2022 in Oregon

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The year 2022 in Oregon involved several major events.

Politics and government

Incumbents

• Governor: Kate Brown (D)
• Secretary of State: Shemia Fagan (D)

Elections

• 2022 Oregon elections primaries on May 17; general election November 8^[1]

Events

January

• January 28 –Greek restaurant Bluto's opens in Portland.^[2]

February

• February 1–March 4 – 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly short session^[3]
• February 19 – Normandale Park shooting^[4]

March

• March 12 – Oregon lifts indoor mask mandates in most places.^[5]

April

• April 3 – Champagne Poetry Patisserie opens in Portland.^[6]
• April 21 – President Joe Biden visits Portland for the first time since taking office. He gives a speech at the Portland Air National Guard Base and attends a fundraiser with the Portland Yacht Club.^[7]

May

• May 31 – Dinolandia, an art project and museum, opens in Portland.^[8]

June

• June 2 – Murder of Daniel Brophy^[9]
• June 4
  • 2022 Pacific Office Automation 147^[10]
  • 2022 Portland 112^[11]
• June 8–11 – 2022 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships^[12]
• June 22 – The Dolly Olive opens in Portland.^[13]
• June 23–26 – 2022 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships^[14]
• June 29 – Bar Cala opens in Portland.^[15]

July

• 2022 Oregon wildfires start.^[16]
• July 1 – Lesbian/LGBTQ-friendly bar Doc Marie's opens for a single day, shutting down the next day due to manager resignations and employee grievances.^[17]

• July 15–24 – 2022 World Athletics Championships^[18]
• July 31 – The Blumenauer Bridge for bicyclists and pedestrians opens in Portland.^[19]

August

• August 1–November 2 – Cedar Creek Fire^[20]
• August 13 – Doc Marie's reopens.^[21]
• August 21 – An experimental plane crashes near Scio, resulting on the death of the pilot and injury of the passenger.^[22]
• August 28 – A shooting in Bend, Oregon results in two people wounded and three deaths, including the shooter.^[23]

September

• September 4 – 2022 Grand Prix of Portland^[24]
• September 19 – Amid ongoing wildfires, public officials tell Eugene and Springfield residents to stay indoors due to poor air quality.^[25]

October

• October 1 – The Oregon City Bridge is closed for celebrations of its 100th year anniversary. Delegations from the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, and the Yakama Nation are in attendance, participating in a welcome ceremony and exchange of gifts.^[26]
• October 13 – The Grant County sheriff arrests a U.S. Forest Service worker after a controlled burn at Malheur National Forest spreads and burns 20 acres of private farmland.^[27]
• October 15 – President Biden visits Portland, speaking to a small crowd in the East Portland Community Center.^[28]
• October 18 – Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters announces that she will retire in December.^[29]
• October 23 – About 200 protesters and counter-protesters, some with firearms, face off outside a Drag Queen Story Hour at a pub in Eugene.^[30]
• October 25 – The State of Oregon announces that SNAP recipients will receive extra emergency food benefits through the end of the year.^[31]

November

• November 20 – Grass Valley is temporarily evacuated after a fire breaks out at a hemp manufacturing facility.^[32]

December

• December 14 – A 4.9 magnitude earthquake strikes off the Oregon Coast.^[33]
• December 19 – After months of antibiotics fail to treat her chronic ear infections, doctors at Oregon State University's vetrinary hospital perform the first-ever total ear canal removal surgery on a pig. The pig that underwent the operation was a Vietnamese potbelly pig named Ella.^[34]
• December 23 – A winter storm causes power outages and brings sleet and freezing rain to the Willamette Valley and Columbia River Gorge.^[35]

