PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — Portland City Commissioner Mingus Mapps is running for mayor. What you may not know is that he’s been getting racist hate mail and emails during his campaign.
After Commissioner Mapp’s chief of staff contacted KOIN 6 News about the hate mail, he addressed these letters and whether they’re affecting his run for mayor on this week’s Eye on Northwest Politics.
“I hope that Portlanders recognize that, despite the kind and caring community we live in, racial threats and racial harassment are still part of our political culture,” he said. “One of the things I want to do is to raise awareness of this. And one of the things I want to do as just a civic leader is to call on all Portlanders to reject hate.”…