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.
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.
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.
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).
On November 6,2012,the U.S. state of Oregon held statewide general elections for four statewide offices,both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly,and several state ballot measures.
The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 14,2013,for the first of its two regular sessions,and on February 3,2014 for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2012;the general election for those seats took place on November 6,2012.
Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives,for two two-year terms,from January 2013 through 2016. From 2017 to 2022,Vega Pederson served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County,the state's most populous county. In 2022,Vega Pederson was elected to serve as county chair,and took office in 2023.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the five U.S. representatives from the state of Oregon,one from each of the state's five congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including the Governor of Oregon and a United States Senator. Primary elections were held on May 20,2014.
The 2014 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses of the state legislature for the 78th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic primary elections were held on May 20,2014 with the general election following on November 4,2014.
The 2016 Oregon gubernatorial special election took place on November 8,2016,to elect the Governor of Oregon,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as elections for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives,other gubernatorial elections and various state and local elections.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8,2016. Primary elections were held on May 17,2016.
The 2016 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic parties held primary elections on May 17,2016 with general elections on November 8.
District 42 of the Oregon House of Representatives is one of 60 House legislative districts in the state of Oregon. As of 2013,the boundary for the district includes a portion of Multnomah County. The current representative for the district is Democrat Rob Nosse of Portland.
The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Oregon. The incumbent governor,Democrat Kate Brown,took office on February 18,2015,upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber. She was subsequently elected in the gubernatorial special election in 2016,and was re-elected to a full term in 2018. Due to term limits,she was ineligible for re-election in 2022.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 6,2018. Primary elections were held on May 15,2018.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon Secretary of State,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson,who died of cancer during his term.
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.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on May 17,2022.
