Oregon Bus Project Leader to Step Down

By NIGEL JAQUISS

Caitlin Baggott, the executive director of the Oregon Bus Project, announced today in a statement that she will step down at the end of the summer.

Baggott succeeded her co-founder and boss, former State Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-Portland), at the wheel of the Bus, a non-profit which promotes voter registration and civic engagement.

Baggott did not provide information in her announcement about who will succeed her or what she plans to do next.

Updated at 2:30:

Baggott said in a text that the Bus will launch a national search next week. As for her own plans, she says "I'm looking to build on the work I've done at the Bus but I still have a few months before I need to make a decision."


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