Jim Francesconi (born 1953) is an American lawyer and politician who served on the Portland, Oregon City Council from 1997 until 2004.
In 2004 he raised $1.3 million in his bid for mayor of Portland, more than doubling the previous fund-raising record for the position of $600,000, set by Earl Blumenauer in 1992.
[4] In 2004, he ran for mayor of Portland, raising an unprecedented $1 million for the primary election.
[7] One of his clients in that position was Warner Pacific College, which he represented in its bid to purchase a nine-acre parcel of city property adjoining its campus.
The deal fell through when the local neighborhood association learned about the negotiations.