Tom Hughes (Oregon politician)
| Tom Hughes | |
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Hughes in 2010
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| President of the Metro Council | |
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Assumed office January 4, 2011 |
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| Constituency | Metro |
| Mayor of Hillsboro, Oregon | |
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In office 2001–2009 |
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| Preceded by | Gordon Faber |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Willey |
| Member of the Hillsboro City Council | |
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In office 1977–1980 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 1943 (age 73–74) Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle |
| Residence | Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Alma mater |
University of Oregon University of Arizona |
| Occupation | Consultant |
| Profession | Educator |
Tom Hughes (born 1943) is a politician and former educator in the U.S. state of Oregon. He is the president of Metro, a regional government in the Portland metropolitan area. A native of Hillsboro, he served as on the city's planning commission and city council before serving two terms as mayor from 2001 to 2009. During his time a mayor, the city built the Hillsboro Civic Center as the new city hall, with the exterior plaza then named in his honor after he left office.
Hughes was a public school teacher for 30 years and taught in Aloha. He also briefly worked as a consultant for a law firm.
Tom Hughes was born in Hillsboro,Washington County, Oregon, in 1943. He is the older brother of John Hughes, an educator in the Pacific Northwest. After spending some time in Eastern Oregon at a logging camp where his father was the bookkeeper, the family moved back to Hillsboro in 1952. He was raised in that city and attended Hillsboro High School, where he graduated in 1961. In 1965, he graduated from the University of Oregon in Eugene with a bachelor of science degree in history. He originally planned to become a chemistry teacher, but switched to history. Two years later he earned a master of arts degree in history from the University of Arizona in Tucson.
After college, he spent some time in San Francisco, California, where he sold roofing material before returning to Oregon. Back in Oregon, he began teaching first as a substitute teacher, and later as a full-time teacher in the Beaverton School District. He also received a teaching certificate from Portland State University. Hughes was married about 1969 to Gayle, and they had two daughters named Kristen and Karen.
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