Tootie Smith Explained

Tootie Smith
Office:Clackamas County Commissioner
Term Start:January 2013
Term End:January 3, 2017
Predecessor:Jamie Damon
Successor:Ken Humberston
State House1:Oregon
District1:18th
Term Start1:2003
Term End1:2005
State House2:Oregon
District2:28th
Term Start2:2001
Term End2:2003
Birth Date:3 March 1957

Tootie Smith (born March 3, 1957) is an American politician and hazelnut farmer from the state of Oregon. A Republican, she served in the state legislature from 2001 until 2005, and on the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners from 2013 until 2017.

In 2019, she announced her candidacy for Clackamas County Chair. She won the election with 64,502 votes (53.22%).

Biography

Smith was born in 1957 in Oregon City. She attended Mount Hood Community College and graduated from Concordia University.[1]

Smith was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2000, and reelected in 2002. In 2012, she was elected to the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners. Smith unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2014, but lost to incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader, receiving 39% of the vote.[2] [3] Smith ran for reelection to the county commission in 2016, but lost to Ken Humberston.[4] [5] Smith ran for Clackamas County Chair in 2020 and won. Her term began in January 2021.

In a comment generating controversy, Smith in 2020 said that following her state's COVID restrictions was like being a "second-rate slave".[6]

Smith likely violated open meeting laws in March 2023 by calling for an emergency meeting without notifying citizens or the media.[7]

Personal life

Smith and her husband, Nate, have one child.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tootie Smith's Biography. Project VoteSmart. January 8, 2017. January 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109185450/https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/46605/tootie-smith#.WHMSXnfMwZc. live.
  2. Web site: OR District 05 2014. OurCampaigns. January 2, 2015. January 8, 2017. January 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109184754/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=783908. live.
  3. Web site: Clackamas Commissioner Tootie Smith announces candidacy against Rep. Kurt Schrader. Mapes, Jeff. The Oregonian (OregonLive.com). January 13, 2014. January 8, 2017. April 7, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160407185215/http://www.oregonlive.com/mapes/index.ssf/2014/01/clackamas_commissioner_tootie.html. live.
  4. News: Tootie Smith loses County Commissioner seat by less than two points. Williams, Conner. Molalla Pioneer. November 9, 2016. January 1, 2017. January 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109193849/http://www.pamplinmedia.com/mop/157-news/331529-211239-tootie-smith-loses-county-commissioner-seat-by-less-than-two-points. live.
  5. News: Tootie Smith makes her exit from Clackamas County board. Wong, Peter. Portland Tribune. December 23, 2016. January 8, 2017. January 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170109190715/http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/337654-217794-tootie-smith-makes-her-exit-from-clackamas-county-board. live.
  6. News: Stites. Sam. Tootie Smith compares statewide 'freeze' restrictions to slavery. 2020-11-19. Pamplin Media Group. en-us. 2020-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20201118212328/https://pamplinmedia.com/pt/9-news/488344-393080-tootie-smith-compares-statewide-freeze-restrictions-to-slavery. live.
  7. Web site: Thompson . Brandon . Clackamas County commissioners talk withholding funds, possible law violation . www.koin.com . . 23 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330095205/https://www.koin.com/local/clackamas-county/clackamas-county-commissioners-talk-withholding-funds-possible-law-violation/ . March 30, 2023 . en . March 29, 2023.

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