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{{Short description|American politician and businessman (1931–2022)}} |
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| name |
| name = Bud Clark |
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| image = Bud Clark 1988.jpg |
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| caption = Clark in 1988 |
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| office |
| office = 48th [[Mayor of Portland, Oregon]] |
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| term_start |
| term_start = January 3, 1985 |
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| term_end |
| term_end = December 31, 1992 |
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| predecessor |
| predecessor = [[Frank Ivancie]] |
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| successor |
| successor = [[Vera Katz]] |
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| party |
| party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] |
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| birth_name |
| birth_name = John Elwood Clark Jr. |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1931|12|19}} |
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| birth_place |
| birth_place = [[Nampa, Idaho]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|2|1|1931|12|19}} |
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| death_place |
| death_place = [[Portland, Oregon]], U.S. |
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| spouse |
| spouse = {{marriage|Sigrid Fehrenbacher|1964|2000|end=died}} |
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| children = 3 |
| children = 3 |
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| profession |
| profession = Restaurateur, politician |
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'''John Elwood Clark Jr.''' (December 19, 1931 – February 1, 2022) was an American |
'''John Elwood''' "'''Bud'''" '''Clark Jr.''' (December 19, 1931 – February 1, 2022) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 48th [[mayor of Portland, Oregon]], from 1985 to 1992. A [[Left-wing populism|left-leaning populist]] with little political experience before his mayoral bid, he was one of Portland's most colorful political figures.<ref name=redden>{{cite news|url=http://portlandtribune.com/component/content/article?id=90815|title=Still mayor to many|date=August 21, 2007|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]]|last=Redden|first=Jim|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224100221/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=90815|archive-date=December 24, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=November 28, 2013 |
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|newspaper=[[Portland Tribune]] |
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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224100221/https://pamplinmedia.com/component/content/article?id=90815 |
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|archive-date=December 24, 2020 |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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⚫ | Clark was born in [[Nampa, Idaho]], on December 19, 1931.<ref name=heinz>{{cite news|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=132687A0623AEC98&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=8CE642B8CA5C4083BE84A2539D6E1A73|url-access=subscription|title=Owner of tavern first to enter mayoral race|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=December 29, 1983|last=Heinz|first=Spencer|access-date=December 29, 2016|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110080330/http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004|url-status=live}}</ref> His family moved to [[La Grande, Oregon]], and then to Portland when he was 6 years old.<ref name=redden/> He graduated from [[Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon)|Lincoln High School]] in 1949, then enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] and attended college at Vanport College (now [[Portland State University]]), [[Oregon State University]], and [[Reed College]] where he dropped out in his junior year.<ref name=redden/><ref name=cody>{{cite news |
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Clark was born in [[Nampa, Idaho]] on December 19, 1931.<ref name=heinz>{{cite news |
