September 26th, 2020

Marilyn Smith,
Albany City
Council Ward 3

Marilyn Smith

• RESIDENCE: Albany
• OCCUPATION: Retired.
• WORK HISTORY: Reporter, Lebanon Express, 1975-80; Salem Statesman-Journal, January 1980-May 1987; Albany Democrat-Herald, May 1987-January 1999; City of Albany communications officer, January 1999-June 2020.
• EDUCATION: Harrisburg (OR) Union High School graduate, 1971; University of Oregon School of Journalism, bachelor of science, 1975.
• PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Charter member and past chair, Albany Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission. Municipal government representative to (16 years) and chair (five years) of Linn County Emergency Food and Shelter Program board of directors.
• HOBBIES/INTERESTS: Reading; walking; Airstream travel; collecting fountain pens; pen-and-paper correspondence; dogs and cats; dignity in aging
• DONATE TO MARILYN: Marilyn Smith for City Council, P.O. Box 1714, Albany, OR 97321
• FACEBOOK:
http://tiny.cc/marilynforalbany
• WHY I'M RUNNING: I love Albany. I’ve lived here for 40 years and have been an observer and behind-the-scenes resident for all that time — 19 years as a newspaper reporter and the last 21 as spokesperson for the City of Albany. I retired in July. I like retirement,  but I didn’t want to just walk away from helping to keep Albany improving and moving forward. I know our city government and I want to put my institutional memory, common sense, and skills back to work. I don’t have an agenda or dull axes to grind. Albany is my special interest. My training and experience as a journalist and doing government research keeps me looking for all angles and points of view. I work hard to solve problems. I listen, I collaborate, and I treat everyone with respect.. 
• CONTACT:
​ Marilynforalbany@gmail.com; 541-979-4127