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4 unusual facts about Multnomah County


Alafair Burke

She went on to Stanford Law School in California; and, after graduating with distinction, she served as a Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney in Portland.

Multnomah County, Oregon

In February 2001, the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners unanimously accepted the recommendation of the Library Advisory Board and authorized the library to enter into a lawsuit to stop the Children's Internet Protection Act.

United States presidential election in Oregon, 1984

A notable exception of this was a handful of counties along the Columbia River, including Portland's highly populated Multnomah County, which typically voted Democratic at this time.

WNG604

It broadcasts weather and hazard information for the following counties: Clark, Skamania, Lewis, and Cowlitz in Washington; Columbia and Multnomah in Oregon.


Clackamas County, Oregon

In contrast with the more liberal and cosmopolitan Multnomah County to the north, and the more corporate Washington County to the west, some citizens of Clackamas county have espoused a blue-collar, yet conservative political outlook of the backlash mold described by Thomas Frank.

Dan Saltzman

His political career has included a staff position with US Senator Ron Wyden, five years as a Multnomah County Commissioner (1993–1998), and his current third term as a City of Portland Commissioner.

Nick Kahl

In the 2008 Oregon legislative elections, he was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives representing District 49 in Multnomah County, specifically the cities of Fairview, Troutdale, Wood Village, and a portion of Gresham.

Ramblin' Rod Anders

Anders grew up in Multnomah County, Oregon, born at St. Vincent's Hospital.

Suzanne VanOrman

VanOrman, who resides in Hood River, represents District 52, which encompasses all of Hood River County and parts of Clackamas and Multnomah counties.


see also

McGraw House

Donald and Ruth McGraw House, Portland, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Multnomah County, Oregon

Robert D. Durham

Robert Durham is a member of the Board of Directors for Oregon Law Institute of Lewis & Clark Law School, the Multnomah County and Marion County Bar Associations, and a master at the Willamette Valley American Inns of Court, Master.

Spencer House

Arthur Champlin Spencer and Margaret Fenton Spencer House, Portland, Oregon, listed on the NRHP in Multnomah County

United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2012

Among other changes, Downtown Portland was moved from District 1 to District 3; District 2 ceded more of the Grants Pass area to District 4; and District 5 was changed to include more of Clackamas County and only small parts of Multnomah County.