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|url=http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=13286D2B36BBF680&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=8CE642B8CA5C4083BE84A2539D6E1A73 |url-access=subscription|title=Mayor Bud|last=Cody|first=Robin|date=November 11, 1984|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]}}</ref> In 1967, he opened the Goose Hollow Inn tavern in the [[Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon|Goose Hollow]] neighborhood of Portland. At that time, the neighborhood name was falling into disuse and Clark is now credited with keeping the Goose Hollow neighborhood identity alive.<ref name=prince>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YABWNNHirLIC&pg=PA10|title=Portland's Goose Hollow|last=Prince|first=Tracy J.|isbn=978-0-7385-7472-1|page=10|year=2011|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|location=Charleston, South Carolina|access-date=March 2, 2021|archive-date=August 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806072335/https://books.google.com/books?id=YABWNNHirLIC&pg=PA10|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Clark was the [[raincoat]]-wearing model for a 1978 poster titled "[[Expose Yourself to Art]]",<ref>{{cite news | last1=Budnick | first1=Nick | last2=Buffaloe | first2=John | title=1978 | url=http://wweek.com/___ALL_OLD_HTML/25-1978.html | work=[[Willamette Week]] | date=March 9, 2005 | access-date=April 24, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130331054224/http://wweek.com/___ALL_OLD_HTML/25-1978.html# | archive-date=March 31, 2013 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref><ref name="poster">[http://www.photographicimage.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=620&step=4 "Expose Yourself to Art", The Story] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022224542/http://www.photographicimage.com/merchant.ihtml?pid=620&step=4 |date=October 22, 2006 }}. Michael Ryerson, Photographic Image Group. Retrieved August 14, 2010.</ref> in which he appeared to expose himself to a nude female public statue, ''[[Kvinneakt]]'', in downtown Portland.<ref name="poster"/><ref>{{cite news | last=Schrag | first=John | title=This Bud's for you | url=http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6082 | work=Willamette Week | date=March 9, 2005 | access-date=February 2, 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050414103341/http://www.wweek.com/story.php?story=6082 | archive-date=April 14, 2005 | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]] |
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|date=December 29, 1983 |
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⚫ | |first=Spencer}}</ref> His family moved to [[La Grande, Oregon]], and then to Portland when he was 6 years old.<ref name=redden/> He graduated from [[Lincoln High School (Portland, Oregon)|Lincoln High School]] in 1949, then enlisted in the [[United States Marine Corps|Marines]] and attended college at Vanport College (now [[Portland State University]]), [[Oregon State University]], and [[Reed College]] where he dropped out in his junior year.<ref name=redden/><ref name=cody>{{cite news |
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}}</ref> In 1967, he opened the Goose Hollow Inn tavern in the [[Goose Hollow, Portland, Oregon|Goose Hollow]] neighborhood of Portland. At that time, the neighborhood name was falling into disuse and Clark is now credited with keeping the Goose Hollow neighborhood identity alive.<ref name=prince>{{cite book |
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==Mayor of Portland== |
==Mayor of Portland== |
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[[File:Jessica hollyfield andrew parodi and mayor bud clark keller auditorium.jpg|thumb|upright|Bud Clark (right) after performance of The Nutcracker with [[Oregon Ballet Theatre]] at [[Keller Auditorium]], 1985.]] |
[[File:Jessica hollyfield andrew parodi and mayor bud clark keller auditorium.jpg|thumb|upright|left|Bud Clark (right) after performance of The Nutcracker with [[Oregon Ballet Theatre]] at [[Keller Auditorium]], 1985.]] |
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⚫ | In 1984, Clark ran for mayor when no other candidate would come forward to challenge [[Frank Ivancie]].<ref name="sea-times-84">Dietrich, Bill (May 20, 1984). "'Whoop, whoop!' Portland's new mayor was no flasher in the pan". ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', p. 1.</ref> He won in the primary, on May 15, 1984, with 54.7% of the vote.<ref name="ota-oreg-1984jun3">{{cite news | title=1978 polling a cat's-paw for victor | last=Ota | first=Alan K. | date=June 3, 1984| newspaper=The Sunday Oregonian | page=B1}}</ref> Under Portland's rules for municipal elections, Clark's winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary meant that there would be no runoff election in the fall, and his name was the only name on the ballot in the November general election.<ref name="actively seeking">{{cite news | title=Clark actively seeking out public advice; Mayor-elect making rounds, taking pulse of neighborhoods | last=Kramer| first=Linda | date=September 13, 1984| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=B4}}</ref> In view of this, he was already being referred to as "mayor-elect" well before November,<ref name="actively seeking"/><ref name="people strategy">{{cite news | title=Clark 'people' strategy credited with Ivancie ouster | last=Painter Jr. | first=John | date= May 17, 1984| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=D3}}</ref><ref name="oreg-1984may17">{{cite news | title=Clark slipping into mayor-elect role | last=Ota | first=Alan K. | date= May 17, 1984| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=1}}</ref> but was "officially" elected mayor on November 6, 1984.<ref name="mayor bud 1984">{{cite news | title=Mayor Bud [Sunday feature article] | last=Cody | first=Robin | date=November 11, 1984| newspaper=The Sunday Oregonian | at= Northwest Magazine section, pp. 7–13}}</ref> His term began on January 2, 1985.<ref name="takes oath">{{cite news | title=Mayor Clark takes oath; new era begins | last=Painter Jr. | first=John | date=January 3, 1985| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=1}}</ref> |
