Question: who is the current mayor of portland oregon
Answer: t ( born 1940 ) January 1973 -- August 15 , 1979 46 Connie McCready ( 1921 -- 2000 ) September 5 , 1979 -- November 23 , 1980 47 Frank Ivancie ( born 1924 ) November 24 , 1980 -- January 2 , 1985 48 Bud Clark ( born 1931 ) January 1985 -- December 1992 49 Vera Katz ( born 1933 ) January 1993 -- December 2004 50 Tom Potter ( born 1940 ) January 2005 -- December 31 , 2008 51 Sam Adams ( born 1963 ) January 1 , 2009 -- December 31 , 2012 52 Charlie Hales ( born 1956 ) January 1 , 2013 -- December 31 , 2016 53 Ted Wheeler ( born 1962 ) January 1 , 2017 -- present