Jewel Lansing

Jewel Lansing, 2009
Jewel Lansing in the 1976 Marion County Voters' Pamphlet

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Biography of Jewel Lansing".
  4. ^ a b c d "Jewel Lansing". City of Portland. March 12, 2007. Archived from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012.