Sam Adams
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Sam Adams is the newest City Commissioner for Portland Oregon, though he has served within City Hall for over 11 years as former Mayor Vera Katz’s chief of staff, with Sam having taken leadership roles on projects such as the River Renaissance Plan and the North Interstate MAX line.
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Background
Sam grew up in a reltavly disadvantaged family which relied on public housing and assistance. It’s this experience which has motivated his efforts in making government work better for people. He gravitated to politics early in life as a University of Oregon intern for Congressman Peter DeFazio where he stayed on staff until 1987. Next he went to work for the Oregon House Democratic Campaign Committee and Carl Hosticka, then Democratic Majority Leader and current Metro Councilor.
Sam then turned his focus to Portland , where he successfully managed Vera Katz’s first campaign for mayor. At age 29, he began the first of those 11 years as the youngest mayoral chief of staff in the city’s history.
Today Sam broke another political firsts serving as Portland ’s first-ever openly gay City Commissioner. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Cascade AIDS Project and in his role as City Commissioner serves on the boards of the Portland Streetcar Inc., Portland Area Tram Inc., Joint Policy Advisory Committee on Transportation, the Bi-State Coordination Committee, and Kenton Business District Association.
Affiliations
Contact
Sam Adams
Commissioner of Public Utilities
Position Number 1
1221 SW 4th Ave, Room 220
Phone: (503) 823-3008
Fax: (503) 823-3588
Email: [commissionersam@ci.portland.or.us Contact Tom]
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External links
- Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams Blog - The Official Blog of the Office of Portland City Commissioner Sam Adams.
