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Following the passing of State Senator Aaron Woods from the Oregon State Senate, the boards of Clackamas, Washington and Yamhill counties will hold a joint virtual meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 7 to interview candidates and select a replacement for the open position.
Oregon law(Link is external) requires that a legislative vacancy be filled by county commissioners representing the district in which the vacancy exists. Senate District 13(Link is external) includes voters in Clackamas, Washington and Yamhill counties. State law also requires anyone appointed to fill the vacancy must have been a member of the same political party as the resigning legislator for at least 180 days prior to the vacancy.
The meeting will convene virtually via Zoom. Members of the public are welcome to attend and provide comment. To watch and view the meeting, please click the link below to join the webinar:
Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85452879202(Link is external)
Join via audio:
+1 669 444 9171 US
Webinar ID: 854 5287 9202
The meeting will also be livestreamed from Washington County’s YouTube Channel(Link is external).
Supporting documents and other information will be available at each board’s respective webpages:
- Clackamas County Board of Commissioners(Link is external)
- Washington County Board of Commissioners
- Yamhill County Board of Commissioners(Link is external)
Media contacts:
Philip Bransford, Communications Officer, County Administrative Office, Philip_Bransford@washingtoncountyor.gov, tel: +15038468685
Ken Huffer, County Administrator, Yamhill County hufferk@yamhillcounty.gov
Scott Anderson, Clackamas County Public Information Officer, pio@clackamas.us, tel:+15037424374