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The County is administered by an elected commission that consists of a Chair, four Commissioners, the District Attorney, the Sheriff and an auditor. The County government includes a circuit court. Appointed officials fill its Finance, Elections, and Surveyor roles.
=== State Government ===
Much of the legislation that relates to housing, transportation, development and land use in Portland is ultimately determined at the state level, in the state legislature in Oregon's capital, Salem.
Like the United States federal government, Oregon's state government consists of three branches:
*Legislative branch, represented by the House of Representatives (sixty members elected to two-year terms) and the Senate (thirty members elected to four-year terms) of the [http://www.oregonlegislature.gov/ Oregon Legislative Assembly] (popularly termed the Oregon State Legislature)
*Executive branch, represented by the states administrative apparatus and its [http://www.oregon.gov/gov/pages/index.aspx Governor]. Oregon governors serve four-year terms and are limited to two consecutive terms of office. As of this writing, the '''next gubernatorial election is scheduled for November 6, 2018'''.
*Judicial, led by the Head Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
See list of enacted Oregon legislation relating to housing, transportation, development, and land use.
== Public and Governmental Resources ==
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