Sharon Meieran
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Sharon Meieran is an emergency room doctor and former Multnomah County District 1 commissioner who now practices with Portland Street Medicine. She wants effective mental health and addiction treatment and to tie all county spending to results.
Where Sharon Meieran stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (3 records), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Submitted testimony to a state House committee supporting House Joint Resolution 202, which proposed making affordable health care a right in Oregon's constitution.
February 4, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 3 support
Publicly criticized Gov. Kate Brown's COVID-19 stay-home order as too weak and urged stricter restrictions.
April 2, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: opb.org
As COVID-19 spread, publicly urged that bars and restaurants be closed after Gov. Kate Brown declined to close them.
March 16, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: wweek.com
Sponsored a county resolution, passed unanimously, declaring the supply of prescription opioid pills a public nuisance. It let county lawyers sue drug makers such as Purdue Pharma.
July 27, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: opb.org
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Proposed a three-month pilot to staff some ambulances with one paramedic and one EMT to improve slow response times; the board rejected it.
June 6, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: wweek.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Voted for the county's $2.8 billion budget but objected that it gave no new county money to Portland's outdoor shelter villages, and asked for a report on them by September.
June 3, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: opb.org
Publicly criticized Portland-area leaders for having no plan to spend billions of dollars getting homeless people into shelter, and pushed for a faster shelter plan.
April 25, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: wweek.com
Track record — General
General · 8 records
A campaign finance watchdog filed an elections complaint alleging her chair campaign and the political committee she directs broke county contribution limits.
August 31, 2026
Source: wweek.com
Cast the lone vote against the county's 2024-25 budget after the board rejected all of her amendments to shift money toward homelessness, drugs and ambulance staffing.
June 6, 2024
Source: wweek.com
Voted for a county resolution, passed 5-0, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, the return of hostages, and humanitarian aid for civilians.
March 7, 2024
Source: multco.us
Joined Commissioner Julia Brim-Edwards in asking the county to delay its plan to hand out foil and straws to people who smoke fentanyl, questioning whether it prevented harm.
July 10, 2023
Source: wweek.com
Lost the Nov. 8, 2022 race for Multnomah County chair to Jessica Vega Pederson, 45.2% to 54.0%.
November 8, 2022
Source: multco-web7-psh-files-usw2.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com
AFSCME Local 88 filed state complaints alleging she pressured the union for its endorsement in the county chair race. She called the allegations false.
October 11, 2022
Source: wweek.com
Publicly proposed folding the Portland Police Bureau into the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office, at a meeting of the county's public safety council.
October 20, 2020
Source: wweek.com
Won the Multnomah County Commission District 1 seat, defeating Eric Zimmerman with about 68% of the vote.
November 8, 2016
Source: wweek.com
Past race Sharon Meieran ran in:
- Multnomah County Chair · November 3, 2026 · Multnomah County, Oregon