Chris Hoy | |
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Mayor of Salem | |
Assumed office January 9 2023 Acting: November 2 2022 – January 9 2023 | |
Preceded by | Chuck Bennett |
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 21st district | |
In office December 8, 2021 – January 9, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Brian Clem |
Succeeded by | Kevin Mannix |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Willamette 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]