Facts: - website: -lsb- http://www.shoformayor.com/ shoformayor.com -rsb- - residence: portland , oregon - caption: sho dozono speaking to reporters outside portland city hall - education: masters of education - birth date: 1944 - name: sho dozono - image size: 250px - nationality: u.s. - image: shodozonomay7cropped.jpg - birth place: japan - alma mater: portland state university - occupation: business owner , ceo Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of sho dozono .
sho dozono -lrb- born 1944 -rrb- is a portland , oregon businessman and was a candidate for the 2008 portland mayoral race .portland city commissioner sam adams was the front runner throughout the race .dozono , who would have faced adams again in november if neither candidate had cleared 50 % , lost to him in the primary when adams won 58 % of the vote .a prominent member of the portland business community , dozono served as chairman of the chamber of commerce , and he has been the ceo and owner of the regional travel agency azumano travel since 1987 .he has not previously held public office , but was considered one of the top two candidates .dozono ran on a platform centering on fiscal responsibility and his history of civic and educational activism .dozono was denied public campaign financing , and scrutiny was directed at his financial history .