2021 in Oregon
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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
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- January 9 – Three days after the January 6 United States Capitol attack, a pro-Trump, rally is held in Eugene. Three people are arrested after violence breaks out between rally attendants and counter-protesters.[1]
- January 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: David James Wadley Jr. becomes the first infant in the state to die from COVID-19.[2]
March
[edit]- March 4 – The 2021 St. Charles Bend strike starts.[3]
April
[edit]- April 16 – Killing of Robert Delgado[4]
- April 18–23 – Ponina Fire[5][6]
- 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.[7]
- April 26 – The 2021 Oregon Tech strike starts.[8]
May
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- May 15 – The 2021 Oregon wildfire season begins about a month earlier than usual in some parts of Central and Southern Oregon.[9]
June
[edit]- June 10 – The Oregon House of Representatives expels Mike Nearman for his role in the 2020 Oregon State Capitol breach.[10]
July
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- July 6 – The Bootleg Fire starts.[11]
August
[edit]- August 10 – 2021 Nabisco strike[12]
- August 13 – State troopers begin investigating after a dead body is discovered in Rooster Rock State Park.[13]
October
[edit]- October 19 – The October 2021 Northeast Pacific bomb cyclone forms.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "3 arrested at Trump rally, counter protest in Eugene". KOIN.com. 2021-01-10. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "2 structures destroyed in south central Oregon wildfire". opb. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ↑ "Full containment expected later today on Ponina Fire". Klamath Falls News. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2026-03-12.
- ↑ "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