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⚫ | In 1984, Clark ran for mayor when no other candidate would come forward to challenge [[Frank Ivancie]].<ref name="sea-times-84">Dietrich, Bill (May 20, 1984). "'Whoop, whoop!' Portland's new mayor was no flasher in the pan". ''[[The Seattle Times]]'', p. 1.</ref> He won in the primary, on May 15, 1984, with 54.7% of the vote.<ref name="ota-oreg-1984jun3">{{cite news | title=1978 polling a cat's-paw for victor | last=Ota | first=Alan K. | date=June 3, 1984| newspaper=The Sunday Oregonian | page=B1}}</ref> Under Portland's rules for municipal elections, Clark's winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary meant that there would be no runoff election in the fall, and his name was the only name on the ballot in the November general election.<ref name="actively seeking">{{cite news | title=Clark actively seeking out public advice; Mayor-elect making rounds, taking pulse of neighborhoods | last=Kramer| first=Linda | date=September 13, 1984| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=B4}}</ref> In view of this, he was already being referred to as "mayor-elect" well before November,<ref name="actively seeking"/><ref name="people strategy">{{cite news | title=Clark 'people' strategy credited with Ivancie ouster | last=Painter Jr. | first=John | date= May 17, 1984| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=D3}}</ref><ref name="oreg-1984may17">{{cite news | title=Clark slipping into mayor-elect role | last=Ota | first=Alan K. | date= May 17, 1984| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=1}}</ref> but was "officially" elected mayor on November 6, 1984.<ref name="mayor bud 1984">{{cite news | title=Mayor Bud [Sunday feature article] | last=Cody | first=Robin | date=November 11, 1984| newspaper=The Sunday Oregonian | at= Northwest Magazine section, pp. 7–13}}</ref> His term began on January 2, 1985.<ref name="takes oath">{{cite news | title=Mayor Clark takes oath; new era begins | last=Painter Jr. | first=John | date=January 3, 1985| newspaper=The Oregonian | page=1}}</ref> As mayor, he was recognized for his eccentricities. He commuted to work by bicycle, and was known for his distinctive cry of "Whoop, Whoop!"<ref name=redden/> His distinctive style led to an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' with [[Johnny Carson]] in October 1984.<ref name="mayor bud 1984"/>{{rp|13}} |
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⚫ | In office, Clark found that Ivancie had reduced the city's reserves and budget.<ref name=oreg>{{cite news|last=Lane|first=Dee|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/portlands-former-citizen-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90.html|title=Bud Clark, Portland's former 'citizen mayor', dies at 90|work=[[The Oregonian]]|date=February 1, 2022|accessdate=February 1, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230102180521/https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2022/02/portlands-former-citizen-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90.html|url-status=live}}</ref> As mayor, Clark created the nationally recognized 12-Point Homeless Plan, supported the growth of [[mass transit]], including the [[MAX Light Rail]] line to [[Gresham, Oregon]], aided [[Downtown Portland|downtown]] development, and initiated and led the campaign to build the [[Oregon Convention Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huduser.gov/portal/casestudies/study_12202012_1.html|title=Portland, Oregon: Innovative Homeless Service Model at Bud Clark Commons|publisher=Huduser.gov|accessdate=February 1, 2022|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202023001/https://www.huduser.gov/portal/casestudies/study_12202012_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Manning|first=Rob|url=https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/01/former-portland-mayor-bud-clark-dead-expose-yourself-to-art/|title=Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark, a tavern owner with an everyman style, dead at 90|date=February 1, 2022|publisher=[[OPB]]|accessdate=February 1, 2022|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202013307/https://www.opb.org/article/2022/02/01/former-portland-mayor-bud-clark-dead-expose-yourself-to-art/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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⚫ | Clark sanctioned The Mayor's Ball, an annual charity event featuring independent musicians from all over the [[Pacific Northwest]].