Jessica Vega Pederson
Jessica Vega Pederson | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Deborah Kafoury |
| Member of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners from the 3rd district | |
| In office January 1, 2017 – December 31, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Judy Shiprack |
| Succeeded by | Diane Rosenbaum |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 47th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jefferson Smith |
| Succeeded by | Diego Hernandez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 49–50) Crown Point, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | Loyola University Chicago (BA) |
Jessica Vega Pederson is a Democratic politician in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served in the Oregon House of Representatives, for two two-year terms, from January 2013 through 2016. From 2017 to 2022, Vega Pederson served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County, the state's most populous county. In 2022, Vega Pederson was elected to serve as county chair, and took office in 2023.