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Loretta Smith | |
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| Multnomah County Commissioner | |
| In office January 2011 – January 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jeff Cogen |
| Succeeded by | Susheela Jayapal |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| Member-elect of Portland City Council from District 1 | |
| Assuming office | |
| Succeeding | office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | Oregon State University (BA) |
Loretta Smith (born 1966) is an American politician and businesswoman who served as a Multnomah County commissioner from 2011 to 2018. She ran unsuccessful campaigns for Portland City Council in 2018 and 2020.[1][2] Smith was a candidate for Oregon's 6th congressional district in the 2022 election, a new seat created after the 2020 United States census.[3]
- ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Everton Bailey Jr | The (January 1, 2020). "Former Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith files to run for Nick Fish's Portland council seat". oregonlive. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ Bailey, Everton Jr. (August 12, 2020). "Portland voters pick Dan Ryan over Loretta Smith to join City Council". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
- ^ Sparling, Zane. "Loretta Smith enters race for Oregon's new seat in Congress". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.