Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell
OR · Multnomah County Sheriff
Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell has been Multnomah County sheriff since 2023, the county's first woman in the job, after rising from deputy to undersheriff. Her priorities include reducing gun violence with data-driven strategies and expanding mental health and addiction services.
Where Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell stands, based on their records
Supports
Immigration (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Published guidance in seven languages saying the Sheriff's Office does not enforce federal immigration law or hold people on ICE requests, as Oregon law requires.
February 3, 2025Supports Immigration
Source: mcso.us
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Released a public letter warning that the chair's proposed 2026-27 county budget would underfund public safety.
April 20, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: mcso.us
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 4 support
Publicly refused to use county jails for people whose only offense was breaking Portland's camping rules, saying jail is for people who pose a real danger.
July 30, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: mcso.us
Opened an internal investigation, run by an outside investigator, into the three jail deputies accused of helping assaults and smuggling contraband, after prosecutors declined charges.
February 20, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: mcso.us
Invited the National Institute of Corrections to review jail security and health care, and made its report public.
January 12, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: mcso.us
Asked for an independent outside review after six people died in Multnomah County jails in about three months.
August 10, 2023Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: digital-release.koin.com
Track record — General
General · 5 records
Was sent a letter by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee demanding records on her office's refusal to honor ICE detainers.
June 23, 2026
Source: judiciary.house.gov
Multnomah County agreed to a $2.5 million settlement with the family of a man who died in jail in 2023 while withdrawing from fentanyl, during her term.
June 18, 2025
Source: wweek.com
Led the Sheriff's Office as it earned national accreditation for its law enforcement and corrections work.
April 15, 2025
Source: mcso.us
Agreed with Mayor Ted Wheeler to start booking people who break Portland's camping rules once a process for offering them services was set, with a 120-day review.
August 20, 2024
Source: mcso.us
Was elected Multnomah County sheriff with about 63% of the vote on May 17, 2022, the first woman elected to the job.
May 17, 2022
Source: int.nbc16.com
Past race Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell ran in:
- Multnomah County Sheriff · November 3, 2026 · Multnomah County, Oregon · incumbent