2021 in Oregon

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The year 2021 in Oregon involved several major events.

Politics and government

Incumbents

• Governor: Kate Brown (D)
• Secretary of State: Bev Clarno (R) (until Jan 4); Shemia Fagan (D) (after Jan 4)
• 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly

Events

Ongoing

• COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon

January

• January 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: David James Wadley Jr. becomes the first infant in the state to die from COVID-19. ^[1]

March

• March 4 – The 2021 St. Charles Bend strike starts. ^[2]

April

• April 16 – Killing of Robert Delgado ^[3]
• April 20 – The Organic Valley creamery in McMinnville catches fire. Most of the building is destroyed, and residents within half a mile of the fire are temporarily evacuated. ^[4]

• April 26 – The 2021 Oregon Tech strike starts. ^[5]

May

• May 15 – The 2021 Oregon wildfire season begins about a month earlier than usual in some parts of Central and Southern Oregon. ^[6]

June

• June 10 – The Oregon House of Representatives expels Mike Nearman for his role in the 2020 Oregon State Capitol breach. ^[7]

July

• 2021 Western North America heat wave

• July 6 – The Bootleg Fire starts. ^[8]

August

• August 10 – 2021 Nabisco strike ^[9]
• August 13 – State troopers begin investigating after a dead body is discovered in Rooster Rock State Park. ^[10]

October

• October 19 – The October 2021 Northeast Pacific bomb cyclone forms. ^[11]

References

1. Ding, Jaimie (2021-02-19). "Premature newborn dies of COVID; mother tested positive days prior". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
2. "Bend hospital worker strike looms after federal court ruling". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
3. Zielinski, Alex. "Officer Identified in Lents Parks Fatal Shooting as Zachary DeLong". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
4. "McMinnville creamery fire ruled an accident". kgw.com. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
5. "Oregon Tech faculty union votes to authorize a strike". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
6. "Fire season begins Saturday for some parts of Oregon". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
7. Vanderhart, Dirk (2021-06-10). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of state Capitol incursion". OPB. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
8. SBG, Mark Furman (2021-07-13). "Bootleg Fire in Oregon largest conflagration in nation". KATU. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
9. "Hundreds gather to support Nabisco bakery workers in Portland on 12th day of strike". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
10. Williams, Kale (2021-08-26). "Portland woman, 21, found dead at Rooster Rock State Park; state troopers investigating". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
11. Tebor, John Bacon and Celina. "Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river blasts West Coast; 2 dead in Seattle area; hundreds of thousands without power". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-04-20.