A Whole Bunch More County Commissioner Candidates

There are a bunch of late filings for the commissioner's job in Multnomah County on what's already been a crazy day of new candidates.

Among the last-minute candidates: Loretta Smith — who's worked as a staffer for U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); political consultant Tom Markgraf, a staffer for U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.); film producer Enrique Arias; Maria Rubio, an ex-staffer for former Mayor Tom Potter; and Irma Linda Castillo, a county program manager.

They join Roberta Phillip, a newly hired staffer in Wheeler's office; former county Commissioner Gary Hansen, Rev. Chuck Currie, Portland noise ordinance officer Paul van Orden and Cogen staffer Karol Collymore.

Whew!