- Erik Sten
Sten was raised in Portland where he attended Irvington Elementary School, Fernwood Middle School, and Grant High School. He graduated from
Stanford University in 1989 with a BA in English. He currently lives in Northeast Portland with his wife, Marnie, and son, Nicholas.Sten was a founding member of X-PAC, [cite news
title=New power generation
last=Young
first=Bob
url=http://www.wweek.com/html/25-1995.html#new
work=Willamette Week 25th Anniversary edition
date=1999
accessdate=2007-06-28] a group of politically-minded young citizens, in the mid-1990s, and has participated heavily in theOregon Bus Project , a similar group formed in the 2000s.Fact|date=October 2007He was also a driving force behind Portland's publicly-financed elections system. [cite news
title=Has Sten lost his clout?
first=Jim
last=Redden
work=Portland Tribune
date=2005-08-09
url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=31174
accessdate=2007-06-28]Sten has been named as one of Oregon's 15 most influential people. ["Brainstorm" magazine, April 2005]
He is reported to be resigning mid-term. [cite news
title=Sten Calls It Quits
first=Nigel
last=Jaquiss
work=Willamette Week
date=2008-01-02
url=http://wweek.com/editorial/3408/10186/
accessdate=2008-01-02]References
External links
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/sten/index.cfm?c=26449 Official website]
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