Darlene Kay Olson Hooley is an American politician and former Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon who represented the state's 5th congressional district.
Vera Katz was an American Democratic politician in the state of Oregon. She was the first woman to serve as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives and was the 49th mayor of Portland,Oregon's most populous city. She grew up in New York City,moving to Portland in 1962,and was elected to the Oregon House in 1972. She served as mayor from 1993 to 2005.
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.
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.
Margaret Louise Carter is an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Oregon Legislative Assembly from 1985 to 1999 and 2001 to 2009 and was the first black woman elected to the state's legislature. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives until 1999,and then in the Oregon State Senate from 2001 to 2009. She served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate,Vice Chair for Ways and Means,and as a member of both the Health and Human Services and Oregon State Hospital Patient Care committees. She announced her resignation from the Senate effective August 31,2009,and took a post as Deputy Director for Human Services Programs at the Oregon Department of Human Services. In 2015,she was reportedly considering a return to the senate.
Mary Therese Nolan is a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. She represented District 36 in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2001 to 2013,and served as the majority leader from 2008 to 2010. She ran unsuccessfully for the Portland City Council in 2012. She came back into office in 2020,when she was elected as one of the councilors for the Portland-area regional government,Metro.
Virginia Burdick is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oregon,who served seven terms in the Oregon State Senate. She represented Tigard and Southwest Portland in Senate District 18.
Jackie Dingfelder is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She is a former member of the Oregon State Senate and the Oregon House of Representatives,and later served as a part of Portland,Oregon Mayor Charlie Hales' staff.
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.
Kim Thatcher is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 11th district since 2023. She previously represented the 13th district from 2015 to 2023,and served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 25th district from 2005 to 2015. She is a resident of Keizer.
Deborah Kafoury is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Andrea Rose Salinas is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 6th congressional district since 2023. Oregon's 6th congressional district includes all of Yamhill and Polk counties,the part of Marion County that includes Salem and Woodburn,a small piece of Beaverton,and the suburban communities to the southwest of Portland,including Tigard,Tualatin and Sherwood.
Dawn Marie Adams is an American politician who served as the Delegate from the 68th District of the Virginia House of Delegates from 2018 to 2024. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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.
Christine Renee Drazan is an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from the 39th district from 2019 to 2022,as a member of the Republican Party. During her tenure in the state house she served as the minority leader from 2019 to 2021. She was the Republican nominee in the 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election,which she lost to Democrat Tina Kotek. As of 2024 she is seeking the Republican nomination for a seat in the state house for the 51st district.
Ricardo "Ricki" Ruiz is an American politician and community organizer serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 50th district.
Wlnsvey Campos is an American politician who serves in the Oregon State Senate. She assumed office in January 2023.
Travis Nelson is an American politician and nurse serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 44th district. He assumed office on February 1,2022. He is the first openly LGBTQ+ man of color and the first openly LGBTQ+ African American to ever serve in the Oregon Legislature.
Mama Đút was a vegan restaurant serving Vietnamese cuisine in Portland,Oregon.
Farrah Chaichi is an American politician and activist serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 35th district. Elected in November 2022,she assumed office on January 9,2023.
