Seven former and current members of the Portland Public Schools Board released a letter Wednesday morning across social media warning that former board member Julia Brim-Edwards is not fit to serve as Multnomah County chair.
Brim-Edwards, who is currently a county commissioner, launched her bid for chair in February. She served on the School Board for three terms, first in 2001–2005, and then for two consecutive terms from 2017 to 2025. She was elected to the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in 2023.
Signatories of the letter include two of the board’s most prominent members, Chair Eddie Wang and Michelle DePass, who just wrapped up a term as the board’s vice chair. Both Wang and DePass are listed as endorsers of County Commissioner Shannon Singleton’s campaign for county chair. All seven board members served terms that overlapped with Brim-Edwards’ board service. (The other signatories are Scott Bailey, Amy Kohnstamm, Eilidh Lowery, Rita Moore and Andrew Scott.)…