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Oregon State Legislative Information 2009

This section of the Mt. Hood Community College (MHCC) Web site serves as the primary method of communicating information about Oregon's state and Congressional elected officials and initiatives. Please visit this Web page to see how our elected officials are helping you, our community and other Oregon community colleges and how you might participate in our initiatives.

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Important Links

The MHCC service area includes the counties of:

• Clackamas
• Hood River
• Multnomah

State Senators Representing MHCCs Service Area

• Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson
• Senator Rick Metsger
• Senator Rod Monroe

State Representatives Representing MHCCs Service Area

• Representative Brent Barton
• Representative Michael Dembrow
• Representative Nick Kahl
• Representative Greg Matthews
• Representative Mike Schaufler
• Representative Jefferson Smith
• Representative Suzanne VanOrman

State Elected Officials

• Governor Ted Kulongoski
• Attorney General
• Secretary of State
• State Treasurer

United States Senators and Congressmen Representing MHCCs Service Area

• Senator Jeff Merkley
• Senator Ron Wyden
• Congressman Earl Blumenauer
• Congressman Peter DeFazio
• Congressman Kurt Schrader
• Congressman Greg Walden

Local Government Officials Representing MHCCs Service Area

Multnomah County Board of Commissioners:

• Ted Wheeler, Commissioner Chair
• Deborah Kafoury, Commissioner, District 1
• Jeff Cogen, Commissioner, District 2
• Judy Shiprack, Commissioner, District 3
• Diane McKeel, Commissioner, District 4

City of Cascade Locks:

• Brad Lorang, Mayor
• Randy Holmstrom, City Council
• Lance Masters, City Council
• Tiffany Pruit, City Council
• Kerry Osbourn, City Council
• Tom Cramblett, City Council
• Kevin Benson, City Council

City of Damascus:

• Jim Wright, Mayor
• Diana Helm, City Council
• Marlo Dean, City Council
• Andrew Jackman, City Council
• David Jothen, City Council
• Barb Ledbury, City Council
• Randy Shannon, City Council

City of Fairview:

• Mike Weatherby, Mayor
• Lisa Barton Mullins, City Council
• Ken Quinby, City Council
• Barbara Jones, City Council
• Steve Owen, City Council
• Balwant Bhullar, City Council
• Larry Cooper, City Council

City of Gresham:

• Shane Bemis, Mayor
• Richard Strathern, City Council
• Carol Nielsen-Hood, City Council
• David Widmark, City Council
• Josh Fuhrer, City Council
• Paul Warr-King, City Council
• Shirley Craddick, City Council

City of Maywood Park:

• Mark Hardie, Mayor

City of Portland:

• Sam Adams, Mayor
• Amanda Fritz, Commissioner
• Nick Fish, Commissioner
• Dan Saltzman, Commissioner
• Randy Leonard, Commissioner

City of Sandy:

• Linda Malone, Mayor
• Jeremy Pietzold, City Council
• Lois Coleman, City Council
• Bill Leslie, City Council
• Phil Moyer, City Council
• Don Allen, City Council
• David Nelson, City Council

Troutdale:

• Jim Kight, Mayor
• Doug Daoust, City Council
• Matthew Wand, City Council
• Barbara Kyle, City Council
• Glenn White, City Council
• Norman Thomas, City Council
• David Hartmann, City Council

Wood Village:

• David Fuller, Mayor
• Tim Clark, City Council
• Stanley Dirks, City Council
• Mark Clark, City Council
• Patricia Smith, City Council

• Oregon Community College Association
• Go Oregon 2009 Oregon Economic Stimulus Program
  • http://www.oregon.gov/DAS/SSD/SPO/GO_Oregon.shtml
  • http://www.oregon.gov/recovery/GoOregon.shtml
  • http://www.mhcc.edu/

President Obama has signed into law the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (H.R.1). Highlights of the package include: 

• $53.6 billion in the Stabilization Fund. Oregon is projected to receive $567 million of this money. It is not clear at this time the amount community colleges will receive. However, the money must be used first to bring community colleges, university, and K-12 back to fiscal year 2008 or 2009 levels, whichever is higher. To the extent the funding is inadequate, each sectors share must be proportionate.
• $15.6 billion to increase the maximum Pell Grant by $500.
• Creation of the American Opportunity Tax Credit which provides a new $2,500 tax credit for the first four years of post-secondary education covering tuition, fees, and course materials. Forty percent of the credit is refundable.
• $200 million for the Work-Study Program.
• $3.95 billion for job training, including state formula grants for adult, dislocated worker and youth programs. Language contained in the act allows local Workforce Investment Boards to contract directly with community colleges.
  
  A summary of important community college provisions (Adobe PDF)

Congressman Wu Supports Stimulus Dollars for Education

Congressman David Wu sent a letter Friday to Governor Ted Kulongoski urging him to use the discretion the federal stimulus bill gives Governors to support budget of not just K-12 but also colleges and universities. Congressman Wu fought throughout the stimulus bill process to ensure community colleges receive a fair share of dollars for operations and capital projects. The final version of the bill allows latitude to the governors.

Governors 2009-11 Budget

Governor Ted Kulongoski released the 2009-11 Governor's budget on December 1, 2008 with the following recommendations:

• $485 million for the Community College Support Fund
• Three capital construction projects at Oregon community colleges
• $163 million for student financial aid

  2009-11 Governor's Recommended Budget
  Governor's Report on Education