Don Recognize Quotes by Ted Wheeler

We have an obligation at the local level to do everything we can with the resources we have. And we do those things. But…

— Ted Wheeler

The City of Portland, our police bureau, and our employees do not cooperate with ICE.

— Ted Wheeler

I don't even recognize myself sometimes.

— Ted Wheeler

Is Portland worse off than other cities? Is Portland really 'Tent City U.S.A.?' I want to be clear: The answer is no. While the…

— Ted Wheeler

We don't know what the trajectory of autonomous or linked vehicles will be, and we don't have a clear understanding on what that means…

— Ted Wheeler

I did not inherit a single dime from my father.

— Ted Wheeler

I certainly didn't see the mayor's withdrawal coming. I was looking for a highly contested mayoral campaign.

— Ted Wheeler

Peaceful demonstrations are essential to our democratic system. Unfortunately, some individuals have engaged in unlawful and dangerous activity, including arson, rioting, looting, and damaging…

— Ted Wheeler

The police should be focused on policing criminal activity, and that's sort of the beginning, the middle and the end of it for me.

— Ted Wheeler

Homelessness is an umbrella term for a lot of different problems that need separate solutions.

— Ted Wheeler

There's no question that, in nearly seven weeks of nightly demonstrations, the police have done many things right, and they've done some things wrong…

— Ted Wheeler

I was very clear that we'd invest much more in shelter space to get people off the streets, out of doorways, out from overpasses…

— Ted Wheeler

Wishful thinking did not give Oregonians the bottle bill. Wishful thinking did not give the public access to beaches. Nor can we expect wishful…

— Ted Wheeler

Too often, the very institutions that are supposed to protect and serve our community have instead failed people of color, specifically our black community.

— Ted Wheeler

I'm ready to fight, and I'm ready to make sure progressive includes progress.

— Ted Wheeler