<ref name=ball/> The Mayor's Ball ended after the election of [[Vera Katz]].<ref name=ball/> A spokesperson for then-Mayor [[Tom Potter]], said that the event cost Clark's office $45,000 and also admitted that it also pulled in nearly $80,000.<ref name=ball>{{cite news | url=http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=321185&category=37854 | title=Mayor Potter Drops the Ball | first=Phil | last=Busse | access-date=November 13, 2021 | date=May 10, 2007 |work=[[The Portland Mercury]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929083904/http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/Content?oid=321185&category=37854 |archive-date=September 29, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Clark was re-elected in 1988 after defeating 11 candidates in the primary and beating former Chief of Police Ron Still in the general.<ref name=oreg/> |
Clark was re-elected in 1988 after defeating 11 candidates in the primary and beating former Chief of Police Ron Still in the general.<ref name=oreg/> |
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Clark married Sigrid Fehrenbacher in 1964 and they had three children.<ref name=oreg/> Fehrenbacher died in 2000.<ref name=redden/> |
Clark married Sigrid Fehrenbacher in 1964 and they had three children.<ref name=oreg/> Fehrenbacher died in 2000.<ref name=redden/> |
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Clark had a namesake in the Bud Clark Commons, "apartments for people experiencing chronic homelessness" located in [[Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon|Old Town]]<ref name="mercury-2014jan">{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-911-files/Content?oid=11507172|title=The 911 Files: The Portland-Area Addresses that Keep Cops, Firefighters, and Paramedics Coming Back—Again and Again|last=Theriault|first=Denis|date=January 4, 2014|newspaper=[[Portland Mercury]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119045754/https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-911-files/Content?oid=11507172|archive-date=January 19, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=2022 |
Clark had a namesake in the Bud Clark Commons, "apartments for people experiencing chronic homelessness" located in [[Old Town Chinatown, Portland, Oregon|Old Town]]<ref name="mercury-2014jan">{{Cite news|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-911-files/Content?oid=11507172|title=The 911 Files: The Portland-Area Addresses that Keep Cops, Firefighters, and Paramedics Coming Back—Again and Again|last=Theriault|first=Denis|date=January 4, 2014|newspaper=[[Portland Mercury]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140119045754/https://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/the-911-files/Content?oid=11507172|archive-date=January 19, 2014|url-status=live|access-date=February 2, 2022}}</ref> and completed in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bud Clark Commons Creates Homes, Opportunities for Homeless| date= May 31, 2011|publisher=Portland Housing Bureau|url=http://www.portlandonline.com/phb/index.cfm?a=350618&c=53975|access-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108032916/http://www.portlandonline.com/phb/index.cfm?a=350618&c=53975|archive-date=November 8, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="commons award">{{cite news|last=Hottle|first=Molly|title=Northwest Portland's Bud Clark Commons receives national architecture award|date=May 21, 2012|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/northwest_portlands_bud_clark.html|access-date=November 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127071453/https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2012/05/northwest_portlands_bud_clark.html|archive-date=January 27, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Clark died from congestive heart failure on February 1, 2022, at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=February 1, 2022|title=Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark dead at 90|url=https://katu.com/news/local/former-portland-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90|access-date=2022-02-02|publisher=[[KATU]]}}</ref><ref name=oreg/> |
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Clark died from [[congestive heart failure]] on February 1, 2022, in Portland, at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark '58 Dies|url=https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2022/bud-clark-dies.html|last=Barton|first=Randall S.|date=February 11, 2022|work=Reed Magazine|publisher=Reed College|access-date=March 4, 2022|archive-date=March 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304190743/https://www.reed.edu/reed-magazine/articles/2022/bud-clark-dies.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=February 1, 2022|title=Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark dead at 90|url=https://katu.com/news/local/former-portland-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90|access-date=February 2, 2022|publisher=[[KATU]]|archive-date=February 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220202034728/https://katu.com/news/local/former-portland-mayor-bud-clark-dead-at-90|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=oreg/> He was interred at [[River View Cemetery (Portland, Oregon)|River View Cemetery]], in a [[natural burial]].<ref name=oreg/> |
