Jewel Lansing

Jewel Beck Lansing (born c. 1930)^[1]^[2] is a writer and politician from Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon. She served as Portland City Auditor from 1983 to 1986.^[1]

Early life and education

Lansing grew up in rural Montana.^[3] She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Montana and a master's degree in education from Stanford University. She moved to Portland in 1961.^[1]

Political career

She pioneered performance auditing in Portland and Multnomah County. She served as Multnomah County auditor from 1975 to 1982, and Portland City Auditor from 1983 to 1986.^[1]^[4] She was one of the first two women elected to Multnomah County government, and was the fifth elected to Portland government.^[4]

Lansing was also the Democratic nominee for Treasurer of Oregon in 1976 and 1980, narrowly losing to Republican Clay Myers in both general elections.^[2]^[4]

Books authored

Lansing has published several books.^[4]

Portland: People, Politics, and Power, 1851-2001. Oregon State University Press, 2003.
Campaigning for Office: A Woman Runs (out of print). R & E Publishers, 1991.
101 Campaign Tips for Women Candidates and Their Staffs (out of print). R & E Publishers, 1991.
Deadly Games in City Hall (fiction/murder mystery). Skylark Press, 1997.
My Montana: A History and Memoir, 1930 to 1950. Inkwater Press, 2007.
A Czech Family Heritage: Bohemia-U.S.A. - 1765-1996 (out of print)
with Ole J. Lokberg: The Beck Family Book: Norway-U.S.A. - 1700-1989 (out of print)
with Fred Leeson: Multnomah: The Tumultuous Story of Oregon's Most Populous County. Oregon State University Press, 2012.^[2]

Personal

Lansing is married and lives in southwest Portland with her husband, Ron. The couple raised two daughters, and a son.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anderson, Jennifer (November 4, 2003). "Tireless Portlander tells it like it was: Big book tells the story of the city's origins, politics and players". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Griffin, Anna (August 16, 2012). "Jewel Lansing shares more local political history and insights with new book about Multnomah County". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
^ "Biography of Jewel Lansing".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jewel Lansing". City of Portland. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

External links

[tireless-1] Anderson, Jennifer (November 4, 2003). "Tireless Portlander tells it like it was: Big book tells the story of the city's origins, politics and players". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on February 23, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2012.

[griffin2012-2] Griffin, Anna (August 16, 2012). "Jewel Lansing shares more local political history and insights with new book about Multnomah County". The Oregonian. Retrieved August 20, 2012.

[autobio-3] "Biography of Jewel Lansing".

[PDXonline-4] "Jewel Lansing". City of Portland. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.

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