Deborah Scroggin

Elections and Special Projects Manager, City of Portland, Oregon

Deborah serves as the Elections and Special Programs Manager for the City of Portland Auditor’s Office. After serving as state of Oregon Elections Director during the 2022 Primary and General Election, including overseeing campaign finance, investigations, and statewide elections projects, Deborah rejoined the City of Portland during an exciting and critical time for the region.

Deborah directs an expanding elections office that will introduce a series of reforms in 2024, including: the use of ranked-choice voting, an expanded City Council, and Council member elections by geographic district. In addition to administering elections alongside county elections offices, the office conducts voter outreach, administers the lobbyist and political consultant registration program, and enforces campaign finance regulations.

Deborah has a decade of elections administration experience, having previously served under two elected Auditors and the Secretary of State.