R.W. Smith for Clackamas County Commissioner, Position 4
Clackamas Values. Bipartisan Solutions.
Clackamas County is my home.
My family lives here.
My children go to school here.
Like many families, we feel the pressure of rising costs.
I’m running because the local government should work openly and responsibly for the people it serves.
As your commissioner , my priorities are
REDUCE COSTS FOR WORKING FAMILIES
Clackamas needs to be more affordable. I’ll continue bringing together community and county leaders around solutions
to this crisis.
● Irresponsible budgeting around our parks and courthouse have wasted millions in taxpayer dollars. Residents
shouldn’t be asked to foot the bill for poor planning.
● We must limit large corporations from buying up our housing supply and pushing families out of the market.
● To lower skyrocketing utility rates, we need to build new clean energy capacity while ending subsidies to massive data centers.
END UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS
We must move unhoused neighbors off our streets and into recovery-oriented care. These conditions are inhumane; the
status quo has gone on far too long.
● We need more treatment options and more shelter beds for people experiencing severe addiction and mental
health challenges.
● The best way to reduce homelessness is to prevent it in the first place by building more affordable housing.
KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE
Everyone deserves to feel safe in their neighborhood. But the fentanyl crisis is tearing apart families and devastating
communities across our region.
● Our police and first responders must have the resources and tools they need to keep our communities safe.
● While the federal government is targeting immigrants, we will stand up for our neighbors and ensure families
have access to the support they need.
