Gary Hollands, who is seeking reelection to the Portland Public Schools Board, owes more than $47,000 in back taxes and penalties for nonpayment, WW has learned.
Multnomah County records show that the Oregon Department of Revenue sent Hollands a legal notice in June, saying he owed $28,674 in personal income tax from 2020 with penalties and interest, coming to a total of $47,780 due.
In a statement to WW, Hollands wrote that COVID-19 created “unforeseen difficulties” for his trucking school, and he fell behind in “addressing certain financial obligations, including this one.”…