Mingus Mapps
{{Short description|American politician}}
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| alma_mater = Reed College (BA)
Cornell University (PhD)
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| party = Democratic
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|4|9}}
| image = Mingus Mapps.jpg
| predecessor = Chloe Eudaly
| successor = Office abolished
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| term_end = December 31, 2024
| office = Portland City Commissioner
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Mingus Ulysses Mapps (born April 9, 1968) is an American professor and politician in Portland, Oregon. He was elected to the city council in November 2020,{{Cite web|last=Jaquiss|first=Nigel|author-link=Nigel Jaquiss|title=Newcomer Mingus Mapps Sweeps Commissioner Chloe Eudaly From Office|date=November 3, 2020|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/11/03/newcomer-mingus-mapps-sweeps-commissioner-chloe-eudaly-from-office/|url-status=live|newspaper=Willamette Week|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016170521/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2020/11/03/newcomer-mingus-mapps-sweeps-commissioner-chloe-eudaly-from-office/}} winning 56% of the vote.{{Cite web|last=Bailey Jr|first=Everton|date=November 4, 2020|title=Portland voters pick newcomer Mingus Mapps over incumbent Chloe Eudaly for City Council|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/portland-voters-pick-newcomer-mingus-mapps-over-incumbent-chloe-eudaly-for-city-council.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 5, 2020|work=The Oregonian|language=en|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104080826/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2020/11/portland-voters-pick-newcomer-mingus-mapps-over-incumbent-chloe-eudaly-for-city-council.html}} His bureau assignments as of September 2023 are Water Bureau, the Bureau of Environmental Service and the Bureau of Transportation (PBOT){{Cite web |last=Porter |first=Laural |date=September 8, 2023 |title=Mingus Mapps talks police, homelessness and running for mayor under Portland's new system of government |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/straight-talk/mingus-mapps-running-mayor-portland-new-system-government/283-f8278607-dc94-48e2-9c8c-86b760040be0 |access-date=September 11, 2023 |website=kgw.com |language=en-US}}
Education
Mapps graduated from Reed College and received his Ph.D. in government from Cornell University.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2018/mapps-parkrose.html|title=Fighting for Parkrose|date=May 22, 2018|last=Hernandez|first=Romel|work=Reed Magazine|publisher=Reed College|access-date=November 9, 2020|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033200/https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2018/mapps-parkrose.html|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|last1=Monahan|first1=Rachel|title=Former Political Science Professor Mingus Mapps to Challenge City Commissioner Chloe Eudaly|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/09/09/former-political-science-professor-mingus-mapps-to-challenge-city-commissioner-chloe-eudaly/|url-status=live|date=September 9, 2019|newspaper=Willamette Week|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=November 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129225923/https://www.wweek.com/news/city/2019/09/09/former-political-science-professor-mingus-mapps-to-challenge-city-commissioner-chloe-eudaly/}}
Career
Mapps, a former political science professor, promised during his campaign to reform Portland's police department, pass policies that protect renters,{{Cite web|last1=Zuhl|first1=Joanne|last2=Green|first2=Emily|last3=Pollard|first3=Jessica|title=Mingus Mapps {{!}} City Council candidates on homelessness, gun violence and police oversight|url=https://www.streetroots.org/news/2020/10/14/mingus-mapps-city-council-candidates-homelessness-gun-violence-and-police-oversight|access-date=November 5, 2020|work=Street Roots|language=en|date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=November 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104141555/https://www.streetroots.org/news/2020/10/14/mingus-mapps-city-council-candidates-homelessness-gun-violence-and-police-oversight|url-status=live}} expand mental health response teams called "Portland Street Response"{{Cite web |last=Hayden |first=Nicole |date=July 17, 2023 |title=Portland Street Response supporters petition city to prioritize program |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2023/07/portland-street-response-supporters-petition-city-to-prioritize-program.html |access-date=September 11, 2023 |website=oregonlive |language=en}} in all parts of the city to reduce homelessness, and pay for more mental health services. He is the third black male ever to serve as a Portland commissioner.
In July 2023, Mapps announced that he is running for mayor of Portland, in the election to be held in November 2024.{{cite news |last1=Kavanaugh |first1=Shane Dixon |title=Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps launches bid for mayor in 2024 |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/07/portland-city-commissioner-mingus-mapps-launches-bid-for-mayor.html |access-date=July 13, 2023 |newspaper=The Oregonian |date=July 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711042902/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2023/07/portland-city-commissioner-mingus-mapps-launches-bid-for-mayor.html |archive-date=July 11, 2023 |url-status=live}}