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Andrea Salinas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Oregon's 6th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2023
Preceded byConstituency established
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 38th district
In office
September 12, 2017 – January 9, 2023
Preceded byAnn Lininger
Succeeded byDaniel Nguyen
Personal details
Born (1969-12-06) December 6, 1969 (age 54)
San Mateo, California, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseChris Ramey
Children1
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
WebsiteHouse website

Andrea Rose Salinas (born December 6, 1969)[1] is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 6th congressional district since 2023.[2] Oregon's 6th congressional district includes all of Yamhill and Polk counties, the part of Marion County that includes Salem and Woodburn, a small piece of Beaverton, and the suburban communities to the southwest of Portland, including Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood.

A member of the Democratic Party, Salinas served as the Oregon State Representative for the 38th district, which includes the City of Lake Oswego and portions of southwestern Portland, from 2017 to 2023.

Early life and education

Salinas is the daughter of an immigrant from Mexico. She was born in San Mateo, California and grew up in Pleasant Hill, California.[3] She is a first-generation student who graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.[4]

Early political career

After graduating from Berkeley, Salinas was a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Harry Reid and U.S. Representatives Pete Stark and Darlene Hooley.[2] She then worked as the legislative director of the Oregon Environmental Council. She left the Oregon Environmental Council to start her own legislative consulting practice. And before joining the Oregon House of Representatives, she was the Oregon Vice President of Strategies 360, a political consulting firm.[2][5]

In September 2017, Salinas was appointed to fill the vacancy in district 38 of the Oregon House of Representatives created when Ann Lininger was appointed to the Clackamas County Circuit Court. Salinas completed Lininger's term, and was reelected in 2018 and 2020.[6][7]

In the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, she served in the leadership team as the majority whip.[8] She also was the chair of the House Committee on Health Care.[3] In the 2022 Regular Session, Salinas was a Chief Sponsor of HB 4002. HB 4002 mandated overtime pay for farmworkers in Oregon. The bill passed along party lines.[9]

U.S. House of Representatives

2022 election

See also: 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon § District 6

In November 2021, Salinas announced her candidacy to represent Oregon's new congressional district. This announcement came with controversy, as she did not live in the district. But living in the district is not a requirement for Congress. Salinas said that if she won the race, she would move into the district.[10][11]

On November 8, 2022, Salinas won the open seat with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Republican Mike Erickson.[12] After the election, Erickson filed a lawsuit against Salinas over a television ad. The lawsuit initially sought to block her from taking office. He sued under a state law that allows a judge to set aside election results if the judge determines that a false statement by the victor swayed voters enough to change the election’s outcome. During a December hearing, Erickson indicated through his attorney that he did not wish to overturn the election results, but was still seeking hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages because of Salinas campaign ads that said he had been charged with drug possession.[13] Salinas is being represented by the Portland law firm Markowitz Herbold PC and the Elias Law Group.[14]

In the 118th Congress, Salinas is the freshman representative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[15]

Caucus memberships

Committee assingments

Personal life

Salinas lives with her husband and daughter in Lake Oswego.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Oregon New Members 2023". November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d "State Rep. Andrea Salinas Will Run for Oregon's New Congressional Seat". Lake Oswego Review. November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ a b "About". Representative Andrea Salinas. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. ^ Stein, Gary M. (July 28, 2017). "Political consultants, restaurateur say they'll seek appointment to House District 38 seat". Lake Oswego Review. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Friedman, Gordon R. (September 18, 2017). "Salinas sworn in as newest state representative". Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Andrea Salinas chosen to fill House District 38 seat". Lake Oswego Review. September 13, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Friedman, Gordon R. (September 14, 2017). "Andrea Salinas picked as newest Portland-area legislator". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  8. ^ "Oregon House Democrats Elect 2021 Leadership Team" (PDF). November 16, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
  9. ^ Terry, Lynne (2022-03-04). "Oregon Legislature passes bill mandating overtime pay for farmworkers". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  10. ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (November 9, 2021). "State Rep. Andrea Salinas Will Run for Oregon's New Congressional Seat". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  11. ^ Stites, Sam (November 9, 2021). "Race for Oregon's new, sixth U.S. House seat comes into focus". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  12. ^ FLACCUS, GILLIAN. "Democrat Andrea Salinas wins US House seat in Oregon's newly created 6th District". Statesman Journal. Retrieved 2022-12-03.
  13. ^ Shumway, Julia (January 3, 2023). "Lawsuit lingers as Salinas prepares to be sworn into Congress". Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  14. ^ "Oregon 6th Congressional District Defamation Lawsuit". Democracy Docket. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  15. ^ a b "Congressional Hispanic Caucus Announces Leadership for 118th Congress". Congressional Hispanic Caucus. 2022-12-15. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  16. ^ "Progressive Caucus". Progressive Caucus. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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