Vancouver City Councilor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, long a fixture in the community, confirmed Tuesday she will run for mayor in 2017.
“I’m looking forward to serving as mayor just as I have been serving the Vancouver City Council and my community for the last 36 years,” McEnerny-Ogle said.
But McEnerny-Ogle isn’t making an official announcement yet. No, there’s no time for that. Instead, she’s heading to a meeting on how to tackle the city’s homeless issues, from there she’ll rush to the Southwest Regional Transportation Council meeting and after that, there’s a meeting on diversity issues.
An official announcement, she said, will have to wait.
McEnerny-Ogle was elected to the Vancouver City Council in 2013. She currently serves as the mayor pro tem, filling in for Mayor Tim Leavitt when needed. Leavitt is not seeking re-election.
McEnerny-Ogle taught at Lake Oswego Public Schools for 30 years and chaired the mathematics department.
She serves on a variety of local boards, including the C-Tran Board of Directors and the Clark County Historical Museum. In 2016, she was awarded the Iris award, which honors women in the region who exhibit leadership and serve their communities.
McEnerny-Ogle served as a Neighbors on Watch volunteer and spent five years on the city’s planning commission.
She joined the council in passing a moratorium on new or expanded facilities that would accept crude oil and she was against the initial salary pay hikes for the mayor and the city councilors, debated by the salary review commission earlier in the year.
Councilor Jack Burkman said McEnerny-Ogle would be an outstanding mayor.
“For decades she has been one of the most dedicated community leaders we have in our city,” Burkman said.
