Summary
Current Position: US Representative of OR District 6 since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Oregon State Representative for the 38th district
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.
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In 2004, Salinas registered as a federal lobbyist on behalf of the National Treasury Employees Union. She lobbied for two years before moving to Portland, where she later lobbied from 2015 to 2017.
After graduating from Berkeley, Salinas was a legislative aide to U.S. Senator Harry Reid and U.S. Representatives Pete Stark and Darlene Hooley. 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.
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About
Congresswoman Andrea Salinas is the proud daughter of a Mexican immigrant, a first-generation American, and dedicated public servant working for the people of Oregon’s sixth district. Her father immigrated to the United States as a child and picked cotton and tomatoes in the fields of the Rio Grande Valley before eventually going on to serve as a police officer. Her family’s story is an American story – one where hard work can provide a path to a better life.
Andrea was born in San Mateo, California and grew up in Pleasant Hill, California. She was the first person in her family to attend a four-year university and earned her degree from University of California, Berkeley. Upon graduation, Andrea wanted to serve her community and country so she chose a path of public service. She served as a US congressional aide and policy advisor to Senator Harry Reid and Congressman Pete Stark. Later, Andrea moved to Oregon where she served as a district aide for Congresswoman Darlene Hooley and fell in love with the communities of the Willamette Valley.
After her work with Congresswoman Hooley concluded, Andrea stayed in Oregon and went on to serve as an advocate for labor unions, environmental groups, and reproductive rights organizations. In 2017, she was appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives and served through the end of her term in 2022. In the Oregon House of Representatives, she served as House Majority Whip and was the Chair of the House Health Care Committee.
Andrea and her husband, Chris, live in Oregon with their daughter, Amelia.
Personal
Full Name: Andrea R. Salinas
Gender: Female
Family: Husband: Chris; 1 Child: Amelia
Birth Date: 1969
Birth Place: San Mateo, CA
Home City: Lake Oswego, OR
Source: Vote Smart
Education
BA, Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1987-1994
Political Experience
Representative, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 6, 2023-present
Representative, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 38, 2017-2023
Majority Whip, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2021-2023
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Oregon, District 6, 2022
Assistant Majority Leader, Oregon State House of Representatives, 2019-2021
Candidate, Oregon State House of Representatives, District 38, 2018, 2020
Professional Experience
Vice President, Strategies 360, Oregon Government Affairs, 2013-2017
Principal, SHARP Strategies Counsulting, Limited Liability Company (LLC), 2012-2014
Legislative Director, Oregon Environmental Council, 2008-2012
District Aide, Office of Congresswoman Darlene Hooley, 2006-2008
Legislative Representative, National Treasury Employees Union, 2004-2006
Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Pete Stark, 1997-2004
Legislative Correspondent, Office of Senator Harry Reid, 1996-1997
Offices
Tualatin District Office
18861 SW Martinazzi Avenue #200
Tualatin, OR 97062Phone: (503) 385-0906
Washington, D.C. Office
109 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515Phone: (202) 225-5643
Salem District Office
530 Center Street NE #415
Salem, OR 97301Phone: (503) 385-0906
Contact
Email: Government
Web Links
Politics
Source: Government
Congresswoman Salinas serves on the following committees and caucuses (leadership roles in italics):
CAUCUSES
Congressional Hispanic Caucus – Freshman Representative
Democratic Women’s Caucus – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Liaison
New Democrat Coalition
Congressional Progressive Caucus
Pro-Choice Caucus
Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
Mental Health Caucus
Steel Caucus
Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
Congressional Equality Caucus
COMMITTEES
House Committee on AgricultureSubcommittee on Forestry – Ranking Member
Subcommittee on Nutrition, Foreign Agriculture, and Horticulture
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
House Committee on Science, Space, and TechnologySubcommittees on Research and Technology
Subcommittee on Energy
Congressional Executive Commission on China
Election Results
To learn more, go to this wikipedia section in this post.
Finances
Source: Vote Smart
Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Congressional Executive Commission on China
CAUCUSES
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus – Freshman Representative
- Democratic Women’s Caucus – Congressional Hispanic Caucus Liaison
- New Democrat Coalition
- Congressional Progressive Caucus
- Pro-Choice Caucus
- Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition
- Mental Health Caucus
- Steel Caucus
- Gun Violence Prevention Task Force
- Congressional Equality Caucus
New Legislation
Learn more about legislation sponsored and co-sponsored by Congresswoman Salinas.
Issues
Source: Government page
More Information
Services
Source: Government page
District
Source: Wikipedia
Oregon’s 6th congressional district is a congressional district created after the 2020 United States census. It consists of Polk and Yamhill Counties, in addition to portions of Marion, Clackamas, and Washington Counties. It takes in all of urban Salem, the state’s capital, as well as the southwestern suburbs of Portland.
The district elected a member of the United States House of Representatives beginning with the 2022 elections. There were originally sixteen candidates that entered in the race, more than for any other congressional seat in the state in 2022.
Wikipedia
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 previously 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. She is one of the first two Hispanic women (alongside Lori Chavez-DeRemer) elected to the United States Congress from Oregon.
