[3][4] In 2022, Vasquez prosecuted the second-degree murder case of Benjamin Smith stemming from the February 2022 Normandale Park shooting.
[5] The Oregon State Bar ultimately dismissed the complaint, citing "no sufficient basis to warrant a referral to Disciplinary Counsel.
[6] Calhoun was previously imprisoned for burglary and vehicle theft but in July 2021, his sentence was commuted by then-Governor Kate Brown.
[1] During the campaign, Vasquez earned broad support from Portland's public safety unions and business leaders.
[11] After Vasquez defeated Schmidt, internal strife occurred within the Multnomah County district attorney's office.