Dan Ryan (Oregon politician)
Dan Ryan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Portland City Council from District 2 | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Portland City Commissioner | |
| In office September 9, 2020 – December 31, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nick Fish |
| Succeeded by | office abolished |
| Member of the Portland Public Schools Board of Education, Zone 4 | |
| In office 2005–2008 | |
| Preceded by | Derry Jackson |
| Succeeded by | Martin Gonzalez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1962 North Portland, Oregon |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Oregon (BA) |
Dan Ryan (born June 21, 1962) is an American non-profit executive and politician who is a member of the Portland City Council from District 2. Ryan was elected in a 2020 special election to succeed Nick Fish, who died of stomach cancer on January 2, 2020. Ryan was re-elected in 2022.
Ryan is the third LGBT person elected as a commissioner of Portland, and the first to have been diagnosed with HIV.