Carla Piluso (born 1955/56) is an American politician and former police officer. She was the first woman to serve as chief of the

Gresham Police Department Gresham ( ) is a city located in Multnomah County, Oregon, in the United States of America, immediately east of Portland, Oregon. It is considered a suburb within the Greater Portland Metropolitan area. Though it began as a settlement in the mid ...

in Gresham, Oregon. In 2014, she won election as a

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to the

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, representing District 50. Piluso served in the Gresham Police Department for 30 years, beginning in 1979. She is also on the school board for the

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. She was an unsuccessful candidate for Multnomah County commissioner in 2008.

Personal life

Piluso grew up in Multnomah County. She is an alumna of Willamette University in

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. She has a daughter, Kate. According to her campaign website, she was the first woman to hold every rank at the Gresham Police Department, including the position of chief of police.

Electoral history

External links

Campaign website

Legislative website

References

Living people Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives People from Gresham, Oregon Willamette University alumni American municipal police chiefs Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Oregon police officers 21st-century American legislators {{Oregon-politician-stub