Amanda Fritz
British-American politician and retired psychiatric nurse / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amanda Fritz (born April 1958) is a British-American politician and retired psychiatric nurse from the U.S. state of Oregon.[1] Before being elected to Portland's City Council in 2008, Fritz was a neighborhood activist and seven-year member of the Portland Planning Commission.[1][2][3] She was also the first candidate to win public financing under Portland's Clean Elections system in 2006, though she lost to incumbent Dan Saltzman in the first round of that year's election.[4]
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Amanda Fritz | |
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Portland City Commissioner | |
In office January 1, 2009 ā December 31, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Sam Adams |
Succeeded by | Carmen Rubio |
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Born | April 1958 (age 66) England, United Kingdom |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Steve Fritz (1982ā2014; his death) |
Alma mater | University of Cambridge (BS, MS) |
Occupation | Politician, nurse |
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She was elected to City Council in the November 2008 election. She succeeded Commissioner Sam Adams, who vacated the seat to run for mayor.