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Bud Clark | |
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48th Mayor of Portland, Oregon | |
In office January 3, 1985 – December 31, 1992 | |
Preceded by | Frank Ivancie |
Succeeded by | Vera Katz |
Personal details | |
Born | John Elwood Clark Jr. December 19, 1931 Nampa, Idaho, U.S. |
Died | February 1, 2022 Portland, Oregon, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse |
Sigrid Fehrenbacher
(m. 1964; died 2000) |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Restaurateur, politician |
John Elwood "Bud" Clark Jr. (December 19, 1931 – February 1, 2022) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 48th mayor of Portland, Oregon, from 1985 to 1992. A left-leaning populist with little political experience before his mayoral bid, he was one of Portland's most colorful political figures.[1]
Early life
Clark was born in Nampa, Idaho, on December 19, 1931.[2] His family moved to La Grande, Oregon, and then to Portland when he was 6 years old.[1] He graduated from Lincoln High School in 1949, then enlisted in the Marines and attended college at Vanport College (now Portland State University), Oregon State University, and Reed College where he dropped out in his junior year.[1][3] In 1967, he opened the Goose Hollow Inn tavern in the Goose Hollow neighborhood of Portland. At that time, the neighborhood name was falling into disuse and Clark is now credited with keeping the Goose Hollow neighborhood identity alive.[4]
Clark was the raincoat-wearing model for a 1978 poster titled "Expose Yourself to Art",[5][6] in which he appeared to expose himself to a nude female public statue, Kvinneakt, in downtown Portland.[6][7]
Mayor of Portland
In 1984, Clark ran for mayor when no other candidate would come forward to challenge Frank Ivancie.[8] He won in the primary, on May 15, 1984, with 54.7% of the vote.[9] Under Portland's rules for municipal elections, Clark's winning more than 50 percent of the vote in the primary meant that there would be no runoff election in the fall, and his name was the only name on the ballot in the November general election.[10] In view of this, he was already being referred to as "mayor-elect" well before November,[10][11][12] but was "officially" elected mayor on November 6, 1984.[13] His term began on January 2, 1985.[14] As mayor, he was recognized for his eccentricities. He commuted to work by bicycle, and was known for his distinctive cry of "Whoop, Whoop!"[1] His distinctive style led to an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in October 1984.[13]: 13
In office, Clark found that Ivancie had reduced the city's reserves and budget.[15] As mayor, Clark created the nationally recognized 12-Point Homeless Plan, supported the growth of mass transit, including the MAX Light Rail line to Gresham, Oregon, aided downtown development, and initiated and led the campaign to build the Oregon Convention Center.[16][17]
Clark sanctioned The Mayor's Ball, an annual charity event featuring independent musicians from all over the Pacific Northwest.[18] The Mayor's Ball ended after the election of Vera Katz.[18] A spokesperson for then-Mayor Tom Potter, said that the event cost Clark's office $45,000 and also admitted that it also pulled in nearly $80,000.[18]
Clark was re-elected in 1988 after defeating 11 candidates in the primary and beating former Chief of Police Ron Still in the general.[15]
Due to $71,650 in campaign debt (mostly to U.S. Bank with a $52,000 lien against his personal home) from his 1988 campaign, Clark needed to raise money in 1991.[19][20][21] A $100-per-plate fundraising event ended up significantly undersold, and the "Oregon Political Party" fundraiser in the South Park Blocks actually lost money.[19][20][21][22]
Clark retired from public life and resumed his career as a tavern owner.[1] In 2011, he wrote the foreword to Portland's Goose Hollow, a book about the neighborhood's history.[4]
Personal life and death
Clark married Sigrid Fehrenbacher in 1964 and they had three children.[15] Fehrenbacher died in 2000.[1]
Clark had a namesake in the Bud Clark Commons, "apartments for people experiencing chronic homelessness" located in Old Town[23] and completed in 2011.[24][25]
Clark died from congestive heart failure on February 1, 2022, in Portland, at the age of 90.[26][27][15] He was interred at River View Cemetery, in a natural burial.[15]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f Redden, Jim (August 21, 2007). "Still mayor to many". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on December 24, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2013.
