Lori Stegmann is an American politician currently serving as a member of the Multnomah County Commission in Oregon representing the 4th district which covers East Multnomah County and parts of East Portland.[1]
Lori Stegmann | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners from the 4th district | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Diane McKeel |
| Member of the Gresham City Council Position 6 | |
| Preceded by | Carol L. Nielsen-Hood |
| Succeeded by | Janine Gladfelter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic (2018-present) Republican (before 2018) |
| Education | Portland State University (BS) Mt. Hood Community College |
A Moderate Democrat, Stegmann was a Republican until 2018 when she switched party affiliation citing the Trump administration as her reason for switching.[2]
Early life and education
editStegmann was born in Seoul, South Korea and was abandoned by her parents on the steps of city hall. She was adopted from an orphanage by a Gresham family. She grew up in the Rockwood neighborhood.[3]
Stegmann attended Mt. Hood Community College and received her bachelor's degree in business from Portland State University.[4]
Career
editStegmann runs Lori Stegmann Insurance Agency, and affiliate of Farmers Insurance Group. She served as vice-chair of the Gresham Planning Commission and a member of the Gresham Redevelopment Commission Advisory Committee and Rockwood Stakeholders Group before being elected to the Gresham city council in the 2010 elections where she served for 6 years.[5]
In 2016, Stegmann ran for and was elected to the Multnomah County Commission. She was the only Republican on the commission before changing her party affiliation to Democratic in 2018.[2][6]
In 2022, Stegmann ran for County Chair. She came in fourth in the primary with 12.56% of the vote.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Lori Stegmann". Multnomah County. 2016-12-27. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ a b Oregonian/OregonLive, Gordon R. Friedman | The (2018-07-25). "Republican 'racism' spurs GOP official to become Democrat". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ James Mayer, The Oregonian (2011-10-14). "Gresham City Councilor Lori Stegmann digs into family roots". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "Lori Stegmann". www.mhcc.edu. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ "November 2, 2010 General Election". Multnomah County. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ Matsumoto, Samantha (2016-11-09). "Meieran, Stegmann win commissioner races, campaign finance limits pass in Multnomah County (election results)". oregonlive. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
- ^ Egener, Max (2022-05-17). "Vega Pederson, Meieran lead race for Multnomah County chair". PortlandTribune.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.