Clackamas County Commissioner Tootie Smith [2] (R) announced today on the Lars Larson show [3] that she’s running for Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District – currently held by U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader (D).
Tootie was elected as a Clackamas County Commissioner in November 2012 [4], and she has previously served in the Oregon State Legislature as a State Representative [5], from 2001-2005.