- ^ Heinz, Spencer (December 29, 1983). "Owner of tavern first to enter mayoral race". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on November 10, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
- ^ Cody, Robin (November 11, 1984). "Mayor Bud". The Oregonian.
- ^ a b Prince, Tracy J. (2011). Portland's Goose Hollow. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7385-7472-1. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ Budnick, Nick; Buffaloe, John (March 9, 2005). "1978". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on March 31, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2013.
- ^ a b "Expose Yourself to Art", The Story Archived October 22, 2006, at the Wayback Machine. Michael Ryerson, Photographic Image Group. Retrieved August 14, 2010.
- ^ Schrag, John (March 9, 2005). "This Bud's for you". Willamette Week. Archived from the original on April 14, 2005. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ Dietrich, Bill (May 20, 1984). "'Whoop, whoop!' Portland's new mayor was no flasher in the pan". The Seattle Times, p. 1.
- ^ Ota, Alan K. (June 3, 1984). "1978 polling a cat's-paw for victor". The Sunday Oregonian. p. B1.
- ^ a b Kramer, Linda (September 13, 1984). "Clark actively seeking out public advice; Mayor-elect making rounds, taking pulse of neighborhoods". The Oregonian. p. B4.
- ^ Painter Jr., John (May 17, 1984). "Clark 'people' strategy credited with Ivancie ouster". The Oregonian. p. D3.
- ^ Ota, Alan K. (May 17, 1984). "Clark slipping into mayor-elect role". The Oregonian. p. 1.
- ^ a b Cody, Robin (November 11, 1984). "Mayor Bud [Sunday feature article]". The Sunday Oregonian. Northwest Magazine section, pp. 7–13.
- ^ Painter Jr., John (January 3, 1985). "Mayor Clark takes oath; new era begins". The Oregonian. p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e Lane, Dee (February 1, 2022). "Bud Clark, Portland's former 'citizen mayor', dies at 90". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ "Portland, Oregon: Innovative Homeless Service Model at Bud Clark Commons". Huduser.gov. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ Manning, Rob (February 1, 2022). "Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark, a tavern owner with an everyman style, dead at 90". OPB. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c Busse, Phil (May 10, 2007). "Mayor Potter Drops the Ball". The Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ a b Ellis, Barnes C. (September 22, 1991). "Clark Toasted, Roasted At Dinner". The Oregonian. p. C5.
- ^ a b Stanford, Phil (September 27, 1991). "Send Your $$$ To Bucks For Bud". The Oregonian. p. D1.
- ^ a b Stanford, Phil (September 25, 1991). "And Don't Forget The Magic Words". The Oregonian. p. B1.
- ^ Stanford, Phil (August 23, 1991). "Get Ready To Party Down, Dude". The Oregonian. p. C1.
- ^ Theriault, Denis (January 4, 2014). "The 911 Files: The Portland-Area Addresses that Keep Cops, Firefighters, and Paramedics Coming Back—Again and Again". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on January 19, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
- ^ "Bud Clark Commons Creates Homes, Opportunities for Homeless". Portland Housing Bureau. May 31, 2011. Archived from the original on November 8, 2011. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Hottle, Molly (May 21, 2012). "Northwest Portland's Bud Clark Commons receives national architecture award". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Barton, Randall S. (February 11, 2022). "Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark '58 Dies". Reed Magazine. Reed College. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
- ^ "Former Portland Mayor Bud Clark dead at 90". KATU. February 1, 2022. Archived from the original on February 2, 2022. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
External links
- Bud Clark's Goose Hollow Inn
- Turner, Wallace; "How Bud Clark Got Angry and Switched Draft Beers at His Goose Hollow Inn", The New York Times, June 6, 1983.
- Bud Clark Society of the Bicycle Transportation Alliance