Corvallis is a city in and the county seat of Benton County in central western Oregon,United States. It is the principal city of the Corvallis,Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area,which encompasses all of Benton County. As of the 2023 Census Population Estimates,the population was 61,087,making it the 9th most populous city in Oregon. This does include the 38,000 Oregon State University students attending classes in Corvallis,over 5,250 of which live in one of 16 residence halls on the main campus. Corvallis is the location of Oregon State University 420-acre main campus,Samaritan Health Services,a top 10 largest non-profit employer in the state,a 84-acre Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center campus,and a 2.2 million square foot,197-acre Hewlett Packard research and development campus that invented the Laser jet printer and the Computer mouse. Corvallis is a part of the Silicon Forest Corvallis is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population larger than 50,000.
Albany is the county seat of Linn County,Oregon,and is the 11th most populous city in the state. Albany is located in the Willamette Valley at the confluence of the Calapooia River and the Willamette River in both Linn and Benton counties,just east of Corvallis and south of Salem. It is predominantly a farming and manufacturing city that settlers founded around 1848. As of the 2020 United States Census,the population of Albany,Oregon was 56,472.
Linn–Benton Community College (LBCC) is a public community college with five locations in Linn County,Oregon and Benton County,Oregon. LBCC is the sixth largest of Oregon's seventeen community colleges,educating more than 12,000 students per year. The college offers more than 80 degree programs and certificates.
The Corvallis Gazette-Times is a daily newspaper for Corvallis,Oregon,United States. The newspaper,along with its sister publication,the Albany Democrat-Herald of neighboring Albany,Oregon,is owned by Lee Enterprises of Davenport,Iowa.
Oregon's 4th congressional district represents the southern half of Oregon's coastal counties,including Coos,Curry,Lincoln,Lane,and Benton counties,alongside the northwestern half of Douglas County and a sliver of Linn County. It is centered around the state's two college towns,Eugene and Corvallis,homes to the University of Oregon and Oregon State University,respectively. Politically,the district leans slightly Democratic,due to the presence of Lane and Benton counties,home to over half the district's population. Lincoln County also tilts Democratic. Contrariwise,Douglas County is heavily Republican,as are to a lesser extent Coos and Curry. The district has been represented by Democrat Val Hoyle since 2023.
ChristineKotek is an American politician serving as the 39th governor of Oregon since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Kotek served eight terms as the state representative from the 44th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022,as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013,and as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022. She won the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election,defeating Republican nominee Christine Drazan and independent candidate Betsy Johnson.
Gregory Hector Macpherson is a Democratic politician in the US state of Oregon. From 2003 to 2009,he served as the state representative from District 38,which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
Frank Morse is an American politician served as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 8th district from 2003 until 2012. He was first elected in 2002,defeating Democrat Barbara Ross,and was re-elected in 2006 and 2010. In September 2012,Morse resigned his office,stating that it was "time for new energy" in the position.
Elizabeth Katharine "Betsy" Johnson is an American aviator,entrepreneur,and politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 1st and 31st House districts from 2001 to 2005,and in the Oregon Senate from the 16th district from 2005 to 2021,as a member of the Democratic Party. Prior to her tenure in the state legislature she served on the Port of St. Helens board and worked in the Oregon Department of Transportation.
Sherrie Sprenger is a business owner and Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. A native of Linn County,she served in the Oregon House of Representatives for the 17th District from 2008 to 2021.
Betsy L. Close is a Republican politician who served in the Oregon State Senate. Close was sworn into office in October 2012,replacing Frank Morse,who retired before his term ended. Prior to serving as Senator,Close served four terms as state representative and taught in Albany,Oregon,and Washington state.
Annabelle Jaramillo is a retired Latina American politician from the state of Oregon. She served on the Board of Commissioners of Benton County for five terms,from 2001 to 2021. Jaramillo was one of the first Latinas to hold elected office in Oregon. While in office,she was a strong advocate for minority and LGBT civil rights.
Daniel Adam Rayfield is an American politician and attorney who is the Attorney General-elect of the State of Oregon and former speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2022 to 2024. In the House,he represents the 16th district,which included Corvallis and Adair Village.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on November 8,2016,to elect the five U.S. representatives from the State of Oregon,one from each of the state's 5 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well a senatorial election and the special gubernatorial election,and elections to local offices. The primaries were held on May 17.
Shelly Boshart Davis is an Oregon Republican politician and small business-owner. She serves in the Oregon House of Representatives for District 15,representing parts of Linn and Benton counties,including the cities of Albany,Millersburg,and Tangent.
District 15 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021,the boundary for the district includes portions of Benton,Marion,and Linn counties and is centered around Albany. The current representative for the district is Republican Shelly Boshart Davis of Albany.
The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown took office when fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned on February 18,2015. She won the subsequent 2016 special election a full term in 2018. Due to term limits,she was unable to run again in 2022.
Christine Renee Drazan is an American politician who serves in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 51st district as a member of the Republican Party. She served from the 39th district from 2019 to 2022,before losing in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election to Democrat Tina Kotek. During her tenure in the state house she served as the minority leader from 2019 to 2021.
Jami Cate is an American Republican politician and farmer serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. She currently represents the 11th district,which covers parts of Linn County and Marion County,including the cities of Lebanon,Sweet Home,and Jefferson.
Del Riley was an American county clerk. He was elected to serve Linn County,Oregon from 1967 to 1987,and advocated for and implemented the early stages of Oregon's vote-by-mail system,which was eventually expanded to 100% of votes cast in all elections in the state. In early life,he served in World War II,and was a Purple Heart recipient.
