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Government of Multnomah County, Oregon
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| Seat: Portland |
| Population (2020): 815,428 |
| County Commissioners: 5 |
| County Website: Official website |
The county government of Multnomah County is located in Portland, Oregon. The county covers a total of 431 square miles in northwestern Oregon.[1]
Elections
2025
Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for education service district seats, Portland Community College District seats, Mt. Hood Community College District seats, and Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District seats on May 20, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was March 20, 2025.
2024
Multnomah County, Oregon, held primary elections on May 21, 2024, for district attorney, county commission, metro council, tax court judge, and circuit court judges. A general election was scheduled for November 5, 2024. The filing deadline for these offices was March 12, 2024. The county also held general elections for soil and water conservation districts and special general elections for the Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District on November 5, 2024. The deadline for filing for those offices was August 27, 2024. The filing period for a special election on the circuit court also passed on September 5, 2024.[2]
Candidates for district attorney, county commission, metro council, and regular elections for circuit court seats could win outright in the primary if they received a majority of the votes. If no candidate received a majority, the top two candidates advanced to the general election scheduled for November 5, 2024. The primaries for the three circuit court special elections were canceled when fewer than three candidates filed to run. Those candidates automatically advanced to the general election.
2023
Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for community college board and education service district as well as a special election for the District 3 seat on the county commission on May 16, 2023. The filing deadline for the special election was March 7, 2023, and the filing deadline for the regular elections was March 16, 2023[3]
2022
Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for auditor, sheriff, county commission, Metro Council, and district circuit court judges on November 8, 2022. A primary was scheduled for May 17, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was March 8, 2022.
Multnomah County also held special elections for three circuit court seats on November 8, 2022. The filing deadline passed on August 30, 2022.[4]
2021
Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for community college and educational service boards, including a special election for Portland Community College Board Zone 7, on May 18, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was March 18, 2021.
2020
Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for district attorney; commissioners of districts 1, 3, and 4; 15 circuit court judges; and special districts on November 3, 2020. A primary was scheduled for May 19, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was March 10, 2020.
2019
2018
Multnomah County, Oregon, held general elections for county commissioner, county auditor, county sheriff, and circuit court on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 15, 2018.
Elected officials
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Board of County Commissioners
- See also: County commission
The board of county commissioners functions as the county's primary legislative and policy-making body. Most county boards also control county land usage, oversee environmental issues, and possess executive powers, meaning they have the authority to appoint or remove departmental heads. In Multnomah County, there are five county commissioners who are elected to four-year terms. The chair is elected at large and the other members of the board are elected by district.[5]
The table below provides information on each of the county commissioners:[6]
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Multnomah County Commission Chair | Jessica Vega Pederson | January 2, 2023 |
| Multnomah County Commission District 1 | Meghan Moyer | January 6, 2025 |
| Multnomah County Commission District 2 | Shannon Singleton | December 3, 2024 |
| Multnomah County Commission District 3 | Julia Brim-Edwards | June 12, 2023 |
| Multnomah County Commission District 4 | Vince Jones-Dixon | January 6, 2025 |
The widget below automatically displays information about their meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Multnomah County residents also elect the following public officials:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Multnomah County Auditor | Jennifer McGuirk | 2018 |
| Multnomah County District Attorney | Nathan Vasquez | January 1, 2025 |
| Multnomah County Sheriff | Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell | January 2, 2023 |
Special districts
Multnomah Education Service District
The Multnomah Education Service District (MESD) is an educational cooperative in the county. The MESD board of directors has seven members.[7]
The table below provides information on each of the MESD board of directors:[8]
Mt. Hood Community College District Board of Education
The Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) District Board of Education is a seven-member board responsible for the activities and programs of the Mt. Hood Community College, including managing the budget, establishing and maintaining college building operations, employing staff, and adopting governing policies.[9]
The table below provides information on each of the MHCC board of education members:
Portland Community College District Board of Directors
The Portland Community College (PCC) District Board of Directors is a seven-member board. It is responsible for managing the budget, adopting governing policies, and choosing the college president.[10]
The table below provides information on each of the PCC board of education members:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 1 | Laurie Cremona Wagner | July 1, 2021 |
| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 2 | Tiffani Penson | July 1, 2019 |
| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 3 | Kien Truong | July 1, 2023 |
| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 4 | Brandy Penner | July 1, 2025 |
| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 5 | Dan Saltzman | 2005 |
| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 6 | Gregory McKelvey | July 1, 2023 |
| Portland Community College Board of Directors Zone 7 | Gina Sanchez Roletto | July 1, 2025 |
Metro Council
The Metro Council is a seven-member board that oversees the Portland metropolitan area. Board members are elected from Clackamas, Multnomah, and Washington counties.[11]
The table below provides information on the Metro Council members:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| Oregon Metro Council District 1 | Ashton Simpson | January 2, 2023 |
| Oregon Metro Council District 2 | Christine Lewis | |
| Oregon Metro Council District 3 | Gerritt Rosenthal | January 4, 2021 |
| Oregon Metro Council District 4 | Juan Carlos González | 2019 |
| Oregon Metro Council District 5 | Mary Nolan | January 4, 2021 |
| Oregon Metro Council District 6 | Duncan Hwang | January 12, 2022 |
| Oregon Metro Council President | Lynn Peterson | January 7, 2019 |
Metro Auditor
East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
The East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (EMSWCD) is a five-member board that serves Multnomah County east of the Willamette River[12]
The table below provides information on the EMSWCD members:
| Office | Name | Date assumed office |
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| East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District At-Large, Position 1 | Ramona DeNies | January 6, 2025 |
| East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District At-Large, Position 2 | Jasmine Zimmer-Stucky | January 4, 2021 |
| East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Zone 1 | Mary Colombo | January 6, 2025 |
| East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Zone 2 | Laura Masterson | 2005 |
| East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District Zone 3 | Mike Guebert | 2015 |
West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District
The West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District (WMSWCD) is a seven-member board that serves Multnomah County west of the Willamette River[13]
The table below provides information on the WMSWCD members:
Urban Flood Safety and Water Quality District
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Multnomah County, Oregon," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Extended Filing Deadline due to Judicial Vacancy," September 4, 2024
- ↑ Multnomah County Elections Division, "May 16, 2023 Special District Election," accessed January 27, 2023
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State, "Offices Open November 8, 2022 General Election," accessed August 25, 2022
- ↑ Multnomah County, Oregon, "About the Board of County Commissioners," accessed September 21, 2017
- ↑ Multnomah County, Oregon, "Board of County Commissioners," accessed September 26, 2017
- ↑ Multnomah Education Service District, "About," accessed July 1, 2019
- ↑ Multnomah Education Service District, "MESD Board of Directors," accessed July 1, 2019
- ↑ Mt. Hood Community College, "Role of the Board of Education: 1060," accessed July 11, 2019
- ↑ Portland Community College, "Board of Directors," accessed December 15, 2020
- ↑ Metro Council, "About Metro," accessed September 14, 2020
- ↑ East Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, "About EMSWCD," accessed September 14, 2020
- ↑ West Multnomah Soil and Water Conservation District, "What We Do," accessed September 14, 2020
