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 edit
Stegmann 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 edit
Stegmann 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.