Deborah Kafoury
| Deborah Kafoury | |
|---|---|
| Multnomah County Commission Chair | |
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Assumed office 2009 | |
| Constituency | Multnomah County |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 18th, then 43rd district | |
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In office 1999–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Carter |
| Succeeded by | Chip Shields |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 19, 1967 Walla Walla, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
Deborah Kafoury (born August 19, 1967) is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington, Kafoury received her bachelor's degree from Whitman College.[1] She is the chair of the Multnomah County Commission, where she succeeded Jeff Cogen.[2] She previously held a seat on the commission, which she resigned in October 2013 in order to run for chair in the May 2014 election.[3][4] She noted her work on renovations to the Sellwood Bridge as something she would continue as chair.[3]
Kafoury was a founder of the political action committee X-PAC and served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1999 to 2005, including a leadership role in the Democratic Party caucus.[5]
She is the daughter of Stephen Kafoury and the late Gretchen Kafoury.
At the December 21, 2017, Board of Commissioners meeting, she called fellow commissioner Loretta Smith a "bitch" after abruptly ending the meeting when Smith was asking questions without understanding the underlying topic.[6][7]
References
- ↑ "Project Vote Smart - The Voter's Self Defense System". Project Vote Smart.
- ↑ "Multnomah County Chair's race: Deborah Kafoury wins both races (election results)". OregonLive.com.
- 1 2 Cisneros, Sergio (October 22, 2013). "Kafoury Files To Run For Multnomah County Chair". Oregon Public Broadcasting.
- ↑ House, Kelly (October 22, 2013). "Multnomah County Chair race: Deborah Kafoury files candidacy paperwork". The Oregonian.
- ↑ Law, Steve (September 12, 2013). "Kafoury leans in to county chair race". Portland Tribune.
- ↑ Campuzano, Eder (December 21, 2017). "Multnomah County chair calls Loretta Smith expletive after meeting". OregonLive.com.
- ↑ VanderHart, Dirk (December 21, 2017). "County Commissioner Loretta Smith Says Chair Deborah Kafoury Called Her a "Bitch" in a Public Meeting". Portland Mercury.