Who is the first woman to serve as the Speaker of thr Oregon House of Representatives as well as thr Portland Oregon mayor in 2000?
Portland, Oregon mayoral election, 2000 The 2000 Portland mayoral election was held on May 16, 2000, to elect the mayor of Portland, Oregon. Incumbent mayor Vera Katz was reelected to a third term.
Jan Laverty Jones Jan Laverty Jones (born Janis Lyle Laverty, later Blackhurst; March 16, 1949) is an American businesswoman and politician. She was mayor of Las Vegas, Nevada from 1991 to 1999 and the first woman to serve as mayor of Las Vegas. Jones is a member of the Democratic Party.