Mark Shull apologizes during Muslim Educational Trust event January 18 2021
When asked to say Black lives matter, the Clackamas County Commissioner responded that all lives matter.
Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull has apologized for social media posts expressing Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views, but said that recent public conversation has taken them out of context. I certainly didn t imagine that some of (the posts) would be presented to countless people, causing fear and anxiety, Shull said during an event on Monday, Jan. 18, at the Muslim Educational Trust in Tigard, describing an email with screenshots of the postings as intended to cause a public media storm.
Mark Shull arrested in 2011 for violating restraining order January 14 2021
Clackamas County commissioner faced contempt of court case for sending package to wife at domestic violence shelter.
Multnomah County court records show that Clackamas County Commissioner Mark Shull was arrested in 2011 for misdemeanor violation of a restraining order filed by his then-wife Galina Anufrieva. He was ultimately acquitted of that charge just a few months later in circuit court.
Shull has recently come under fire following publication of comments made on his personal Facebook page representing racist, Islamophobic, anti-immigrant and transphobic views, leading to widespreadcalls for his resignation.
According to court records, Shull was arrested for sending a package of chocolates and a note written in Russian to the Portland domestic violence shelter where his wife was staying at the time of their divorce proceedings in February 2011.