The Portland local elections of the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists labor union were unusually contentious this year.

A slate of five candidates, branding themselves #PortlandComeback, campaigned for leadership positions in the local chapter of the actors’ union. This raised some eyebrows, as one of them was Mary McDonald-Lewis, known in the industry as “Mary Mac,” who has been vocal against gender transitions on social media (“ Mary Mac Is Back, Back, Back ,” Aug. 13).

Results are in and Mary Mac is out: she lost her bid for a two-year local board member position. McDonald-Lewis still has half of her four-year term left as Portland’s national board representative, which she says she plans to serve.

“I’m a fierce defender of our democracy, and a

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