Liv Osthus (also known as Viva Las Vegas) has surprised a lot of people with her campaign for mayor of Portland. She's a single mom, an author, a speaker, a singer, and she's held her current job as a professional stripper for the past 28 years.

In this interview she ranks her mayoral candidates, shares more about why she believes now is the right time for the Osthus Era to begin in Portland, tells us her personal mobility story, what she'd do to improve transportation in Portland, and much more.

Links:

• Liv Osthus campaign website
• Osthus on Rose City Reform Candidate Tracker
• Her Wikipedia page
• Her professional page