Sandeep Bali is a candidate for Portland City Council in District 3 (Southeast Portland).
Bali is a pharmacist specializing in HIV, addiction, and mental health care. His resume includes managing a pharmacy in downtown Portland and founding the nonprofit Next Level, which provides scholarships to students entering frontline healthcare careers. Bali unsuccessfully ran for Portland City Commission in 2022.
His campaign priorities include zoning reform aimed at incentivizing private housing production, streamlining the permitting process, banning public camping, and redirecting funds for Safe Rest Villages to permanent housing solutions.
For more information about Sandeep Bali’s platform, please visit the links below.
Media links:
- KATU: Know Your Candidates
- Portland Is Possible: Know Your Candidate
- League of Women Voters Candidate Interview: Sandeep Bali
- KOIN: ‘Eye on NW Politics’: Pharmacist Sandeep Bali on race for City Council District 3
- NW Fresh Podcast
- Portland Mercury: 2024 Election: City Council Candidates Already Scrambling for Public Campaign Dollars
- Lars Larson Show: Why Are You a Better Choice Than Dan Ryan?