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What’s new:
The Clackamas County Board of Commissioners just
experienced a major political shakeup with the election of
Chairman John Ludlow and Commissioner Tootie Smith in
November. They encouraged Administrator Steve Wheeler
to retire, so the commissioners are now looking for their
replacement top non-elected official to direct most county
department managers.
The shakeup began at the onset of 2011, when former
Chairwoman Lynn Peterson announced she would leave to
serve as a policy advisor to Gov. John Kitzhaber. Charlotte
Lehan was appointed to replace Peterson, and commis-
sioners filled Lehan’s vacancy with Jamie Damon that May,
but Smith now proudly claims the title of “first conservative
woman elected to the Clackamas County Commission.”
Commissioner Paul Savas was among Lehan’s oppo-
nents for the chairperson’s election, and Savas this spring
announced he would run for re-election as a regular com-
missioner.
Meanwhile, Ann Lininger didn’t run again for her seat last
year, and she was replaced by former Commissioner
Martha Schrader.
Federal stimulus money kept the county working on a
number of projects last year, including money from a federal
program that will help lay 180 new miles of broadband fiber
infrastructure, bringing better Internet service to rural areas
and free service to schools, hospitals and public buildings.
The county and the Oregon Department of Transportation
are also hoping to move forward with the Sunrise project,
which will create a new, limited access highway between
I-205 and the Rock Creek Junction along Highways
212/224 to ease congestion and help with freight traffic.
Signature event:
The Clackamas County Fair,
Aug. 13-18, 2013, at the
Clackamas County Events Center, 694 N.E. Fourth Ave.,
Canby; clackamascountyeventcenter.com
Chairman John Ludlow
Ludlow previously served as mayor of Wilsonville, on the Wilsonville City
Council and as a board member for Clackamas Community College. He has
twice been honored as Wilsonville Citizen of the Year and received the
Oregon Department of Corrections 2012 Outstanding Volunteer Award.
Jim Bernard
Bernard was elected in November 2008. He previously served as mayor
of Milwaukie for eight years and is the owner of a third-generation,
family-owned business founded in 1925 — Bernard’s Garage. Currently a
Wilsonville resident, Bernard was born and raised in Milwaukie, and was
instrumental in starting the city’s farmers market.
Paul Savas
Savas is serving his first term on the board, winning election in 2010.
Savas owns an automotive tuning and repair shop that he opened on
McLoughlin Boulevard 25 years ago. He has also served on the Oak Lodge
Sanitary District Board, the Oak Lodge Water District Board and other
boards. He lives in Oak Grove with his wife and two children. He is the only
commissioner who lives in the North Clackamas urban areas.
Martha Schrader
Schrader previously served as a county commissioner from 2003 to 2009,
and she also served as a state senator from 2009 to 2011. She holds a
bachelor’s degree degree from Cornell University, a master’s degree from the
University of Illinois, and has completed advanced coursework in public
policy and administration at Portland State University.
Tootie Smith
Smith was a state representative from 2001 to 2005 where she served on
several key committees including Ways and Means. A fourth generation farmer,
a former journalist and lobbyist, she has served as a chief financial officer for
several corporations. She served on the board of directors for the Brain Injury
Association of Oregon for seven years and was its president for two years.
County Commission