METRO - Council President
TOM HUGHES
OCCUPATION: Senior Policy Advisor
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: High School Teacher
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: Hillsboro High; University of Oregon (B.S.); University of Arizona (M.A.); Portland State University (Teaching Certificate)
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Hillsboro Mayor; Metro Policy Advisory Council; Hillsboro Planning Commission; Hillsboro City Council; Metro Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation; Governor's Green Jobs Council; Metro Freight Mobility Task Force
TOM HUGHES HAS CREATED THOUSANDS OF JOBS
“ Hughes has an affable temperament and an easy-going style. But he is a sophisticated AMBASSADOR FOR OUR REGION who has RECRUITED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS' WORTH OF BUSINESSES TO OREGON , both here and on global trade missions.” – Oregonian 4/23/10
“Only one candidate, however, has a DEMONSTRATED ABILITY to not only understand, but successfully foster a governmental environment that encourages JOB CREATION
…former Mayor Tom Hughes of Hillsboro. ” – Portland Tribune 4/8/10
“In Hillsboro, HUGHES OVERSAW AN EXPLOSION IN FAMILY-WAGE JOBS. People involved in that boom give Hughes high marks for being a zealous RECRUITER and matchless salesman. He also mended a fractious relationship between his city and Metro and presided over growth WHILE STILL BEING GREEN enough to twice earn the endorsement for mayor from the Oregon League of Conservation Voters. ” – Willamette Week 5/18/10
“Under his watch, the Hillsboro area not only maintained what already was a healthy economic base but extended those economic victories BY LANDING SUCH FUTURE-ORIENTED COMPANIES as SolarWorld and Genentech.” – Gresham Outlook 4/9/10
SUPPORTED BY COMMUNITY LEADERS, SMALL BUSINESS, AND LABOR
“As a Mayor who values our quality of life, Tom traveled to Germany and Japan and RECRUITED GREEN JOBS TO OREGON .” – Oregon Small Business for Responsible Leadership
“Tom is the BALANCED VOICE our region needs. He has shown that jobs and environmental protection are not mutually exclusive.” – AFSCME Local 3580 & 3580-1
“As Mayor, Tom wisely managed a government the same size as Metro. He understands the challenges facing us and HE CAN BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT WORK .” – Shane Bemis, Mayor of Gresham
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