Multnomah County Commissioner Ted Wheeler was hospitalized on Saturday after a serious skiing accident that left him with a broken back and a concussion. Wheeler says he does not remember what happened and was apparently unconscious for at least 5 minutes. Once at the hospital, doctors discovered that among other injuries, Wheeler had broken his T6 and T7 vertebra. The prognosis is good however, he is expected to make a full recovery and will not suffer any long term paralysis.

Wheeler has been a county commissioner since 2007 after winning a landslide victory in the 2006 election. He is a Portland native but has studied and lived around the country. He currently resides in SW Portland with his wife Katrina and their daughter.

The commissioner is healthy enough to tweet and his keeping his friends, followers and constituents up to date on his condition via Twitter. Follow him at twitter.com/tedwheeler.

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