2021 in Oregon
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The year 2021 in Oregon involved several major events.
Politics and government
[edit]Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: Kate Brown (D)
- Secretary of State: Bev Clarno (R) (until Jan 4); Shemia Fagan (D) (after Jan 4)
- 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly
Events
[edit]Ongoing
[edit]January
[edit]- January 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: David James Wadley Jr. becomes the first infant in the state to die from COVID-19.[1]
March
[edit]- March 4 – The 2021 St. Charles Bend strike starts.[2]
April
[edit]- April 16 – Killing of Robert Delgado[3]
- April 20 – The Organic Valley creamery in McMinnville catches fire. Most of the building is destroyed, and residents within half a mile of the fire are temporarily evacuated.[4]
- April 26 – The 2021 Oregon Tech strike starts.[5]
May
[edit]- May 15 – The 2021 Oregon wildfire season begins about a month earlier than usual in some parts of Central and Southern Oregon.[6]
June
[edit]- June 10 – The Oregon House of Representatives expels Mike Nearman for his role in the 2020 Oregon State Capitol breach.[7]
July
[edit]- July 6 – The Bootleg Fire starts.[8]
August
[edit]- August 10 – 2021 Nabisco strike[9]
- August 13 – State troopers begin investigating after a dead body is discovered in Rooster Rock State Park.[10]
October
[edit]- October 19 – The October 2021 Northeast Pacific bomb cyclone forms.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Ding, Jaimie (2021-02-19). "Premature newborn dies of COVID; mother tested positive days prior". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ "Bend hospital worker strike looms after federal court ruling". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ Zielinski, Alex. "Officer Identified in Lents Parks Fatal Shooting as Zachary DeLong". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "McMinnville creamery fire ruled an accident". kgw.com. 2021-04-21. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ "Oregon Tech faculty union votes to authorize a strike". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "Fire season begins Saturday for some parts of Oregon". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ Vanderhart, Dirk (2021-06-10). "Oregon House expels state Rep. Mike Nearman, plotter of state Capitol incursion". OPB. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ SBG, Mark Furman (2021-07-13). "Bootleg Fire in Oregon largest conflagration in nation". KATU. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ "Hundreds gather to support Nabisco bakery workers in Portland on 12th day of strike". opb. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
- ^ Williams, Kale (2021-08-26). "Portland woman, 21, found dead at Rooster Rock State Park; state troopers investigating". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ Tebor, John Bacon and Celina. "Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river blasts West Coast; 2 dead in Seattle area; hundreds of thousands without power". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2025-04-20.
External links
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Media related to 2021 in Oregon at Wikimedia Commons- 2021 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report from the Oregon Wine Board
