Jerry Hinton

Councilor Jerry W. Hinton, sworn into office in Position 4 on Jan. 3, 2023, was elected to a third term in November 2022.

Councilor Hinton served his first four-year term in 2013 and his second term in 2017. He was voted Council President by his colleagues in 2015 and again in 2019.

Before joining Council, he served on Gresham’s Citizen Involvement and Finance committees.

Councilor Hinton and his family have lived in Gresham since 2003. He is a retired automotive executive and currently serves as an automotive-industry consultant. He was President and later Chairman of the Board of the National Auto Auction Association.

His passion for Gresham is to build and sustain a safe, thriving, family-oriented community by fostering community pride through volunteer service, and by providing opportunities and programs for children and families. He strives to improve neighborhood safety and livability and create long-term stability of the City’s finances through economic development, job creation, and sound fiscal policies.