In honor of spring break, we let the candidates off a little easier this week. Fortunately for you, the question—er, questions—are far more entertaining! (And, in a rare turn of events, all four candidates in this race responded.)

We’ll get back to policy and tougher issues next week. If you’ve got a suggestion, hit me up.

The questions are coupled with their responses.

Randy Leonard
Position sought: Commissioner #4
Website: randyforportland.com
Financial status: $50,410.85 in contributions to date, $42,352.43 currently in the bank

1. I get to work in/on/by: Bus and/or Bike.

2. My favorite Portland bridge is: The Hawthorne Bridge.

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is: Sellwood.

4. At a bar, I order: Cranberry and Soda with a lime twist.

5. The politician I most admire is: Winston Churchill

6. The non-politician I most admire is: Saint Francis of Assisi

7. This is the best place in Portland for…
pizza: Amalfi’s, NE 47th and Fremont
coffee: At my house on Sunday mornings.
strippers: Home Depot
hot wings: The Bucket Brigade, SE 81st and Powell
beer: Pal’s Shanty, NE 47th and Sandy (with a bucket of steamer clams)
fancy dinner: For steak, The Ringside, West Burnside;
For Chinese, OM, SE 78th and Powell
a picnic: Oaks Park

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

9. Storm Large or China Forbes? Mark Lindsey, lead singer from the Portland based rock band, Paul Revere and The Raiders.

10. Regular or Decaf? Regular.

11. Obama or Clinton? Obama.

12. Cats or Dogs? Dogs.

13. NoPo or SoFoPo? NoPo.

14. Cash or Charge? Both.

15. The last concert/show I went to was: Lydia Pense and Cold Blood.

16. The last book I read was: “This Boy’s Life” by Tobias Wolff

17. If I could swap jobs with anyone in Portland, it would be: I have the best job in Portland.

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

19. My first kiss was: Nasty.

20. My deepest, darkest secret is: Nasty.

Martha Perez
Position sought: Commissioner #4
Website: none (contact: moperez73@aol.com)
Financial status: Plans to spend less than $300

1. I get to work in/on/by: The Portland Streetcar, Tri-met buses and/both light-rail, as well as a lot of walking. Occasional rides from taxi-cabs or friends with cars.

2. My favorite Portland bridge is: The Broadway Bridge.

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is: Lloyd Center.

4. At a bar, I order: A Shirley Temple with extra cherries.

5. The politician I most admire is: Barack Obama. He happily reminds me of my dad.

6. The non-politician I most admire is: Spongebob Squarepants.

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

pizza: The cheese pizza from Hot Lips (Pearl District store).

coffee: World Coffee (Ecotrust Building in the Pearl).

strippers: On my 21st birthday, I got to meet the Chippendales (-:

hot wings: I enjoy the mild-flavored chicken wings served at the Galaxy.

beer: Do you consider RC cola to be beer? Three is my limit.

fancy dinner: The Golden Pagoda Chinese restaurant (Hollywood district).

a picnic: I actually held a picnic in a cemetery.

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant? Gus Van Sant. I'm taking my daughter to see "Paranoia Park".

9. Storm Large or China Forbes? In a duet.

10. Regular or Decaf? Either is fine.

11. Obama or Clinton? Obama for President and Clinton for Vice-President, yea!

12. Cats or Dogs? Hybrid. A 'crog' or a 'dat'?

13. NoPo or SoFoPo? No preference.

14. Cash or Charge? Cash.

15. The last concert/show I went to was: Talent show at the Escape nightclub.

16. The last book I read was: "Passion For Peace: The Social Essays", by Thomas Merton.

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

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be: I live in the Pearl district and used to live in NE (I'm content to live in the Pearl).

19. My first kiss was: While I was a sophomore at Benson High School, I recall my first love kissing me in our family's kitchen and all of a sudden, I felt really dizzy and had to sit down!

20. My deepest, darkest secret is: I am in love with somebody, but he doesn't know! When I was a kid, I tried to steal the head off of a doll and got caught. I enjoy really cheesy music from the 80's and I have been known to start dancing like a cheerleader, whenever VJ KittyRox of Lola's Room (at the Crystal Ballroom) starts to play the song "Mickey" by artist Toni Basil. I occasionally wear men's socks and worst of all, I have secret fantasies of kidnapping a certain neighbor's very cuddly white bichon frise. Scandalous!

Ed Kill
Position sought: Commissioner #4
Website: none
Financial status: Plans to spend less than $300

1. I get to work in/on/by: Bike/TriMet, I don't own and won't own an automobile.

2. My favorite Portland bridge is: Steel Bridge for biking, St John's Bridge for looking at.

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is: Hawthorne

4. At a bar, I order: a downtown brown

5. The politician I most admire is: Sir Thomas More he invented the word 'Utopia'.

6. The non-politician I most admire is: The Dalai Lama

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

pizza: Mississippi Pizza Pub

coffee: Rimsky's

strippers:Dante's

hot wings: My house (my own recipe)

beer: My house (my roommate's recipe)

fancy dinner: Living Room Theater

a picnic: Mt Tabor

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant? Gus

9. Storm Large or China Forbes? Storm

10. Regular or Decaf? Regular

11. Obama or Clinton? Obama

12. Cats or Dogs? Both

13. NoPo or SoFoPo? NoPo

14. Cash or Charge? Cash

15. The last concert/show I went to was: the Upright Dub Orchestra

16. The last book I read was: The New York Public Library's Book of Chronologies.

17. If I could swap jobs with anyone in Portland, it would be: the lady that manages the Columbia Slough.

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be: Where I live now, I have the best landlord in Portland.

19. My first kiss was: awkward, wet & great.

20. My deepest, darkest secret is: I once dated a republican, but only because she was really hot.

Emily S. Ryan
Position sought: Commissioner #4
Website: emilysryan.com
Financial status: $185 in contributions to date, $185 currently in the bank

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

2. My favorite Portland bridge is: St. John's

3. My favorite neighborhood business district is: NE Fremont

4. At a bar, I order: Martini

5. The politician I most admire is: Senator Ron Wyden

6. The non-politician I most admire is: Joshua Todd

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

pizza: Oasis
coffee: Sumptown (SW 3rd makes a great Rice Vanilla Latte!)

strippers: Never been

hot wings: Don't like them

beer: I don't drink much beer

fancy dinner: Fife

a picnic: International Rose Test Garden

8. Todd Haynes or Gus Van Sant? Neither

9. Storm Large or China Forbes? Storm Large

10. Regular or Decaf? There's no point in decaf, if you don't want caffine, go herbal...Regular.

11. Obama or Clinton? Obama

12. Cats or Dogs? Both, mostly Cats

13. NoPo or SoFoPo? NO Habla? Wo bu ger dao?

14. Cash or Charge? Depending on if I get miles or not and if I have the money.

15. The last concert/show I went to was: They Might Be Giants, Opening Act: Oppenheimer

16. The last book I read was: Harry Potter #6

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

18. If I could live anywhere in Portland, it would be: NE 24th Ave. North of Broadway. With four other people...I community in one house!

19. My first kiss was: at the age of 13.

20. My deepest, darkest secret is: It wouldn't be a secret if I told...