Dingfelder leaves Oregon Senate for Hales' staff

Portland Business Journal:

A Portland state senator will leave her post to join Portland Mayor Charlie Hales’ staff as an environmentally focused senior policy director.

Sen. Jackie Dingfelder had served in the state senate since 2008 after spending the previous seven years in the Oregon House. Dingfelder’s district includes parts of Northeast and Southeast Portland.

Dingfelder brings “a diverse portfolio of academic and professional expertise to us on sustainability, planning, social justice, and environmental issues,”…

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