Andrea Salinas

Democrat Representative of Oregon's 6th district

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December 6, 1969 (54 years old)

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Served as U.S. representative for Oregon’s 6th congressional district since 2023
Previously served as the Oregon State Representative for the 38th district from 2017 to 2023
Daughter of an immigrant from Mexico and grew up in California
First-generation college student, graduated from the University of California, Berkeley
Worked as a federal lobbyist for the National Treasury Employees Union and later in Portland
Was a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Harry Reid and U.S. Representatives Pete Stark and Darlene Hooley
Worked as the legislative director of the Oregon Environmental Council and started her own legislative consulting practice
Appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives in September 2017, reelected in 2018 and 2020
Served as the majority whip and chair of the House Committee on Health Care in the Oregon Legislative Assembly
Chief sponsor of a bill mandating overtime pay for farm workers in Oregon, which passed along party lines
Announced candidacy for Oregon’s new congressional district in November 2021 and won the open seat in November 2022
Involved in a lawsuit over a campaign ad after the 2022 election
Freshman representative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in the 118th Congress
Member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, New Democrat Coalition, and Congressional Coalition on Adoption Caucus
Serves on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Roman Catholic, resides in Tigard
Has a spouse named Chris Ramey and one child