The Oregonian is a daily newspaper based in Portland,Oregon,United States,owned by Advance Publications. It is the oldest continuously published newspaper on the U.S. West Coast,founded as a weekly by Thomas J. Dryer on December 4,1850,and published daily since 1861. It is the largest newspaper in Oregon and the second largest in the Pacific Northwest by circulation. It is one of the few newspapers with a statewide focus in the United States. The Sunday edition is published under the title The Sunday Oregonian. The regular edition was published under the title The Morning Oregonian from 1861 until 1937.
Earl Francis Blumenauer is an American lawyer,author,and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district since 1996. The district includes most of Portland east of the Willamette River.
The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) is an American government-backed insurer of credit unions in the United States,one of two agencies that provide deposit insurance to depositors in U.S. depository institutions,the other being the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC),which insures commercial banks and savings institutions. The NCUA is an independent federal agency created by the United States Congress to regulate,charter,and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. government,the NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund,insuring the deposits of more than 124 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions. Besides the Share Insurance Fund,the NCUA operates three other funds:the NCUA Operating Fund,the Central Liquidity Facility (CLF),and the Community Development Revolving Loan Fund (CDRLF). The NCUA Operating Fund,with the Share Insurance Fund,finances the agency's operations.
Robert Denison Holmes was an American politician and journalist from the U.S. state of Oregon. A native of the state of New York,he worked in newspapers and radio before entering politics. Though a Republican early in his career,he served as a Democrat in the Oregon State Senate and as the 28th Governor of Oregon. He was governor from 1957 to 1959.
KOIN is a television station in Portland,Oregon,United States,affiliated with CBS. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Salem–licensed CW owned-and-operated station KRCW-TV. The two stations share studios in the basement of the KOIN Center skyscraper on Southwest Columbia Street in downtown Portland;KOIN's transmitter is located in the Sylvan-Highlands neighborhood of the city.
Reynolds High School (RHS) is the only public high school in Troutdale,Oregon,United States,in the northeastern part of the Portland metropolitan area. It is part of the Reynolds School District,and is the second-largest high school in Oregon.
Centennial High School (CHS) is a public high school located in Gresham,Oregon,United States. It is the only high school in the Centennial School District.
Tobias Read is an American politician who is the secretary of state-elect of Oregon. As a member of the Democratic Party he has been serving as the Oregon State Treasurer since 2017. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing the 27th district from 2007 to 2017,which comprises parts of Beaverton,southwest Portland,and unincorporated Multnomah and Washington Counties. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore and was formerly the Democratic Majority Whip.
Laurie Monnes Anderson is an American Democratic politician who most recently served in the Oregon Senate,representing District 25 in eastern Multnomah County,Oregon,including parts of the cities of Fairview,Gresham,Troutdale,and Wood Village. She previously served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives.
Brent Barton is a Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon. He was elected in 2008 to the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 51,which encompasses parts of Clackamas County and Multnomah County,and includes all or part of the cities of Boring,Clackamas,Damascus,Estacada,and Oregon City. In the 2010 election,Barton ran unsuccessfully for the Oregon State Senate,declining to run for reelection to his House seat. In 2012,he ran again for the House,this time defeating Republican Steve Newgard with 51% of the vote. He retired in 2016,and was succeeded by Mark Meek.
Richard H. "Rick" Bauman is a former American Democratic politician from the US state of Oregon who served in the Oregon House of Representatives and on the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners in the 1980s. He was also the Democratic nominee for United States Senator from Oregon in 1986. After retiring from politics in 1992,Bauman began organizing bicycle tours and was a founder of Portland Bridge Pedal,an annual bicycle tour crossing all the bridges in Portland.
Michael Howard Simon is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
The 2012 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6,2012,as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Oregon voters chose seven electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate,Vice President Joe Biden,against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate,Representative Paul Ryan.
Michael J. McShane is an American lawyer serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He previously served as a state court judge on the Oregon Multnomah County Circuit Court from 2001 to 2013.
Deborah "Debbie" Matz is an American civil servant who served as the 8th Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration.
Michael E. Fryzel is an American attorney with offices in Chicago,Illinois. Following the 2016 general election,Fryzel served on election-winner Donald Trump's transition team and developed the Agency Action Plan for the National Credit Union Administration.
Alfred Hoyt Corbett was an American attorney,businessman,and politician in the state of Oregon. Born into one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Oregon,he attended Harvard University and then Yale Law School. He served twelve years in the Oregon Legislative Assembly,representing Multnomah County in the Oregon House of Representatives and then the Oregon State Senate.
John Mark McWatters is a lawyer,accountant and former board member of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). He was appointed by President Donald Trump on June 23,2017,to serve as the tenth board chairman of the NCUA,and resigned from the NCUA Board on November 20,2020.
The 2024 Multnomah County District Attorney election was held on May 21,2024,to elect the district attorney of Multnomah County,Oregon,which includes the state's largest city,Portland.
Todd M. Harper is the twelfth Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA). Harper was nominated by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and was designated Chairman by President Joseph R. Biden on January 20,2021.
