Wonder what goes on inside the head of someone who wants to be Portland’s mayor? Now’s your chance. (Hints: One wants to swap jobs with our own Wm. Steven Humphrey, another rides a yellow fixie to work, and a third is highly uncomfortable choosing between Gus Van Sant and Todd Haynes.)

Our first responder was Christopher Rich.

Christopher Rich
Position sought: Mayor
Website: myspace.com/chrisrich4mayor
Financial status: $0 in contributions, $0 currently in the bank

1. I get to work in/on/by: A: If it’s it the city area, I walk or use the bus/train. If out of the immediate area, I drive a 4cyl car.

2. My favorite Portland bridge is:
A: Steel Bridge - Trains, cars and pedestrians all using the same span.

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is:
A: Old Town / China Town

4. At a bar, I order:
A: Rum & Coke + H2O

5. The politician I most admire is:
A: Ron Paul

6. The non-politician I most admire is:
A: Jack Herer

7. This is the best place in Portland for…
pizza: Escape From New York
coffee: There’s a difference!?
strippers: sigh….
hot wings: Yam Yam’s
beer: Tugboat
fancy dinner: Hunan
a picnic: Forest Park

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant?
A: Gus

9. Storm Large or China Forbes?
A: Storm

10. Regular or Decaf?
A: Neither

11. Obama or Clinton?
A: Neither

12. Cats or Dogs?
A: Both

13. NoPo or SoFoPo?
A: NoPo

14. Cash or Charge?
A: Cash

15. The last concert/show I went to was:
A: RUSH

16. The last book I read was:
A: African Americans in the Revolutionary War

17. If I could swap jobs with anyone in Portland, it would be:
A: The fire boat Captain!

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be:
A: Where I live now

19. My first kiss was:
A: 2 years too late!

20. My deepest, darkest secret is:
A: STILL my deepest darkest secret ;-)

Jim Lee
Position sought: Mayor
Website: blogmayor.com
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

1. Yellow fixie 2. Steel 3. Woodstock 4. Three Buck Chuck 5. Mike Lindberg 6. Howard Williamson (My future Chief of Staff) 7. a. Pizza Roma b. Coffee Lovers c. Woodstock Hardware d. PDX--National Guard e. Hawthorne Lab f. Genoa g. Mount Tabor Park 8. Who are these guys? 9. Hot! Hot! Hot! Hot! 10. Good ol’ reglr. 11. Kucinnich 12. Coyotes 13. SoFoPo 14. Cash. if I have it. 15. Chamber Music NW, and it was lousy! 16. The Prince 17. Tom Potter 18. 6010 S. E. Mitchell 19. Beach at Pacfic City 20. My fate has been sealed by the Book of Revelation!

Kyle Burris
Position sought: Mayor
Website: site not up yet
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

1. I get to work in/on/by: Bus, Bike, etc.

2. My favorite Portland bridge is:
The Steel.

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is:
What's left of Hawthorne.

4. At a bar, I order:
Pizza and Beer.

5. The politician I most admire is:
Um...

6. The non-politician I most admire is:
Emma Goldman

7. This is the best place in Portland for...

pizza:
American Dream, if you've got the cash. Dante's, during happy hour, if you don't.

coffee:
What ever happened to Javateria... or Coffee People, for that matter? God, I miss Coffee People.

strippers:
Acropolis ain't bad.

hot wings:
Eh?

beer:
Anywhere I can watch the game.

fancy dinner:
Chin's Kitchen

a picnic:
Mt Tabor

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant?
Gus Van Sant

9. Storm Large or China Forbes?
Ursula K.

10. Regular or Decaf?
Regular

11. Obama or Clinton?
Paul

12. Cats or Dogs?
Cats

13. NoPo or SoFoPo?
English, woman!

14. Cash or Charge?
Cash.

15. The last concert/show I went to was:
Jim Brunberg and The Retrofits.

16. The last book I read was:
Last one I finished was Eastern Standard Tribe, but the library just took my half-read copy of The Rum Dairy.

17. If I could swap jobs with anyone in Portland, it would be:
Wm. Steven Humphrey. I mean, you get to critic people's work, write masturbative columns about TV, and get paid for it?! COME ON!

