page_title: Jewel Lansing
hierarchical_section_title: Jewel Lansing
caption_attribution_description: English: Four auditors of Multnomah County, Oregon: Steve March, Jewel Lansing, LaVonne Griffin-Valade, and Gary Blackmer
context_page_description: Jewel Beck Lansing is a writer and politician from Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.
  Lansing grew up in rural Montana. 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.
  She pioneered performance auditing in Portland and Multnomah County. She served as Multnomah County auditor from 1975 to 1982, and Portland auditor from 1983 to 1986. She was one of the first two women elected to Multnomah County government, and was the fifth elected to Portland government.
  Lansing was also the Democratic nominee for Treasurer of Oregon in 1976 and 1980, narrowly losing to Republican Clay Myers in both general elections.
context_section_description: Jewel Beck Lansing (born c. 1930) is a writer and politician from Portland in the U.S. state of Oregon.
  Lansing grew up in rural Montana.  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.
  She pioneered performance auditing in Portland and Multnomah County. She served as Multnomah County auditor from 1975 to 1982, and Portland auditor from 1983 to 1986. She was one of the first two women elected to Multnomah County government, and was the fifth elected to Portland government.
  Lansing was also the Democratic nominee for Treasurer of Oregon in 1976 and 1980, narrowly losing to Republican Clay Myers in both general elections.
caption: Lansing (second from left) in 2009, with fellow Multnomah County auditors Steve March, Lavonne Griffin Valade, and Gary Blackmer.
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