‘Building a relationship of trust’: Rep. Sue Rieke Smith reflects on sudden appointment to Oregon House

Following a dramatic conclusion to the 2025 legislative session, Wilsonville Spokesman reporter Mac Larsen talked with Oregon House District 26 Rep. Sue Rieke Smith before the three-day Fourth of July holiday weekend began.

Rieke Smith was appointed to the seat in House District 26 by the Clackamas, Washington and Yamhill county commissions after the seat was vacated by Courtney Neron Misslin, D-Wilsonville. Neron Misslin was appointed to represent Senate District 13 after the death of state Sen. Aaron Woods.

Rieke Smith represents the Wilsonville, Sherwood, King City and Bull Mountain communities — a little more than 70,000 Oregonians…

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