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Tiffany Koyama Lane

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Tiffany Koyama Lane
Vice President of the Portland City Council
Assumed office
January 2, 2025
PresidentElana Pirtle-Guiney
Preceded byoffice established
Member of the Portland City Council from District 3
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Preceded byoffice established
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materUniversity 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 woman to serve on Portland City Council.[3]

Education

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Koyama Lane studied education at the University of Oregon.[4]

Career

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Koyama Lane is a teacher.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Learn more about the City of Portland's transition | Portland.gov". www.portland.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
  2. ^ "Portland's new council elects Councilor Pirtle-Guiney as its first president ... eventually". opb. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  3. ^ Savio, Anna Del (2024-10-18). "RUNNING FOR OFFICE: Tiffany Koyama Lane". NW Labor Press. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  4. ^ a b "Meet Tiffany Koyama Lane, candidate for Portland City Council District 3". opb. Retrieved 2024-11-06.