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be:
Hawthorne

19. My first kiss was:
Surprisingly decent.

20. My deepest, darkest secret is:
I didn't actually kill the hooker.

Craig Gier
Position sought: Mayor
Website: myspace.com/craiggierformayor
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

1. I get to work in/on/by: Bus/car

2. My favorite Portland bridge is: Fremont

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is: Belmont

4. At a bar, I order: Milk or sprite and a burger if they serve it.

5. The politician I most admire is: Lincoln

6. The non-politician I most admire is: My mom

7. This is the best place in Portland for...

pizza: Izzy's

coffee: At home. Why pay 3 bucks for coffee?

strippers: Ask mayor Potter

hot wings: I make some hella good wings.

beer: don't drink but if I wanted too it would be the Lutz

fancy dinner: country bills and if I have the money, The Melting Pot

a picnic: Any park with out a thousand piles of dog poo.

shopping: thrift stores mainly value village

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant? Are you kidding? gus all the way, he made Tom Peterson a cop.

9. Storm Large or China Forbes? Storm all the way

10. Regular or Decaf? Reg

11. Obama or Clinton? neither of them or Mccain, all three are liars,cheats, and don't give a damn about any of us.

12. Cats or Dogs? own both

13. NoPo or SoFoPo? I live right on foster, oh damn.

14. Cash or Charge? cash, only buy stuff if you can afford it.

15. The last concert/show I went to was: DANZIG

16. The last book I read was: 400 facts about Chuck Norris and right before that a book on science stuff you guys don't care about.

17. If I could swap jobs with anyone in Portland, it would be: Tom Potter

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be: In a bigger house

19. My first kiss was: nice

20. My deepest, darkest secret is: Wouldn't you like to know? crap... don't have one.

Sam Adams
Position sought: Mayor
Website: samforpdx.com
Financial status: $158,254.37 in contributions, $67,396.70 currently in the bank

1. I get to work in/on/by: automobile, bike, lightrail

2. My favorite Portland bridge is: the Steel Bridge--it is most multi-modal (automobile, light rail, railroad, pedestrian and bike)

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is: Kenton

4. At a bar, I order: Vodka, Soda with Olives

5. The politician I most admire is: former Oregon Governor Tom McCall

6. The non-politician I most admire is: Mahatma Gandhi

7. This is the best place in Portland for...

pizza: depends on your style— Pizzicato or Escape from New York (for east coast style on NW 23rd)

coffee: Stumptown

strippers: you mean as in furniture? Bob's Furniture Refinishing, SW Macadam Ave

hot wings: Fire on the Mountain

beer: Tugboat Brewery, SW Ankeny or Widmer or Roots...or...too many choices.

fancy dinner: Roux, North Killingsworth

a picnic: Laurelhurst Park by the duck pond on a summer day

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant? I love them both

9. Storm Large or China Forbes? I love them both, too

10. Regular or Decaf? Regular

11. Obama or Clinton? Obama

12. Cats or Dogs? Burmese Mountain dog

13. NoPo or SoFoPo? NoPo!

14. Cash or Charge? Debit card

15. The last concert/show I went to was: Storm Large and the Balls Holiday Show

16. The last book I read was: Change or Die by Alan Deutschman

17. If I could swap jobs with anyone in Portland, it would be: John Russo of Russo Farms or Michael Powell of Powell’s Books

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be: Kenton

19. My first kiss was: awkward

20. My deepest, darkest secrets is: That I am terrified of a reporter asking me to choose between Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant

Bob Leonard Forthan
Position sought: Mayor
Website: rfortha.wordpress.com
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

Bob Leonard Forthan I don't like general questions,I have no reply. Thank You

David Ackerman
Position sought: Mayor
Website: none
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

Ackerman replied, but technical difficulties rendered his answers unreadable, and we weren't able to sort out the issue in a timely fashion. -Eds.

Jeff Taylor
Position sought: Mayor
Website: portland123.com
Financial status: -$31,420.95 currently in the bank, the balance of a loan to himself

Did not respond by deadline.

Sho Dozono
Position sought: Mayor
Website: shoformayor.com
Financial status: $61,187.13 in contributions, $40,300.52 currently in the bank

Did not respond by deadline.

Beryl McNair
Position sought: Mayor
Website: myspace.com/301848721
Financial status: $220.00 in contributions, $220.00 currently in the bank

Did not respond by deadline.

Patricia Stuart
Position sought: Mayor
Website: myspace.com/votepatriciastuart
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

Did not respond by deadline.

Steven Entwisle
Position sought: Mayor
Website: myspace.com/votepatriciastuart
Financial status: Intends to raise less than $300

Did not respond by deadline.