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.
Multnomah County,Oregon,the city of Portland,Oregon,and Metro held elections on May 16 and November 7,2006.
Dan Saltzman is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon who served as a commissioner on the City Council of Portland in Portland,Oregon,from 1999 through the end of 2018. As of 2017,he had served longer on the Council than any other person since 1969.
The Multnomah County Courthouse is a historic building that served as the courthouse for Multnomah County,Oregon from 1911 to 2020. It is located in downtown,Portland,Oregon,the county seat,and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Due to concerns over the structural deficiency of the then-century-old building,which was determined to need a costly seismic retrofit,the county board of commissioners decided in 2013 to launch plans to construct a new courthouse in a different location,to replace the existing building. Construction began in October 2016. The old courthouse closed on September 29,2020,and the new courthouse opened on October 5. The old building was sold in 2018 to NBP Capital,which plans to convert it into a mixed-use development after making a seismic retrofit.
The Central Library is a three-story public library branch in the downtown core of Portland,Oregon,United States. Opened in 1913,it serves as the main branch of the Multnomah County Library system. In 1979,the Georgian style building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as the Central Building,Public Library. The library underwent major structural and interior renovations in the mid 1990s. The library also underwent a refresh in 2023.
Diane Maura Rosenbaum is an American politician in the US state of Oregon who was the majority leader of the Oregon State Senate. She was a Democratic member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 42 from 1998 to 2009. She served as speaker pro tempore. In the 2008 elections,she ran unopposed for the Oregon State Senate,replacing Kate Brown,who was elected secretary of state. She won reelection to District 21 in 2012 after defeating Republican Cliff Hutchison.
Nicholas Kahl is an attorney and Democratic politician from Oregon. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011. He is a practicing lawyer in Portland,Oregon.
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.
Richard H. "Rick" Bauman is a former American Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Oregon in 1986. After retiring from politics in 1992,Bauman began organizing bicycle tours and was a founder of Portland Bridge Pedal,an annual bicycle tour crossing all the bridges in Portland.
Gun laws in Oregon regulate the manufacture,sale,possession,and use of firearms and ammunition in the state of Oregon in the United States.
On Tuesday,November 6,2012,an election was held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor. Charlie Hales was elected,defeating Jefferson Smith. Incumbent mayor Sam Adams did not seek a second term.
The 2012 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were on May 15,2012,and the general election was on November 6,2012. Sixteen of the Oregon State Senate's 30 seats were up for election,as were all 60 seats of the Oregon House of Representatives.
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.
The 2014 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses of the state legislature for the 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20,2014 with the general election following on November 4,2014.
Deborah Kafoury is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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.
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.