Early life, education, and career
Salinas’s father emigrated from Mexico.[3] She was born in San Mateo, California, and grew up in Pleasant Hill.[4][failed verification] She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.[3]
In 2004, Salinas registered as a federal lobbyist on behalf of the National Treasury Employees Union. She lobbied for two years before moving to Portland, where she later lobbied from 2015 to 2017.[5]
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. Before joining the Oregon House of Representatives, she was the Oregon Vice President of Strategies 360, a political consulting firm.[2][6]
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.[7][8]
In the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, she served in the leadership team as the majority whip.[9] She also was the chair of the House Committee on Health Care.[4]
U.S. House of Representatives
2022 election
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 50.0% 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 was represented by the Portland law firm Markowitz Herbold PC and the Elias Law Group.[14][dead link]
In the 118th Congress, Salinas was the freshman representative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[15]
Caucus memberships
- Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus[16]
- Congressional Progressive Caucus[17]
- Congressional Hispanic Caucus[15]
- New Democrat Coalition[18]
- Congressional Coalition on Adoption Caucus[19]
Committee assignments
Tenure
Salinas has cosponsored legislation to provide $300 million in federal funding for mental health services in public schools.[20] In 2023, Salinas and Diana Harshbarger introduced a bipartisan bill to provide $10 million for telehealth services in rural areas.[21]
Personal life
Salinas is Roman Catholic.[22] She is married to Chris Ramey. They have one child.[23]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas | 25,974 | 97.6 | |
| Write-in | 631 | 2.4 | ||
| Total votes | 26,605 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas | 31,911 | 72.4 | |
| Republican | Patrick Castles | 12,152 | 27.6 | |
| Write-in | 43 | 0.1 | ||
| Total votes | 44,106 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas | 147,156 | 50.0 | |
| Republican | Mike Erickson | 139,946 | 47.5 | |
| Constitution | Larry D McFarland | 6,762 | 2.3 | |
| Write-in | 513 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 294,377 | 100% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Andrea Salinas | 180,869 | 53.3 | |
| Republican | Mike Erickson | 157,634 | 46.5 | |
| Write-in | 562 | 0.2 | ||
| Total votes | 339,065 | 100% | ||
See also
References
- ^ “Oregon New Members 2023”. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ a b c “State Rep. Andrea Salinas Will Run for Oregon’s New Congressional Seat”. Lake Oswego Review. November 9, 2021. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ a b Stein, Gary M. (July 28, 2017). “Political consultants, restaurateur say they’ll seek appointment to House District 38 seat”. Lake Oswego Review. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ a b “About”. Representative Andrea Salinas. January 3, 2023. Archived from the original on January 3, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ “Oregon Rep. Andrea Salinas on how lobbying led to lawmaking”. Archived from the original on March 26, 2023. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ Friedman, Gordon R. (September 18, 2017). “Salinas sworn in as newest state representative”. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ^ “Andrea Salinas chosen to fill House District 38 seat”. Lake Oswego Review. September 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ Friedman, Gordon R. (September 14, 2017). “Andrea Salinas picked as newest Portland-area legislator”. Archived from the original on September 14, 2017. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ “Oregon House Democrats Elect 2021 Leadership Team” (PDF). November 16, 2020. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 26, 2021. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
- ^ Jaquiss, Nigel (November 9, 2021). “State Rep. Andrea Salinas Will Run for Oregon’s New Congressional Seat”. Willamette Week. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Stites, Sam (November 9, 2021). “Race for Oregon’s new, sixth U.S. House seat comes into focus”. Oregon Public Broadcasting. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ FLACCUS, GILLIAN. “Democrat Andrea Salinas wins US House seat in Oregon’s newly created 6th District”. Statesman Journal. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
- ^ Shumway, Julia (January 3, 2023). “Lawsuit lingers as Salinas prepares to be sworn into Congress”. Oregon Capital Chronicle. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ “Oregon 6th Congressional District Defamation Lawsuit”. Democracy Docket. October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b “Congressional Hispanic Caucus Announces Leadership for 118th Congress”. Congressional Hispanic Caucus. December 15, 2022. Archived from the original on January 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ Dietel, Samantha (October 2, 2023). “Rural America a focus for bipartisan health caucus formed in U.S. House • Georgia Recorder”. Georgia Recorder. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ “Progressive Caucus”. Progressive Caucus. Archived from the original on December 3, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
- ^ “Reps. Joe Courtney and Andrea Salinas Join the New Democrat Coalition | New Democrat Coalition”. newdemocratcoalition.house.gov. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
- ^ “CCA Caucus List – CCA_Caucus_List.pdf” (PDF). s3.amazonaws.com. Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute. December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ Botkin, Ben (April 15, 2024). “U.S. Rep. Salinas backs legislation to increase, expand mental health care in public schools”. Oregon Capital Chronicle. Retrieved October 22, 2024.
- ^ Botkin, Ben (December 1, 2022). “Salinas, Harshbarger introduce bipartisan bill to expand telehealth services for rural Americans”. Oregon Capital Chronicle.
- ^ Jeff Diamant (January 3, 2023). “Faith on the Hill. The religious composition of the 118th Congress” (PDF). PEW Research Center. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
- ^ Zaitz, Lyndon (September 23, 2023). “Lady of the House”. Keizer Times. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ “November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes”. Oregon Secretary of State. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ “November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes” (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ “November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes” (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 12, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
- ^ “November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes” (PDF). Oregon Secretary of State. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
External links
- Congresswoman Andrea Salinas official U.S. House website
- Andrea Salinas for Congress campaign website
- Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
- Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress
- Profile at Vote Smart
- Appearances on C-SPAN
