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Oregon's 6th congressional district is a congressional district created after the 2020 United States census. It consists of Polk and Yamhill Counties, in addition to portions of Marion, Clackamas, and Washington Counties. It takes in all of urban Salem, the state's capital, as well as the southwestern suburbs of Portland.
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- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yamhill County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 20, 2023. - Text list
- ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clackamas County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. p. 1 (PDF p. 2/3). Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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- Text list - ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Washington County, OR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
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- Text list - ↑ "Count of homeless students in Oregon school districts, 2008-2009" (PDF). The Oregonian. p. 6. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
- ↑ "School Board". www.newberg.k12.or.us. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ↑ "The Newberg school board issue: How did we get here?". September 28, 2021.
- ↑ Selsky, Andrew (January 18, 2023). "Oregon school board drops ban on LGBTQ pride, Black Lives Matter and other symbols". Statesman Journal . Associated Press . Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ↑ Rachel Pannett (September 21, 2021). "Oregon school worker suspended for showing up in blackface in apparent protest of vaccine mandate". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
