About Duncan

Duncan has been a Metro councilor since 2022 and a steadfast champion for affordable housing, transportation safety, and fiscal responsibility (learn more about Duncan’s accomplishments in his first term here!)

Before his election to the Metro Council, Duncan (he/his) has served as a Director at the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO) where he led the organization’s work in community development, community engagement, and advocacy. Some highlights include leading the development of the Orchards of 82nd, a mixed-use affordable housing development at SE 82nd and Division, planning the first Jade International Night Market, and responding to community crisis resulting from the pandemic including in public health, in the rise in hate and bias incidents, and in the economic recovery.

Duncan’s advocacy is centered on his community and lived experience. He grew up in an immigrant family in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, where his mother opened the area’s first Chinese restaurant. Interactions with government were often confusing and disempowering, which instilled a strong value of bringing in underrepresented voices to public spaces. He first became engaged politically while attending the University of Michigan where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Asian Studies. During this time he worked on numerous civic engagement and environmental campaigns. After graduating, he worked as a field organizer for a national nonprofit focusing on voter registration and encouraging people to vote.