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 was elected Sheriff in 2022 with 62% of the vote, defeating Captain Derrick Peterson and Corrections Deputy Nicholas Alberts, both employees of the Sheriff's Office.[4][5]

Electoral history
2022 Multnomah County Sheriff Election[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Nonpartisan Nicole Morrisey O'Donnell 95,929 62.0
Nonpartisan Derrick Peterson 51,519 33.3
Nonpartisan Nicholas Alberts 6,421 4.1

References
  1. "New Multnomah County sheriff sworn in, the first woman in the job". opb. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  2. "First female sheriff of Multnomah County Sheriff's Office sworn in". kgw.com. January 4, 2023. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  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. 2023-01-04. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  4. Egener, Max. "Meet the candidates for Multnomah County sheriff". PortlandTribune.com. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  5. Zielinski, Alex. "After Previous Rejection, Sheriff Candidate Peterson Approved to Obtain Law Enforcement Certification". Portland Mercury. Retrieved 2023-02-26.
  6. https://ballotpedia.org/Nicole_Morrisey_O%27Donnell. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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