Lake Oswego is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon,primarily in Clackamas County,with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Population in 2020 was 40,731,a 11.2% increase since 2010,making it the 11th most populous city in Oregon. Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland and surrounding the 405-acre (164 ha) Oswego Lake,the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in 1910. The city was the hub of Oregon's brief iron industry in the late 19th century,and is today a suburb of Portland.
The Portland metropolitan area is a metro area with its core in the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. It has 5 principal cities the largest being Portland,Oregon. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) identifies it as the Portland–Vancouver–Hillsboro,OR–WA Metropolitan Statistical Area,a metropolitan statistical area used by the United States Census Bureau (USCB) and other entities. The OMB defines the area as comprising Clackamas,Columbia,Multnomah,Washington,and Yamhill Counties in Oregon,and Clark and Skamania Counties in Washington. The area had a population of 2,512,859 at the 2020 census,an increase of over 12% since 2010.
Metro is the regional government for the Oregon portion of the Portland metropolitan area,covering portions of Clackamas,Multnomah,and Washington Counties. It is the only directly elected regional government and metropolitan planning organization in the United States. Metro is responsible for overseeing the Portland region's solid waste system,general planning of land use and transportation,maintaining certain regional parks and natural areas,and operating the Oregon Zoo,Oregon Convention Center,Portland's Centers for the Arts,and the Portland Expo Center. It also distributes money from two voter-approved tax measures:one for homeless services and one for affordable housing.
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.
The Washington State Department of Transportation is a governmental agency that constructs,maintains,and regulates the use of transportation infrastructure in the U.S. state of Washington. Established in 1905,it is led by a secretary and overseen by the governor. WSDOT is responsible for more than 20,000 lane-miles of roadway,nearly 3,000 vehicular bridges and 524 other structures. This infrastructure includes rail lines,state highways,state ferries and state airports.
The Regional Arts &Culture Council (RACC) is an organization that administers arts grants in Multnomah,Washington,and Clackamas Counties that also do advocacy in the Portland metropolitan area in Oregon,United States. It evolved from the city’s Metropolitan Arts Commission agency in the 1990s. In 1995,the Metropolitan Arts Commission became the RACC as an independent non-profit organization.
Katherine Brown is an American politician and attorney who served as the 38th governor of Oregon from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she served three terms as the state representative from the 13th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997,three terms as the state senator from the 21st district of the Oregon Senate from 1997 to 2009,three terms as majority leader of the Oregon Senate from 2003 to 2009,and two terms as Oregon Secretary of State from 2009 to 2015. She assumed the governorship upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber in 2015. She was elected to serve out the remainder of his gubernatorial term in the special election in 2016 and was reelected to a full term in 2018.
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.
The 2010 Oregon gubernatorial election was held on Tuesday,November 2,2010 to elect the Governor of Oregon to a four-year term beginning on January 10,2011. The incumbent governor,Democrat Ted Kulongoski,was ineligible to run due to term limits barring him from being elected to more than two consecutive terms.
Lynn Snodgrass is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives. A Republican,she was elected Speaker in 1998,succeeding fellow Republican Lynn Lundquist. At the time,many Republicans felt Lundquist was too accommodating to Democratic Governor John Kitzhaber. Snodgrass was the first Portland-area Speaker since Vera Katz,whose term in that position ended in 1991.
Michael Leigh Burton is an American politician. He served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1985–1995 and was Speaker Pro-tempore (temporarily) in the 1991 session.
Janelle Sojourner Bynum is an American Democratic politician,businesswoman,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.
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.
Robert A. Wagner is an American Democratic politician currently serving as President of the Oregon State Senate. He represents the 19th district,which includes the cities of Durham,Lake Oswego,Rivergrove,Tualatin,West Linn,parts of southwest Portland and Tigard,as well as unincorporated parts of southwestern Clackamas County,eastern Washington County,and southern Multnomah County.
The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oregon. Incumbent Kate Brown took office when fellow Democrat John Kitzhaber resigned on February 18,2015. She won the subsequent 2016 special election a full term in 2018. Due to term limits,she was unable to run again in 2022.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
Roger Millar is an American land use engineer and government official serving as the Washington Secretary of Transportation.
There were approximately 60,000 people of Hispanic or Latino origin in Portland,Oregon,as of 2020;about 10% of the city’s population.
The 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 11,2021 and adjourned June 26th. Its even-year short session of 35 days convened on February 1,2022 and adjourned sine die on March 4,2022.
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.
