City of Salem
Councilor, Ward 4
T.J. SULLIVAN

OCCUPATION: 

Co-owner of Huggins Insurance Services, Inc.

OCCUPATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1998 - Present Huggins Insurance
1996 - 1998 SAFECO Insurance Company
1995 - 1996 Livable Oregon

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: 

Pringle Elementary
Salem Academy Junior High School
Salem Academy High School
Portland State University (B.S. in Political Science, Certificate in Urban & Regional Planning)

PRIOR GOVERNMENTAL EXPERIENCE: 

Salem City Councilor
Salem Planning Commissioner
Precinct Committee Person

When I ran for city council two years ago, I promised to work on getting funds to widen Kuebler, ensure that Wes Bennett Park went from a proposed park to a developed park, and dedicate additional resources to increase our police force.

We now have dedicated funding for Kuebler working it’s way through Congress, construction of Wes Bennett Park will start in the Spring/Summer of 2006 (as part of 4 parks that will be built in the next 3 years), and this Council has added 10 additional police officers. We are well on our way to obtaining the Mayor’s goal of having Salem once again be recognized as an All-American city.

Looking at the next four years it is clear that our part of Salem will rank only behind West Salem as the location that people want to raise their families in. Our transportation system needs to be designed wisely and integrated well to provide convenient movement of people, goods, and services.

On a broader basis, Salem’s median family income level needs to increase at a rate substantially higher than the inflation adjusted rate. City Council can play its part by investing in the resources unique to our area (and thus unable to be outsourced) that industry needs. I will work to see that we get a maximum return on our community investment.

Finally, our planning codes are old and piecemealed together. They leave a great deal of room for interpretation and can’t be easily understood. We need to clean up this process so that folks understand what can and can’t be developed around them.

(This information furnished by T.J. Sullivan

and is printed exactly as submitted.)