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
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