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Albany: Government & Civic

Governance in Albany: Albany operates as an incorporated municipal government (city hall: (541) 917-7500). Sits in U.S. Congressional District 4. Municipal code published via municode. Nearest courthouse: Linn County Courthouse (0.8 mi away). Federal spending in the surrounding county runs $10,566 per resident ($1.0B FY2024).

City Hall & Contacts

Contacts · City Hall · NameCITY OF ALBANY
Contacts · City Hall · Phone(541) 917-7500
Contacts · City Hall · AddressPO BOX 490
Contacts · City Hall · CityALBANY
Contacts · City Hall · Zip97321
Contacts · City Hall · Phone How Foundscraped from city hall website
Contacts · City Hall · Phone Verified At2026-04-12
Government Structure · Government NameCITY OF MILLERSBURG
Government Structure · Government Type2 - MUNICIPAL
Government Structure · Address4222 OLD SALEM RD NE
Government Structure · Zip97321
Municipal Code · Publishermunicode
Municipal Code Publishermunicode
Municipal Code URLhttps://library.municode.com/or/albany-city-oregon

Sources: Census Govt Units + municipal websites · COG General Purpose — city+state match · Municode/eCode360 directory scrape — matched by state + place FIPS  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Mayor & City Council

City Officials (1)

Gahan It
Mayor · https://www.cityofnewalbany.com
MayorThe Albany

State Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

State Legislative Districts · Upper Chamber41008
State Legislative Districts · Lower Chamber41015

Sources: NCES school state legislative district assignment

Federal Representation

Federal and state legislative representation: U.S. Congressional district, U.S. Senators, and state legislative districts. Officials change with elections.

Senators (2)

Ron Wyden
D · 1996
Jeff Merkley
D · 2009
Congressional District · District4
Congressional District · Congress118th

Sources: NCES school congressional district assignment

Voting & Eligibility

State Campaign Finance · Total Contributions107,066,767.13
State Campaign Finance · Total Transactions4,171,631
State Campaign Finance · Num Committees6
State Campaign Finance · Cycle2,024
State Campaign Finance · Per Capita25.27 (vs Oregon $9,255)
Voting · Citizen Voting Age Pop40,189
Voting · Citizen 18Plus38,999
Voting · Noncitizen 18Plus1,190
Voting · Eligible Voter Pct70.7%

Sources: FEC API schedule_a/by_state — aggregated by state · Census ACS — citizen voting age population

Justice & Courts

Court infrastructure — county courthouses + nearest state/federal courts. Distance reflects driving miles to the nearest courthouse.

Facilities (1)

Linn County Courthouse
300 Fourth Avenue Southwest
Nearest Courthouse · NameLinn County Courthouse
Nearest Courthouse · CityAlbany
Nearest Courthouse · Distance0.8 mi

Sources: HIFLD Courthouses  ·  Refreshed 2026-04-12

Disaster History

Federal Disaster Declarations (11)

Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 2024 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4768-OR
Severe Winter Storm
February 2021 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4599-OR
Wildfires And Straight-Line Winds
September 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · incident type: fire · DR-4562-OR
COVID-19 Pandemic Federal Disaster
January 2020 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4499-OR
COVID-19 Emergency
January 2020 · Emergency declaration · Public Assistance only (institutional reimbursement) · EM-3429-OR
Severe Winter Storm
February 2014 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4169-OR
Severe Winter Storm, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
January 2012 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-4055-OR
Severe Winter Storm And Flooding
December 2006 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1683-OR
Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides
December 2005 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1632-OR
Hurricane Katrina (hosted evacuees, no local impact)
August 2005 · Emergency declaration · hosted federal evacuees (no local impact) · incident type: coastal storm · EM-3228-OR
Severe Winter Storms
December 2003 · Major disaster declaration · Public Assistance to local agencies (no Individual Assistance) · Hazard Mitigation grants available · DR-1510-OR

Federal Spending

Federal dollars flowing to the surrounding county — grants, direct payments, contracts, loans (USAspending.gov).

Federal Spending · Federal Spending Fy2024$1,005,744,280
Federal Spending · Per Capita10,566.32 (vs Oregon $9,255)
Federal Spending · Population95,184 people (vs Oregon 56,011)

Sources: USAspending API

Other

County Officials (6)

Pete Gosar
Commissioner · corpus://wyoming/albany-county · L1_corpus
Pete Gosar
Commissioner · corpus://wyoming/albany-county · L1_corpus_v2
Pete Gosar
Commissioner · https://www.albanycountywy.gov/338/Commissioners · L1_corpus_v3
Terri Jones
Commissioner · corpus://wyoming/albany-county · L1_corpus
Terri Jones
Commissioner · corpus://wyoming/albany-county · L1_corpus_v2
Terri Jones
Commissioner · https://www.albanycountywy.gov/338/Commissioners · L1_corpus_v3
Live Links · Weather Forecasthttps://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.601426&lon=-123.094763
Live Links · Weather Alertshttps://alerts.weather.gov/search?point=44.601426,-123.094763
State Fiscal · Gdp Billions274
State Fiscal · Fed Taxes Paid Per Capita10,875
State Fiscal · Fed Spending Received Per Capita$10,216
State Fiscal · Balance Per Capita-659

Sources: NWS API — built from school coordinates · Public fiscal data compilation