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Sharon Meieran
Sharon Meieran is an American physician, lawyer, and politician. She has served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County, Oregon since January 3, 2017, representing district 1. Early life and education Meieran grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in English and Economics. She earned her JD at UC Law and MD from UCSF School of Medicine. She has two children. Career Multnomah County Commissioner In her first term as commissioner Meieran sponsored a resolution to declare prescription opioids an "ongoing public nuisance" in Multnomah County. The resolution passed unanimously on July 27, 2017, granting county attorneys the authority to bring litigation against drug manufacturers. On August 4 the county filed lawsuits against dozens of drug companies including Purdue Pharma. Meieran was an early advocate of shutdown orders at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling for restaurants and bars to be closed on March 16, 202 ...
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Multnomah County, Oregon
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. History The area of the lower Willamette River has been inhabited for thousands of years, including by the Multnomah band of Chinookan peoples long before European contact, as evidenced by the nearby Cathlapotle village, just downstream. Multnomah County (the thirteenth in Oregon Territory) was created on December 22, 1854, formed out of two other Oregon counties – the eastern part of Washington County and the northern part of Clackamas County. Its creation was a result of a petition earlier that year by businessmen in Portland complaining of the inconvenient location of the Washington County seat in ...
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Metro (Oregon Regional Government)
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. History and evolution Metro in its current form evolved from Columbia Region Association of Governments (CRAG) (1966–1978) and a predecessor Metropolitan Service District (MSD) (1957–1966). Measure 6, a 1978 statewide ballot measure established Metro, effective January 1, 1979. In 1992 v ...
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Women In Oregon Politics
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Politicians From Portland, Oregon
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Multnomah County Commissioners
Multnomah may refer to: *The Multnomah people, a Chinookan people who lived in the area of modern Portland, Oregon, United States **''Multnomah'', the middle Chinookan dialect of the Multnomah people ;Places, vessels, and institutions whose name is derived from the name of the tribe * ''Multnomah'' (sternwheeler), a steamboat that ran on the Columbia River and Puget Sound *Multnomah, Portland, Oregon, a neighborhood of Portland, Oregon *Multnomah College *Multnomah County, Oregon *Multnomah Falls *Multnomah University * Waterbrook Multnomah, a division of Random House Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
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21st-century American Women Politicians
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21st-century American Politicians
The 1st century was the century spanning AD 1 ( I) through AD 100 ( C) according to the Julian calendar. It is often written as the or to distinguish it from the 1st century BC (or BCE) which preceded it. The 1st century is considered part of the Classical era, epoch, or historical period. The 1st century also saw the appearance of Christianity. During this period, Europe, North Africa and the Near East fell under increasing domination by the Roman Empire, which continued expanding, most notably conquering Britain under the emperor Claudius ( AD 43). The reforms introduced by Augustus during his long reign stabilized the empire after the turmoil of the previous century's civil wars. Later in the century the Julio-Claudian dynasty, which had been founded by Augustus, came to an end with the suicide of Nero in AD 68. There followed the famous Year of Four Emperors, a brief period of civil war and instability, which was finally brought to an end by Vespasian, ninth Roman emp ...
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Jennifer Williamson
Jennifer Williamson (born 1973/1974) is an American attorney and a Democratic politician who represented Oregon's 36th District in the Oregon House of Representatives. She served as Majority Leader from 2015 to 2019. Early life and education Born in Washington County, Oregon, Williamson graduated from the University of Oregon, and received a J.D. degree from Willamette University College of Law. Political career In 2012, she defeated Sharon Meieran in the Democratic primary to replace state representative Mary Nolan. Williamson was named a 2014 Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute is an international nonprofit organization founded in 1949 as the Aspen Institute for Humanistic Studies. The institute's stated aim is the realization of "a free, just, and equitable society" through seminars, policy programs ... Rodel Fellow. On February 10, 2020, Williamson abruptly dropped out of the race for Oregon Secretary of State due to allegations of unusual campaign spending while an O ...
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Bruce Broussard (politician)
Herbert Bruce Broussard (born 1938/39) is an American political activist, veteran, and journalist based in Portland, Oregon. He is known for hosting the Oregon Voter Digest cable access program. Broussard is also a perennial candidate, running unsuccessfully for numerous offices since the 1970s. Early life and career Broussard grew up in Louisiana and went to school in Houston, Texas. In 1960, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps. Following a tour of duty in Vietnam, Broussard was stationed in Portland to work as a recruiter. After being discharged from the military, he remained in Portland and became active in local organizations, including the Urban League of Portland, the NAACP, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Broussard worked for a time for the ''Portland Observer'' newspaper and for KBOO radio station. At one point, he owned and operated a Christmas tree farm near Sandy, Oregon. Political career Broussard ran for Oregon House of Rep ...
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Lori Stegmann
Lori Stegmann is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Multnomah County Commission in Oregon representing the 4th district which covers East Multnomah County and parts of East Portland. A Moderate Democrat, Stegmann was a Republican until 2018 when she switched party affiliation citing the Trump administration as her reason for switching. Early life and education Stegmann was born in Seoul, South Korea and was abandoned by her parents on the steps of city hall. She was adopted from an orphanage by a Gresham family. She grew up in the Rockwood neighborhood. Stegmann attended Mt. Hood Community College Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) is a public community college in Gresham, Oregon, United States, named after Mount Hood. Opened in 1966, MHCC enrolls around 30,000 students each year and offers classes at the main campus in Gresham, as well a ... and received her bachelor's degree in business from Portland State University. Career Stegmann ...
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Southwest Portland, Oregon
Southwest Portland is one of the sextants of Portland, Oregon. Downtown Portland lies in the Southwest section between the I-405 freeway loop and the Willamette River, centered on Pioneer Courthouse Square ("Portland's living room"). Downtown and many other parts of inner Portland have compact square blocks (200 ft 0 mon a side) and narrow streets (64 ft 0 mwide), a pedestrian-friendly combination. Many of Portland's recreational, cultural, educational, governmental, business, and retail resources are concentrated downtown, including: * South Park Blocks, Pettygrove and Lovejoy Fountain Parks, and Tom McCall Waterfront Park * Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland Art Museum, and Oregon Historical Society Museum * Portland City Hall, Multnomah County Central Courthouse, the Portland Building, Pioneer Courthouse, and Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse * Portland State University, the only public urban university in the state of Oregon that is located ...
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