Erik Sten (born October 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut[1]) is an American politician who served as a member of the Portland City Commission from 1997 to 2008.
[1] In the mid-1990s, Sten was a founding member of X-PAC, a group of politically minded young citizens, and has participated heavily in the Oregon Bus Project.
[2] Sten was first elected to Position 2 on the Portland City Commission in 1996, defeating Chuck Duffy.
[3] As a Commissioner, Sten was an early supporter of Portland's publicly financed elections system.
[6] GoreNet was a group that supported the Al Gore campaign with a focus on grassroots and online organizing as well as hosting small dollar donor events.