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Some Elected Officials Disagreed With Move to Advise TriMet on Executive Director Search Clackamas County Chair Jim Bernard says he’s suspicious Metro may be angling to take over the transit agency. MAX Orange Line station. (Brian Burk) As
WW reported earlier this week, a large number of advocacy groups and local elected officials have offered TriMet unsolicited advice about how to hire its next executive director. Advocates and electeds wrote separate letters to the regional transit agency s board last week following the Dec. 17 announcement that current TriMet general manager Doug Kelsey will retire in March 2021 when his contract expires.
Political veteran takes helm of Clackamas County GOP
Margie Hughes has grassroots vision to help Republicans retain newly gained influence
A veteran political organizer and former executive director of Oregon s Republican Party has come out of retirement to lead the party in Clackamas County.
Margie Hughes, a retired Oregon City real estate broker and longtime political activist, was recently elected as chair of the Clackamas County GOP, and she plans to use her decades of experience advocating on behalf of conservative policy and values to help Republicans retain their hard fought, newly won influence. Voters in Clackamas County are looking for change. It s never been more evident than on the county commission, Hughes said, referring to major wins by both Chair-elect Tootie Smith and relative political newcomer Mark Shull on the November ballot.