The year 2021 in Oregon involved several major events.
Politics and government Incumbents Governor: Kate Brown (D) Secretary of State: Bev Clarno (R) (until Jan 4); Shemia Fagan (D) (after Jan 4) 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly
Events
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Oregon
January
January 9 – Three days after the January 6 United States Capitol attack, a pro-Trump, rally is held in Eugene. Three people are arrested after violence breaks out between rally attendants and counter-protesters. January 17 – COVID-19 pandemic: David James Wadley Jr. becomes the first infant in the state to die from COVID-19.
March March 4 – The 2021 St. Charles Bend strike starts.
April April 16 – Killing of Robert Delgado April 18–23 – Ponina Fire April 20 – The Organic Valley creamery in McMinnville catches fire. Most of the building is destroyed, and residents within half a mile of the fire are temporarily evacuated. April 26 – The 2021 Oregon Tech strike starts.
May
May 15 – The 2021 Oregon wildfire season begins about a month earlier than usual in some parts of Central and Southern Oregon.
June June 10 – The Oregon House of Representatives expels Mike Nearman for his role in the 2020 Oregon State Capitol breach.
July
2021 Western North America heat wave
July 6 – The Bootleg Fire starts.
August August 10 – 2021 Nabisco strike August 13 – State troopers begin investigating after a dead body is discovered in Rooster Rock State Park.
October October 19 – The October 2021 Northeast Pacific bomb cyclone forms.
References
External links
2021 Oregon Vineyard and Winery Report from the Oregon Wine Board