slides: 7 Things to Know About Obama’s Trip to Portland

Tuesday, May 05, 2015

Robby Davis, GolocalPDX Contributor

On May 7th and May 8th President Barack Obama will be making a quick visit to the Portland area. On this trip he will be stopping at the Senitnel Hotel downtown and the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton.

GoLocalPDX highlights 7 things you need to know about President Barack Obama's visit; from the cash it takes to have an h'ordeuvres to what is on the President's agenda.

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GoLocalPDX highlights 7 things you need to know about President Barack Obama's visit to Portland; from the cash it takes to have an h'ordeuvres to what is on the President's agenda.

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President Obama will be at the Sentinel Hotel on May 7th, located in downtown Portland, for a fundraiser hosted by the Democratic National Committee (DNC).

The Sentinel (which used to be named the Governor) was once an Elk's Club.

Two movies were shot at the hotel - Gus Van Sant's My Own Private Idaho and a number of scenes of Body of Evidence with Madonna.

The money raised from this event will be funneled to the DNC’s White House Victory fund.

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Tickets for the Presidential event begin at $500 per person.

For a photo with the President it will cost $5,000.

And, if you are looking for a short meet and greet it will cost $10,000.

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President Obama is also expected to visit the Nike World Headquarters, in Beaverton, Oregon on May 8th.

No word if he is going to play Air Jordan during the visit.

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The President is expected to speak about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) while at the Nike World Headquarters.

The TPP is a free-trade proposal that he has been working on for the past six years. His hope is to have it completed at some point in 2015. This partnership has divided Democrats in Oregon’s Congressional Delegation. U.S. Senator Ron Wyden and U.S. Representative Earl Blumenauer support this agreement while U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley does not. U.S. Representative Peter DeFazio has also been skeptical about this agreement.

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This will be President Obama’s 4th time in Oregon. He was here in October 2010 to help campaign for John Kitzhaber, July 2011 to tour Intel Labs in Hillsboro and in July 2012 for a fundraiser during his re-election campaign.

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The Oregon Fair Trade Coalition is currently planning on protesting at both of Obama’s events. This group is choosing to protest because they are against Fast Tracking the Trans-Pacific Partnership through congress. They want to show Obama that Oregon stands for fair trade.

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Sadly enough, this will most likely be Barack Obama's last time visiting Oregon as the President. Presidential elections are set to begin on November 8th of 2016, and Obama is not legally allowed to run for a third term.