succeeded birth_name birth_place image_size party office preceded birth_date term_start residence image article_title term_end name partner occupation alma_mater
charlie hales amanda fritz samuel francis adams whitehall , montana 200px democratic 51st city council position 1 mayor of portland , oregon member of portland tom potter jim francesconi 03 september 1963 january 1 , 2009 january 1 , 2005 portland , oregon sam adams_portland . jpg sam adams -lrb- oregon politician -rrb-
 december 31 , 2012 january 1 , 2009 sam adams peter zuckerman politician university of oregon
sam adams -lrb- oregon politician -rrb-

samuel francis `` sam '' adams -lrb- born september 3 , 1963 -rrb- is an american politician and the former mayor of portland , oregon .
he grew up in newport , oregon , attended the university of oregon and worked on a number of campaigns before taking office as a portland commissioner .
among them was vera katz 's run for mayor of portland .
after she won , he served as her chief of staff for eleven years and then went back to school , earning a degree in political science .
in 2004 , he was elected to the portland city council , serving four years on the council earning a reputation as a `` policy-driven advocate for sustainability , the arts , and gay rights . ''
he was elected to a four-year term as mayor of portland in the may 2008 primary , with 58 % of the vote and a dozen other candidates on the ballot .
he was the first openly gay mayor of a top-30 u.s. city .
in july 2011 , adams announced that he would not seek a second term as mayor .
he had an approval rating of 56 % eight months before he left office .
