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McCready was appointed to the
Portland City Council in 1970, to fill a vacancy caused by the death of commissioner Stanley W. Earl, and was sworn in on March 19, 1970. She proceeded to serve as a commissioner (city council member) until 1979, being elected in 1972 and re-elected in 1976. McCready was
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Portland was blanketed by ash on three occasions, and eventually threatened businesses with fines if they failed to remove the ash from their parking lots. She was defeated in the May 1980 primary by
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Francis Averill. The family moved to Portland and she graduated from
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Williams, Linda (November 23, 1980). "McCready proud of record, goals met".
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McCready died in 2000 of complications from a stroke.
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321:Carter Administration
260:Portland City Council
134:from the 6th district
943:The Oregonian people
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284:University of Oregon
218:University of Oregon
388:, December 23, 2000
16:American politician
525:Flash: In memoriam
240:Constance McCready
209:Albert L. McCready
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560:Succeeded by
280:Grant High School
276:Pendleton, Oregon
244:Constance Averill
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