Chris Hoy (politician)

Chris Hoy
Hoy in 2021
Mayor of Salem
Assumed office
January 9 2023
Acting: November 2 2022 – January 9 2023
Preceded byChuck Bennett
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 21st district
In office
December 8, 2021 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byBrian Clem
Succeeded byKevin Mannix
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationWillamette University (BA)

Chris Hoy is an American politician and retired law enforcement officer who is the current mayor of Salem, Oregon. He also formerly served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 21st district. He was appointed to the House on December 8, 2021. In 2022, he won the election for mayor of Salem, and was set to take office in 2023.[1] However, following the resignation of Chuck Bennett, the former mayor of Salem, Hoy took office on November 2, 2022, instead.[2]

  1. ^ "Salem primary 2022: Chris Hoy wins for Salem mayor, Chane Griggs concedes". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  2. ^ "News | Salem, Oregon". www.cityofsalem.net. Retrieved 2022-10-31.