Tiffany Koyama Lane
Tiffany Koyama Lane | |
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| Vice President of the Portland City Council | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2025 | |
| President | Elana Pirtle-Guiney |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Member of the Portland City Council from District 3 | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 Serving with Steve Novick and Angelita Morillo | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Tiffany Koyama Lane is a member of Portland City Council from District 3 after being elected along with Steve Novick and Angelita Morillo in the 2024 election. Koyama Lane is one of the twelve inaugural members of Portland's new expanded city council after switching from a city commission government to a mayor–council government.[1]
Koyama Lane was elected by her fellow Portland City Council members to be the first council vice president at the group's first meeting on January 2, 2025, after Elana Pirtle-Guiney was selected as council president.[2]
She is the first Asian American (jointly with Sameer Kanal) as well as the first Asian American woman to serve on Portland City Council.[3]
Education
Koyama Lane studied education at the University of Oregon.[4]
Career
Koyama Lane has worked as a teacher at Sunnyside Elementary School in Sunnyside, Portland.[4]
Koyama Lane is neighbors with Lydia Kiesling, who she hired to manage her successful 2024 Portland City Council campaign.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Learn more about the City of Portland's transition | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Portland's new council elects Councilor Pirtle-Guiney as its first president ... eventually". opb. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
- ^ Savio, Anna Del (October 18, 2024). "RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Tiffany Koyama Lane". NW Labor Press. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet Tiffany Koyama Lane, candidate for Portland City Council District 3". opb. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ Kiesling, Lydia (January 23, 2025). "Manage a Political Campaign Just to Feel Something Again". The Cut. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
