SHIRLEY CRADDICK
OCCUPATION: Gresham City Councilor, 2004-2008; Council President, 2007
OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND: Health Researcher, Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Research; 32 years; designing, implementing behavioral clinical trials; retired; Author/co-author of scientific articles and books regarding the relationship of diet and cardiovascular disease
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: B.Sc., Dietetics and Institution Management, Oregon State University ; R.D., Registered Dietitian, Miami Valley Hospital , Dayton , Ohio ; M.H.A., Masters in Health Administration, University of Southern California .
PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: Gresham City Councilor, 2004-2008; Council President, 2007
I am proud of my first term and the role I played:
- The Council is a professional, collaborative, goal-oriented group that listens to citizens
- The Council broke ground on the long-awaited Sports Park and Performing Arts Center Plaza
- The City implemented a mandatory rental housing inspection program that protects some of the most vulnerable citizens from predatory slumlords
- The lean Gresham budget is balanced, includes the beginnings of needed reserves, and funding priority programs at reasonable levels
- The Council stood behind the Mayor in his fight against crime on MAX
- The Rockwood urban renewal is progressing
Next term I look forward to accomplishing:
- Finishing the Sports Park and taking the next steps toward completion of the Performing Arts Center complex
- Seeing Rockwood become a revitalized, safe, and vital neighborhood
- Making our City more livable through improved parks, green spaces, and sustainable practices
- Developing a broad economic development strategy that includes community education and employment targets; plans to strengthen small businesses; and bring new industry into the City
Councilor Craddick has received endorsements from:
Shane Bemis, Mayor of Gresham
Gresham City Councilors:
- David Widmark
- Mike Bennett
- Paul Warr-King
- Richard Strathern
- Carol Nielson-Hood
Senator Laurie Monnes-Anderson
Rod Park , Metro Councilor District #1
Gussie McRobert, former Gresham Mayor
Carol Rulla, Neighborhood Association Leader
Mayors:
- David Fuller, Wood Village
- Paul Thalhofer, Troutdale
- Mike Weatherby, Fairview
Oregon League of Conservation Voters
Northwest Labor Council
Multnomah County Democrats
(This information furnished by Craddick for City Council)
The above information has not been verified for accuracy by Multnomah County.