Frank Ivancie
Frank Ivancie | |
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Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
In office November 24, 1980 – January 2, 1985 | |
Preceded by | Connie McCready |
Succeeded by | Bud Clark |
Portland City Commissioner | |
In office 1967–1980 | |
Preceded by | Ormond R. Bean |
Succeeded by | Margaret Strachan |
Personal details | |
Born | Francis James Ivancie July 19, 1924 Marble, Minnesota, U.S. |
Died | May 2, 2019 California, U.S. | (aged 94)
Political party | Democratic |
Profession | Politician, businessman |
Francis James Ivancie (July 19, 1924 – May 2, 2019)
Education and career before politics
Frank Ivancie was born in Marble, Minnesota.[3]: 9 His father was an immigrant from Ljubljana,[3] Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).[4] He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in sociology.[5] He subsequently moved to Oregon, where he earned a master's degree in education from the University of Oregon.[3] During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Forces.
After the war, Ivancie began working as a teacher in
Early political career
Ivancie was first elected to the Portland City Council in 1966, filling a vacancy on the Council when Ormond Bean did not run for re-election to the post.[5] He took office on January 4, 1967.[5] He was re-elected to the Council several times, in 1970, 1974, and 1978, only serving the first two years of his final term.[6]
In 1976, Ivancie launched his first campaign for mayor, running against one-term incumbent
Tenure as mayor
In 1979, Goldschmidt resigned as the city's mayor to take a post with the
Portland's mayor typically also assumes the role of police commissioner, but Ivancie initially kept his colleague Charles Jordan, who had been assigned to the role in 1977 by Ivancie's predecessor, in the role. Ivancie later took over the police bureau.[9] and had held it since 1977.[10]
Ivancie's tenure as mayor was scandal-free; however, his conservative politics and pro-business positions were frequently controversial in Portland, a city with strong progressive leanings. Ivancie opposed the development of the popular
Re-election campaign
In March 1984—two months prior to the election—Bud Clark trailed Ivancie by 35 points in one poll. However, the Clark campaign put together a large number of volunteers who canvassed the city. After an early May poll by The Oregonian showed the race tied, the Ivancie campaign replied with negative advertisements questioning Clark's religious beliefs (Clark has claimed to be a "born again pagan"). The ads offended Portland voters, who elected Clark to be the next mayor on May 15, by a margin of 13 points.[11][12]
Post-1984 political career
After the loss in the election, Ivancie briefly turned to national politics, heading up the Oregon branch of
References
- ^ "Former Portland Mayor Frank Ivancie Dies in California at 94". Willamette Week. May 2, 2019. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ^ "Frank Ivancie, last conservative mayor of Portland, dies at 94". May 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c Radhuber, S. G. (August 17, 1975). "Frank Ivancie: Where does he stand?". The Sunday Oregonian. Northwest Magazine section, pp. 8–12.
- ^ Jenning, Steve (April 25, 1978). "Ivancie stakes political future on counterbalance role". The Oregonian. p. B3.
- ^ The Sunday Oregonian. p. C2.
- ^ City of Portland Auditor's Office: Election Results, 1960–1979
- ^ a b Young, Bob (March 9, 2005). "Highway to Hell". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Williams, Linda (November 25, 1980). "Beaming Ivancie sworn in as Portland mayor". The Oregonian. p. 1.
- ^ Griffin, Anna (April 4, 2014). "Charles Jordan remembered: Portland's first African-American commissioner and longtime parks director was 'a giant in this city'". The Oregonian. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ Maynard, Rosemary (February 19, 1977). "Jordan dealt police in City Hall job shuffle". The Oregonian. p. 1.
- ^ John Schrag (March 9, 2005). "This Bud's for You". Willamette Week. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ a b Don Hamilton (December 12, 2003). "1984–2004: Will history repeat itself?". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on February 11, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- ^ Ryan Frank (April 5, 2007). "Whoop, whoop: Clark finds an ally in Ivancie". The Oregonian.