Lake Oswego is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon,primarily in Clackamas County,with small portions extending into neighboring Multnomah and Washington counties. Population in 2020 was 40,731,a 11.2% increase since 2010,making it the 11th most populous city in Oregon. Located about 7 miles (11 km) south of Portland and surrounding the 405-acre (164 ha) Oswego Lake,the town was founded in 1847 and incorporated as Oswego in 1910. The city was the hub of Oregon's brief iron industry in the late 19th century,and is today a suburb of Portland.
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.
The 2006 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 7,2006. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Oregon Ted Kulongoski ran for a second and final term as governor. Kulongoski faced several challengers in his primary,whom he dispatched to win his party's nomination a second time,while Republican nominee Ron Saxton,the former Chair of the Portland Public Schools Board and a candidate for governor in 2002 emerged from a crowded primary. Kulongoski and Saxton were initially going to be challenged in the general election by State Senator Ben Westlund,but Westlund withdrew his candidacy before the general election. There were multiple independent and third party challengers on the ballot as well. In a hard-fought campaign,Kulongoski won re-election by a surprisingly wide margin,winning his second term as governor.
Lake Oswego High School (LOHS) is a public high school in Lake Oswego,Oregon,United States.
The Oregon State Senate is the upper house of the statewide legislature for the US state of Oregon. Along with the lower chamber Oregon House of Representatives it makes up the Oregon Legislative Assembly. There are 30 members of the state Senate,representing 30 districts across the state,each with a population of 141,242. The state Senate meets in the east wing of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem.
Gregory Hector Macpherson is a Democratic politician in the US state of Oregon. From 2003 to 2009,he served as the state representative from District 38,which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
Richard Devlin is an American politician who served in the Oregon State Senate from 2003 to 2018,representing the 19th Senate district.
Bob Tiernan is an American politician and attorney who served in the Oregon House of Representatives,representing Oregon's 24th district,which included most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland. He is a Republican,and served as chair of the state party from 2009 to 2011.
Virginia Burdick is an American politician from the U.S. state of Oregon,who served seven terms in the Oregon State Senate. She represented Tigard and Southwest Portland in Senate District 18.
Rod Monroe is a Canadian-born American politician who served in the Oregon Senate,representing District 24 in the middle part of Multnomah County,which includes most of eastern Portland and the city of Happy Valley.
Christopher L. Garrett is a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court since January 1,2019. Previously,he served on the Oregon Court of Appeals from 2013 to 2019,and was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2008 to 2012.
Jules Bailey is an American politician who served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2009 to 2014,representing inner Southeast and Northeast Portland. Bailey also served on the County Commission for Multnomah County,Oregon from June 2014 to December 2016. In 2016,Bailey ran for mayor of Portland in 2016,losing to Ted Wheeler.
Martha Northam Schrader is an American politician and educator who has served as a member of the Board of Commissioners of Clackamas County,Oregon since 2012. Schrader previously served in the Oregon Senate,representing the 20th Senate district in southeastern Clackamas County,including the cities of Barlow,Canby,Gladstone,Johnson City,Oregon City,and portions of Milwaukie.
The 77th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened beginning on January 14,2013,for the first of its two regular sessions,and on February 3,2014 for its second session. All of the 60 seats in the House of Representatives and 16 of the 30 seats in the State Senate were up for election in 2012;the general election for those seats took place on November 6,2012.
Ann Lininger is an American attorney,politician,and jurist serving as a judge on the circuit court in Clackamas County in the U.S. state of Oregon. Prior to being appointed as judge,she was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 38th district,which includes most of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland.
Andrea Rose Salinas is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 6th congressional district since 2023. Oregon's 6th congressional district includes all of Yamhill and Polk counties,the part of Marion County that includes Salem and Woodburn,a small piece of Beaverton,and the suburban communities to the southwest of Portland,including Tigard,Tualatin and Sherwood.
The 80th Oregon Legislative Assembly convened for its first of two regular sessions on January 22,2019,and met for three special sessions,the last of which concluded on December 21,2020.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
The 2020 Oregon Secretary of State election was held on November 3,2020,to elect the Oregon Secretary of State,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Republican Bev Clarno had agreed not to run for a full term. Clarno was appointed by Governor Kate Brown to replace Dennis Richardson,who died of cancer during his term.
The 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly was the legislative session of the Oregon Legislative Assembly that convened on January 11,2021 and adjourned June 26th. Its even-year short session of 35 days convened on February 1,2022 and adjourned sine die on March 4,2022.
