Chair options
Multnomah voters have other choices for County Chair.
Shannon Singleton
Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2- Housing work, first-hand. Led JOIN, where her team moved thousands of people off the streets and into housing. Before that, supported women at the Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter downtown and worked at the Portland Housing Bureau.
- Statewide experience. Housing policy advisor to Governor Kate Brown, then Director of Equity and Racial Justice, leading Oregon's Racial Justice Council, the first of its kind in the nation.
- Roots in service. Grew up outside Philadelphia watching her mother open their home to people in need. Master's degree from Portland State University.
- Portlander since 2007. Lives in St. Johns with her husband, Titus, and their dog, Jim.
Sharon Meieran
ER doctor, County Commissioner 2017 to 2024- Doctor and lawyer. Practiced law for seven years, then started medical school at UCSF at 30 and trained in emergency medicine.
- Portland ER physician. Worked in local emergency rooms and served as Medical Director for the Oregon Foundation for Reproductive Health.
- Eight years on the County Commission. Focused on mental health and addiction reform, homelessness, public health, and government accountability.
- Why she ran. The ER showed her that homelessness, mental illness, and public safety need systems-level change, beyond what one physician can do.
Photos: Multnomah County; Sharon Meieran campaign.