Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell

Nicole Morrisey O’Donnell is an American law enforcement officer who currently serves as the 41st Sheriff of Multnomah County, Oregon, the county where Portland is located.[1][2]

Career

Morrisey O'Donnell attended the University of Portland.[3] She started at the Sheriff's office in 1996 as a Deputy, before being promoted to lieutenant, captain, chief deputy and undersheriff.[1] She ran for Sheriff in 2022, facing Captain Derrick Peterson and Corrections Deputy Nicholas Alberts, both employees of the Sheriff's Office.[4][5] On May 17, 2022 Morrisey O'Donnell was elected with 62% of the vote, becoming the first female Sheriff in the county's history.[6]

Electoral history
2022 Multnomah County Sheriff Election[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell 110,796 61.7
Nonpartisan Derrick Peterson 60,561 33.7
Nonpartisan Nicholas Alberts 7,487 4.2
Write-in 794 0.4
Total votes 179,638 100%

References
  1. "New Multnomah County sheriff sworn in, the first woman in the job". opb. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  2. "First female sheriff of Multnomah County Sheriff's Office sworn in". kgw.com. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  3. "Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell sworn in as Multnomah County Sheriff; first woman to hold the office in the organization's near 170 year history". Multnomah County. 4 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  4. Egener, Max. "Meet the candidates for Multnomah County sheriff". PortlandTribune.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. Zielinski, Alex. "After Previous Rejection, Sheriff Candidate Peterson Approved to Obtain Law Enforcement Certification". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 25 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  6. Gaitán, Catalina (17 May 2022). "Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell wins historic Multnomah County sheriff's race". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 10 January 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. "Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell". ballotpedia.org. Archived from the original on 26 February 2023. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
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