References

1. "US Sen. Ron Wyden will seek reelection in 2022". opb. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
2. "Bluto's, hotly anticipated Greek restaurant from Lardo team, opens in Southeast Portland". The Oregonian. 2022-01-31. Archived from the original on 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
3. Radnovich, Connor. "Oregon's short legislative session begins with a focus on jobs, climate, education". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
4. "1 dead, 5 injured in shooting near Normandale Park in Northeast Portland". opb. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
5. "Here's where masks are still required in Oregon and Washington". kgw.com. 2022-03-10. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
6. Chew Hamilton, Katherine (2022-04-14). "Portland Food News: Baked Goods and Soup Dumplings Are on the Horizon". Portland Monthly. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
7. "Biden visits Portland: Here's a look at what he said and where he visited". kgw.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
8. "Dinolandia brings Jurassic thrills to downtown Portland". opb. Archived from the original on 2023-12-05. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
9. "Daniel Craig Brophy". Neptune Society Obituaries. Archived from the original on June 13, 2022.
10. "2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series Portland Race Page". Jayski's NASCAR Silly Season Site. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
11. "Practice/qualifying results: Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway". arcaracing.com. June 4, 2022. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
12. "2021 NCAA Outdoor Time Schedule". Track & Field News. June 4, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
13. Fuentes, Carlos (2022-06-22). "Sesame Collective Restaurant Group opens Dolly Olive in downtown Portland". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-19.
14. "USA Track & Field | USATF Announces Roster for NACAC Open Championships in Freeport, Grand Bahama". usatf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
15. "A Guide to Portland's Latest Restaurant Openings". Eater Portland. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
16. "Oregon governor declares statewide emergency as wildfire spreads". Associated Press. 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
17. Dixon Kavanagh, Shane (2022-08-10). "How a Portland 'lesbian bar for everyone' closed after one day". The Oregonian. Contributions by MJ Johnson. Archived from the original on 2022-08-12. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
18. "Timetable | Oregon 22 | World Athletics Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
19. Gordon, Tom (2022-07-31). "Blumenauer Bridge opens for bikes and pedestrians across I-84 in Northeast Portland". kgw.com. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
20. "Unhealthy air returns to Eugene-Springfield due to wildfire smoke; advisory issued". The Register-Guard. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
21. Wong, Janey (2022-08-12). "Lesbian Bar Doc Marie's Is Reopening Following Its Troubled Start". Eater Portland. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
22. Rogoway, Mike (2022-08-22). "Oregon pilot killed, wife severely injured when experimental plane crashes in Linn County". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
23. sources, KTVZ news (2022-08-30). "Bend PD release new info on Safeway shooting: Over 100 shots fired; hero went after gunman with produce knife". KTVZ. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
24. "Grid penalty confirmed for title contender Newgarden at Portland". www.motorsport.com. 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2024-03-07.
25. Acker, Lizzy (2022-09-20). "Eugene, Springfield residents told to stay indoors due to poor air quality". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
26. Hale, Jamie (2022-10-05). "Tribes join celebration of 100-year-old Arch Bridge between Oregon City, West Linn". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
27. "Oregon sheriff arrests Forest Service worker after prescribed burn spreads to private ranch". The Oregonian. 2022-10-22. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
28. Ehrlich, April. "In Portland, Biden urges support for Kotek, highlights Democratic wins". OPB. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
29. Sparling, Zane (2022-10-18). "Oregon Supreme Court Chief Justice Martha Walters announces retirement amid public defense crisis". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
30. "'Drag Queen Story Hour' at Oregon pub draws gun-carrying protesters". The Oregonian. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
31. "Thousands of Oregon households will get extra food benefits through end of 2022". The Oregonian. 2022-10-27. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
32. Oregonian/OregonLive, Austin De Dios | The (2022-11-22). "Fire in hemp manufacturing plant prompts evacuation of small Oregon town". oregonlive. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
33. "Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes off Oregon coast; no tsunami expected". The Oregonian. 2022-12-14. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
34. "First total ear canal removal surgery performed on Ella the pig at Oregon State veterinary hospital". Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine. 2023-01-05. Retrieved 2025-08-21.
35. "Winter storm blankets Northwest in sleet and freezing rain, leaves thousands without power". opb. Retrieved 2025-08-19.

External links

• Media related to 2022 in Oregon at Wikimedia Commons
• 2022 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report from the Oregon Wine Board