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. Though smallest in area,Multnomah County is the state's most populous county. Its county seat,Portland,is the state's largest city.
Hood River County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census,the population was 23,977. The county seat is Hood River. The county was established in 1908 and is named for the Hood River,a tributary of the Columbia River. Hood River County comprises the Hood River,OR Micropolitan Statistical Area. The Hood River Valley produces apples,pears,and cherries. Situated between Mount Hood and the Columbia River in the middle of the Columbia River Gorge,Hood River County is a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts,such as windsurfers,mountain-bikers,skiers,hikers,kayakers,and many more.
Clackamas County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2020 census,the population was 421,401,making it Oregon's third-most populous county. Its county seat is Oregon City. The county was named after the native people living in the area at the time of the coming of Europeans,the Clackamas people,who are part of the Chinookan peoples.
Chinookan peoples include several groups of Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest in the United States who speak the Chinookan languages. Since at least 4000 BCE Chinookan peoples have resided along the upper and Middle Columbia River (Wimahl) from the river's gorge downstream (west) to the river's mouth,and along adjacent portions of the coasts,from Tillamook Head of present-day Oregon in the south,north to Willapa Bay in southwest Washington. In 1805 the Lewis and Clark Expedition encountered the Chinook Tribe on the lower Columbia.
Interstate 205 (I-205) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon and Washington,United States. The north–south freeway serves as a bypass route of I-5 along the east side of Portland,Oregon,and Vancouver,Washington. It intersects several major highways and serves Portland International Airport.
Suzanne VanOrman is an American politician from Oregon. A Democrat,she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives,first elected in 2008. VanOrman,who resides in Hood River,represents District 52,which includes all of Hood River County and parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties. She beat mixed martial artist and Olympic silver medalist Matt Lindland 52%–48% in the 2008 general election.
Blazed Alder Creek is a tributary,about 4 miles (6 km) long,of the Bull Run River in the U.S. state of Oregon. Part of the system that provides drinking water to the city of Portland,it flows generally north through a protected part of the Mount Hood National Forest in Clackamas and Multnomah counties. The creek is named after a 24-inch (61 cm) blazed (marked) alder tree that was used as a benchmark during early watershed surveys.
Charles William Thomsen is an American Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. From 2011 to 2023 he served in the Oregon Senate representing District 26,which includes all of Hood River County and parts of eastern Multnomah County and northeastern Clackamas County.
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.
Karin Power is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives. She represented the 41st district,which covers parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah County,including Milwaukie,Oak Grove,and parts of southeast Portland.
Janelle Sojourner Bynum is an American Democratic politician,and former engineer serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. She currently represents the 39th district,which covers northern Clackamas County,including most of Happy Valley and parts of Oregon City,Milwaukie and the surrounding area.
The Eagle Creek Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Columbia River Gorge,largely in the U.S. state of Oregon,with smaller spot-fires in Washington. The fire was started on September 2,2017,by a 15-year-old boy igniting fireworks during a burn ban. The fire burned 50,000 acres,and burned for three months,before being declared completely contained. As late as May 29,2018,it was still found smoldering in some areas.
District 26 of the Oregon State Senate comprises all of Hood River County,as well as parts of Clackamas,Multnomah,and Wasco counties. The district is composed of Oregon House districts 51 and 52. It is currently represented by Republican Daniel Bonham of Hood River.
Adrienne Camille Nelson is an American lawyer who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. She previously served as a judge on the Multnomah County Circuit Court from 2006 to 2018 and a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court from 2018 to 2023.
Daniel Bonham is a Republican member of the Oregon State Senate. He represents the 26th district,encompassing rural Clackamas County and parts of Wasco,Hood River,and east Multnomah Counties making up the Columbia River Gorge.
District 52 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 contains all of Hood River County and portions of Clackamas,Multnomah,and Wasco counties. The district includes the population centers of Hood River and The Dalles as well as Mt. Hood. The current representative for the district is Republican Jeff Helfrich of Hood River. This is Helfrich's second stint representing this district in the state legislature after being appointed to the office in 2017 but losing re-election.
Anna K. Williams is an American politician. She is a Democrat who represented the 52nd district in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Lori Kuechler is an American politician who served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from September 19,2022,to January 9,2023. Kuechler was selected by local Democratic officials and appointed by the Multnomah,Clackamas,and Hood River County Commissions to replace Anna Williams,who retired to take a position with the Oregon System of Care Advisory Council.
