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.
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.
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district,a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River,as well as all of Yamhill,Columbia,Clatsop,and Washington counties.
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.
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.
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. In January 2017,he began working for the Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative as the chief stewardship officer,and as the CEO in January 2023.
Valerie Anne Hoyle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district since 2023. Until 2023,she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
Ellen F. Rosenblum is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the Oregon Attorney General since 2012. She is the first female state attorney general in Oregon's history,and previously was a judge on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2005 to 2011.
Elizabeth Steiner is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate,representing the 17th District. Steiner was appointed to the Senate in 2011 by commissioners from Multnomah and Washington counties following the resignation of her predecessor,Suzanne Bonamici.
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.
Deborah Kafoury is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Robert Nosse is an American politician who serves as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives. He represents District 42,which includes parts of Southeast and Northeast Portland.
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.
Jeffrey A. Helfrich is a Republican member of the Oregon House of Representatives. He represents the 52nd district,which covers all of Hood River County and parts of Clackamas,Multnomah and Wasco counties.
On May 19,2020 and November 3,2020,elections were held in Portland,Oregon,to elect the mayor.
The 2020 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Tobias Read,first elected in 2016,was reelected to a second term in office.
Susheela Jayapal is an American politician. Since January 2019,Jayapal has been serving as a county commissioner for Multnomah County,Oregon,the state's most populous county. She is the first Indian American to hold an elected office at the county level in Oregon. She is the older sister of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal and the daughter of Indian writer Maya Jayapal.
Julia Ann Brim-Edwards is an American businesswoman and politician. She has served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County,Oregon since June 12,2023,representing district 3. She has also served on the Portland Public Schools Board of Education since 2017,where she previously served as board chair from 2001 to 2005. In 2016 she was appointed to the Oregon State University Board of Trustees. Prior to 2022 Brim-Edwards worked as a senior director at Nike.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the 6 U.S. representatives from the State of Oregon,one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
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.
