Multnomah County Commisioner District 4

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District 4 is the largest geographic area in Multnomah County, and is currently represented by County Commissioner Lonnie Roberts.

Residents

The citizens of east county, like much of rural Oregon are known for their strong work ethic as well as conservative and independent thinking.

Over 146,000 people reside in East county which encompasses all the area from 148th street in East Portland to the fish hatchery and from the Columbia River south to the Multnomah/Clackamas county line.

District 4 hosts Mt. Hood Community College as well as 6 public high schools, and 38 public middle and elementary schools providing education for 35,800 school age children.

There are also 3 public libraries, two community centers and over 140 places of worship.

East county is a diverse population which includes people from all parts of the globe. Thirty seven different languages are spoken in district 4.

Business & Industry

There are approximately 6,500 businesses in East County. More than 150 companies provide work for over 100 employees each. Service industries account for 32% of the jobs in our district, while the retail trades provide 22% of the work and manufacturing & construction about 14%.

Small Business

There are over 5,000 small businesses in east county, employing less than 25 people each.

Small business in district 4 benefit from the pro-business attitude of all the cities and County Commissioner Roberts. In addition there is an excellent and growing transit system, a strong infrastructure in Gresham (the fourth largest city in the state) and lower property and operational costs.

Business and industry also benefit from the support and promotion of three business associations and the chambers of commerce of Gresham and Troutdale.