Catherine McMullen
OR · Clackamas County Clerk
Catherine McMullen has served as Clackamas County Clerk since 2023 after working as an elections administrator and public librarian. She is a Certified County Clerk with a master's in public administration.
Where Catherine McMullen stands, based on their records
Supports
Government Efficiency (5 records), Election Integrity (4 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 5 support
Started Walk-In Wednesdays, letting residents get marriage licenses and passport services without an appointment.
May 29, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clackamas.us
Testified in support of House Bill 3386, which lets a county clerk's deputies perform civil weddings. The bill became law (Chapter 31, 2025).
February 3, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Opened a second voter service center inside the Happy Valley Library for the 2024 general election. Voters there could replace ballots, get help, or vote in person.
October 18, 2024Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clackamas.us
Launched Track Your Ballot, a free service that texts or emails voters when their ballot is mailed, received, and counted. It also warns voters if their envelope signature is missing or does not match.
September 6, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clackamas.us
Started performing civil wedding ceremonies at the county clerk's office and expanded office hours for recording and elections services. The office had not offered weddings since 2014.
June 15, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: clackamas.us
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 4 support
Certified the November 2024 general election results for Clackamas County. She also ordered full automatic recounts of two close city council races in Gladstone and Molalla.
December 2, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: clackamas.us
Directed elections staff to process ballot envelopes with hand scanners when the county's mail ballot sorter kept breaking down during the 2024 general election.
October 31, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: clackamas.us
Warned voters that nonprofit voter-registration mailers might use old or incomplete data. She told voters to check their registration with the state or the county instead.
August 26, 2024Supports Election Integrity
Source: clackamas.us
Launched Track Your Ballot, a free service that texts or emails voters when their ballot is mailed, received, and counted. It also warns voters if their envelope signature is missing or does not match.
September 6, 2023Supports Election Integrity
Source: clackamas.us
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Led her office in winning a $59,000 federal grant to recruit and train college students as election workers for the 2024 general election.
June 20, 2024
Source: clackamas.us
Testified to the Oregon Senate Rules Committee in support of Senate Bill 1533. The bill raised the number of languages for county voters' pamphlets from 5 to 10.
February 13, 2024
Source: olis.oregonlegislature.gov
Defeated 20-year incumbent Sherry Hall to become Clackamas County Clerk. Hall's office had a May 2022 ballot misprint that forced 300,000 ballots to be reprocessed.
November 8, 2022
Source: opb.org
Explained on KBOO radio, as Multnomah County's voter outreach specialist, that people jailed for misdemeanors can still vote. She also said people who finish a felony sentence can register again.
October 1, 2020
Source: multco.us
Past race Catherine McMullen ran in:
- County Clerk · November 3, 2026 · Clackamas County, Oregon · incumbent