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Who's Who in Clackamas County Government FEDERAL GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT STATE GOVERNMENT President State Capitol State Senators cont. State Representatives cont. Joseph R. Biden (D) All mailing addresses for state officials Kathleen Taylor (D) – District 21 Jeff Reardon (D) – District 48 The White House should follow the format: 503-986-1721 – Office S-423 503-986-1448 – Office H-493 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW [email protected] [email protected] Name Washington, DC 20500 State Capitol – Office # Kayse Jama (D) – District 24 Janelle Bynum (D) – District 51 Comments: 202-456-1111 900 Court St. NE 503-986-1724 – Office S-409 503-986-1451 – Office H-276 Switchboard: 202-456-1414 Salem, OR 97301 [email protected] [email protected] TTY/TDD Comments: 202-456-6213 www.whitehouse.gov/contact/write-or-call Chuck Thomsen (R) – District 26 Anna Williams (D) – District 52 503-986-1726 – Office S-315 503-986-1452 – Office H-473 Governor [email protected] [email protected] US Senators Lynn Findley (R) – District 30 Kate Brown (D) Legislative Information 503-378-4582 – Office 254 503-986-1730 – Office S-301 Jeff Merkley (D) www.oregon.gov [email protected] For information about particular bills, the 531 Hart Senate Office Building legislative process, or to leave messages Washington, DC 20510 Secretary of State State Representatives for legislators/committees, contact: 202-224-3753 or 503-326-3386 Rick Lewis (R) – District 18 Fax: 202-228-3997 Shemia Fagan (D) Legislature www.merkley.senate.gov 503-986-1523 – Office 136 503-986-1418 – Office H-484 1-800-332-2313 [email protected] [email protected] www.oregonlegislature.gov Ron Wyden (D) www.sos.state.or.us Courtney Neron (D) – District 26 221 Dirksen Senate Office Building 503-986-1426 – Office H-281 REGIONAL GOVERNMENT Washington, DC 20510 State Senators [email protected] 202-224-5244 or 503-326-7525 Fred Girod (R) – District 9 Dacia Grayber (D) – District 35 Fax: 202-228-2717 Metro Regional Center www.wyden.senate.gov 503-986-1709 – Office S-323 503-986-1435 – Office H-492 [email protected] [email protected] 600 NE Grand Ave. US Representatives Kim Thatcher (R) – District 13 Rachel Prusak (D) – District 37 Portland, OR 97232 503-797-1700 Earl Blumenauer (D) – District 3 503-986-1713 – Office S-307 503-986-1437 – Office H-489 [email protected] [email protected] www.oregonmetro.gov 1111 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 Ginny Burdick (D) – District 18 Andrea Salinas (D) – District 38 Metro Council Members 202-225-4811 or 503-231-2300 503-986-1718 – Office S-211 503-986-1438 – Office H-282 Lynn Peterson – President Fax: 202-225-8941 [email protected] [email protected] 503-797-1889 www.blumenauer.house.gov Christine Drazan (R) – District 39 [email protected] Rob Wagner (D) – District 19 Kurt Schrader (D) – District 5 (503) 986-1439 – Office H-395 503-986-1719 – Office S-223 Shirley Craddick - District 1 2431 Rayburn House Office Building [email protected] 503-797-1547 [email protected] Washington, DC 20515 [email protected] Mark W. Meek (D) – District 40 202-225-5711 or 503-557-1324 Bill Kennemer (R) – District 20 503-986-1440 – Office H-478 Christine Lewis - District 2 Fax: 202-225-5699 503-986-1720 – Office S-401 [email protected] 503-797-1887 www.schrader.house.gov [email protected] [email protected] Karin A. Power (D) – District 41 503-986-1441 – Office H-274 Gerritt Rosenthal - District 3 [email protected] 503-797-1549 [email protected] COUNTY GOVERNMENT CITY GOVERNMENTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHO'S WHO www.clackamas.us Barlow 503-266-1330 Clackamas Education Service District www.clackesd.org 503-675-4000 www.cityofbarlow.us IN Board of County Commissioners Canby 503-266-4021 Canby 503-266-7861 CLACKAMAS COUNTY Tootie Smith, Chair www.canbyoregon.gov www.canby.k12.or.us Sonya Fischer Estacada 503-630-8270 Paul Savas OVERNMENT www.cityofestacada.org Colton 503-824-3535 G Martha Schrader www.colton.k12.or.us Mark Shull Gladstone 503-656-5225 www.ci.gladstone.or.us Estacada 503-630-6871 2051 Kaen Road 2021-2022 Happy Valley 503-783-3800 www.estacada.k12.or.us Oregon City, OR 97045 www.happyvalleyor.gov 503-655-8581 Gladstone 503-655-2777 Fax: 503-742-5919 Johnson City 503-655-9710 www.gladstone.k12.or.us [email protected] Lake Oswego 503-635-0270 www.clackamas.us/bcc Lake Oswego 503-534-2000 www.ci.oswego.or.us www.losdschools.org Elections Division Milwaukie 503-786-7555 www.milwaukieoregon.gov Molalla River 503-829-2359 County Clerk Sherry Hall www.molallariv.k12.or.us Molalla 503-829-6855 1710 Red Soils Court, Suite 100 www.cityofmolalla.com Oregon City, OR 97045 North Clackamas 503-353-6000 www.nclack.k12.or.us 503-655-8510 Oregon City 503-657-0891 www.clackamas.us/elections www.orcity.org [email protected] Oregon City 503-785-8000 Portland 503-823-4000 www.ocsd62.org Treasurer www.portland.gov Oregon Trail 503-668-5541 Rivergrove 503-639-6919 Brian Nava www.oregontrailschools.com http://cityofrivergrove.com 2051 Kaen Road #460 Sandy 503-668-5533 West Linn-Wilsonville 503-673-7000 Oregon City, OR 97045 www.ci.sandy.or.us www.wlwv.k12.or.us 503-742-5990 www.clackamas.us/treasurer Tualatin 503-692-2000 [email protected] www.tualatinoregon.gov West Linn 503-657-0331 County Courthouse The League of Women Voters is a www.westlinnoregon.gov nonpartisan organization of women and 807 Main Street Wilsonville 503-682-1011 men whose purpose is to promote Oregon City, OR 97045 www.ci.wilsonville.or.us political responsibility through active and League of Women Voters® 503-655-8447 informed participation in government. of Clackamas County District Attorney John Wentworth Acknowledgments 503-655-8431 Katie Lu, Sonja Kollias and Robi Ingram-Rich https://my.lwv.org/oregon/clackamas-county [email protected] .
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