Loretta Smith

	Loretta Smith Loretta Smith (born 1966) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a Multnomah County, Oregon, Multnomah County commissioner from 2011 to 2018. She ran unsuccessful campaigns for Portland City Commission, Portland City Council in 2018 and 2020. Smith was a candidate for Oregon's 6th congressional district in the 2022 election, a new seat created after the 2020 United States census. Early life and education Smith was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1966. Loretta's father, Wade Smith, was a Hall of Fame boxer. In high school, she was a member of the Black Student Union as well as the track and cheerleading teams. At 17, she began attending Oregon State University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications in 1987. Career Soon after graduating college, Smith got a job as a staffer for then-U.S. Representative Ron Wyden. She remained on his staff for 21 years, eventually becoming his field representative. Multnomah County Commission Smith began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Val Hoyle Valerie Anne Hoyle (born February 14, 1964) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2023. Until 2023, she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) (commonly called the "Labor Commissioner"). A Democrat, Hoyle formerly served in the Oregon House of Representatives, representing District 14, which includes West Eugene, Junction City, and Cheshire. She was appointed to the House in August 2009 and reelected to full terms in 2010, 2012 and 2014. In December 2021, Hoyle announced her candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2022. The seat was open after incumbent Peter DeFazio decided not to run for reelection. Early life and education Hoyle was born on Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California, in 1964. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Emmanuel College in Boston. Early career In 1999, Hoyle and her family moved to Lane County, Oregon, where she joined the education ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 ... . {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Candidates In The 2020 United States Elections A candidate, or nominee, is the prospective recipient of an award or honor, or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: * to be elected to an office — in this case a candidate selection procedure occurs. * to receive membership in a group "Nomination" is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office by a political party,''Judicial and Statutory Definitions of Words and Phrases,'' Volume 1, Edition 2, West Publishing Company, 1914p. 588 or the bestowing of an honor or award. This person is called a "nominee", though nominee often is used interchangeably with "candidate". A presumptive nominee is a person or organization believes that the nomination is inevitable or likely. The act of being a candidate in a race for either a party nomination or for electoral office is called a "candidacy". Presumptive candidate may be used to describe someone who is predicted to be a formal candidate. Etymology ''Candidate'' is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]