Multnomah County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census,the county's population was 815,428. Multnomah County is part of the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro,OR–WA metropolitan statistical area. The state's smallest and most populous county,its county seat,Portland,is the state's largest city.
The Sellwood Bridge is a deck arch bridge that spans the Willamette River in Portland,Oregon,in the United States. The current bridge opened in 2016 and replaced a 1925 span that had carried the same name. The original bridge was Portland's first fixed-span bridge and,being the only river crossing for miles in each direction,the busiest two-lane bridge in Oregon.
The government of Portland,Oregon is based on a city commission government system. Elected officials include the mayor,commissioners,and a city auditor. The mayor and commissioners are responsible for legislative policy and oversee the various bureaus that oversee the day-to-day operation of the city. Portland began using a commission form of government in 1913 following a public vote on May 3 of that year. Each elected official serves a four-year term,without term limits. Each city council member is elected at-large.
Jules Bailey is an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014,representing inner Southeast and Northeast Portland. Bailey also served on the County Commission for Multnomah County,Oregon from June 2014 to December 2016. In 2016,Bailey ran for mayor of Portland in 2016,losing to Ted Wheeler.
Edward Tevis Wheeler is an American politician who has served as the mayor of Portland,Oregon since 2017. He was Oregon State Treasurer from 2010 to 2016.
Gretchen Miller Kafoury was an American politician,who served in the Oregon House of Representatives,the Multnomah County Commission,and the Portland City Council. She served in the legislature from 1977–82,the Multnomah County Commission from 1985–91,and the Portland City Council from 1991-98.
Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives,for two two-year terms,from January 2013 through 2016. From 2017 to 2022,Vega Pederson served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County,the state's most populous county. In 2022,Vega Pederson was elected to serve as county chair,and took office in 2023.
Jeffrey Scott Cogen is an American businessman,lawyer,and former politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. From 2016 to 2019,he was Executive Director of Impact NW,a social service and anti-poverty organization headquartered in Portland,Oregon. He served as chairman of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners from 2010 to 2013.
Ann Lininger is an American attorney,politician,and jurist serving as a judge on the circuit court in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Prior to being appointed as judge,she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district,which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
On Tuesday,May 17,2016,an election was held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor. Ted Wheeler was elected after garnering 54% of the primary vote. Incumbent mayor Charlie Hales did not seek a second term.
Wapato Corrections Facility is a building that was originally built as a Multnomah County jail in 2003 in the heavy industrial area of St. Johns neighborhood of Portland. It has never been put into service as a jail and was kept vacant until it was repurposed into the Bybee Lakes Hope Center,which opened in October 2020. It is the largest homeless shelter in Oregon.
Jo Ann A. Hardesty is an American Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a Portland City commissioner from 2019 to 2022. She previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1995 until 2001.
Jim Francesconi is an American lawyer and politician who served on the Portland,Oregon City Council from 1997 until 2004. In 2004 he raised $1.3 million in his bid for mayor of Portland,more than doubling the previous fund-raising record for the position of $600,000,set by Earl Blumenauer in 1992. Francesconi lost the election to Tom Potter,a former police chief who placed strict limits on contributions to his own campaign,and who ultimately spent less than a tenth of what Francesconi did on the campaign.
In 2016,a report from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) revealed that the U.S. state of Oregon had an estimated homeless population of 13,238 with about 60.5% of these people still unsheltered. In 2017,these numbers were even higher. As of January 2017,Oregon has an estimated 13,953 individuals experiencing homelessness. Of this homeless population,1,083 are family households,1,251 are veterans,1,462 are unaccompanied young adults,and 3,387 are individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. As of 2022,17,959 people total experienced homelessness in Oregon,with 2,157 individuals being youth under 18,6,671 being female,10,931 being male,and 131 being transgender. Also among the 17,959 total homeless in 2022,15,876 were Non-Hispanic/Non-Latino,2,083 were Hispanic/Latino,13,960 were white,1,172 were Black,African American,or African,101 were Asian or Asian American,880 were Native American,and those of multiple race were 1,619. Oregon has seen an increase in its total homeless population consistently every year since 2010. In last three years specifically Oregon has seen a 98.5% increase 2021-2022,22.5% increase 2020-2021,and a 13.1% increase 2019-2020.
District 43 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2021,the district is located entirely within Multnomah County and includes parts of north and northeast Portland. The current representative for the district is Democrat Tawna Sanchez of Portland.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon Secretary of State,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson,who died of cancer during his term.
Loretta Smith is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a Multnomah County commissioner from 2011 to 2018. She ran unsuccessful campaigns for Portland City Council in 2018 and 2020. Smith was a candidate for Oregon's 6th congressional district in the 2022 election,a new seat created after the 2020 United States census.
The 2024 Portland City Council elections were held on November 5,2024. It was the first election under Portland's new form of government,the first election to elect a city council instead of a city commission,the first without a primary,the first where every seat was up for election,and the first under a proportional ranked-choice voting system as opposed to a first-past-the-post voting system with a primary. It was held concurrently with the 2024 Portland,Oregon mayoral election.
Sharon Meieran is an American physician,lawyer,and politician. She has served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County,Oregon since January 3,2017,representing district 1.
