Deborah Kafoury
| Deborah Kafoury | |
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| Multnomah County Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 2009 |
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| Constituency | portions of Portland, Oregon and Multnomah County |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 18th, then 43rd district |
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| In office 1999–2005 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Carter |
| Succeeded by | Chip Shields |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 19, 1967 Walla Walla, Washington |
| Political party | Democratic |
Deborah Kafoury (born August 19, 1967) is a politician in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Born in Walla Walla, Washington, Kafoury received her bachelor's degree from Whitman College.[1] She is the chair of the Multnomah County Commission, where she succeeded Jeff Cogen.[2] She previously held a seat on the commission, which she resigned in October 2013 in order to run for chair in the May 2014 election.[3][4] She noted her work on renovations to the Sellwood Bridge as something she would continue as chair.[3]
Kafoury was a founder of the political action committee X-PAC and served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1999 to 2005, including a leadership role in the Democratic Party caucus.[5]
She is the daughter of Stephen Kafoury and the late Gretchen Kafoury.
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