 6: Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Kanal, Dunphy · No 7: Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith, Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Wilson

June 2026

• No Add Code to prohibit the sale or provision of certain force-fed poultry products (add Code Chapter 17.110)

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  June 3, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 7: Kanal, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy · No 5: Pirtle-Guiney, Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith

May 2026

• No Add Identification of Law Enforcement Officers Code to prohibit facial covering, require badge visibility, and require identity verification for individuals conducting law enforcement activities (add Code Chapter 23.30)

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  May 27, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 8: Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Green, Avalos, Dunphy · No 4: Ryan, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith

• No Amend Arts Tax Code to provide tax relief, promote sustainability of Arts Access Fund, define critical terms, and respond to community and audit recommendations (amend Code Chapter 6.10)

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  May 27, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 7: Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Green, Avalos, Dunphy · No 5: Ryan, Novick, Clark, Zimmerman, Smith

April 2026

• No Establish a new Transportation Utility Fee to help fund basic maintenance and safety of the City’s transportation system (add Code Chapter 17.20)

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  April 29, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 9: Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy · No 3: Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith

• No Adopt the FY 2025-26 Technical Adjustment Ordinance and make other budget-related changes

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  April 15, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 8: Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy · No 3: Ryan, Zimmerman, Smith · Absent 1: Kanal

February 2026

• No Amend Council Committee Code to allow for the creation of a Council Committee of the Whole (amend Code Section 3.02.050)

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  February 25, 2026 · Passed as amended

  Yes 9: Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy · No 1: Smith · Absent 2: Ryan, Zimmerman

• No Establish new City Council committees

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  February 18, 2026 · Adopted as amended

  Yes 8: Avalos, Kanal, Pirtle-Guiney, Koyama Lane, Novick, Clark, Green, Dunphy · No 3: Smith, Ryan, Zimmerman · Absent 1: Morillo

September 2025

• No Amend Council Organization and Procedure Code to include Council rule on tie-breaking (amend Code Section 3.02.030)

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  September 3, 2025 · Passed as amended

  Yes 10: Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal, Ryan, Pirtle-Guiney · No 2: Zimmerman, Smith

March 2025

• No *Pay settlement of Woodstock et al. civil-rights and personal-injury lawsuit in the sum of $938,328 involving the Portland Police Bureau

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  March 5, 2025 · Passed

  Yes 11: Avalos, Dunphy, Kanal, Ryan, Koyama Lane, Morillo, Novick, Clark, Green, Zimmerman, Pirtle-Guiney · No 1: Smith

Votes come from the official council agendas on portland.gov. A vote shows how the councilor voted on the final action; amendments are not listed.