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HD 15:
Miriam Cummins
(Albany)
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Miriam Cummins is a nonprofit leader, parent, and school board member. She has a particular background in language, working through residents’ language barriers, and access to services for marginalized communities. She is running
to emphasize the needs of working families at a time when it is exceedingly difficult to be poor, and even more so for communities of color dealing with generations of inequitable impacts and inadequate representation. She was elected
to the Linn-Benton-Lincoln Education Service District Board in 2019. Learn more at miriamgcummins.com
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HD 19:
Jackie Leung
(South Salem, Aumsville, Turner)
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Councilor Jackie Leung is a first-term Salem City Councilor and a leading voice in health equity. She serves as the executive director of Micronesian Islander Community, a nonprofit that has an emphasis, among many others, on helping
Micronesians and other Pacific Islanders navigate the health system. She has a J.D. from Willamette University and an M.S. in Community and Behavioral Health from the University of Iowa College of Public Health. Learn more at jackiefororegon.org.
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HD 28:
Wlnsvey Campos
(Beaverton Aloha)
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WLnsvey Campos is a case manager for Family Promise of Beaverton where she helps families experiencing houselessness find their new homes. Wlnsvey was raised in Bandon, by a single immigrant father in a low-income household. After
earning her BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Pacific University, she ran a School Board campaign before working at Our Oregon on the A Better Oregon Campaign and with the Oregon Nurses Association on the Measure 101 campaign
and Rachel Prusak’s state legislative race. Wlsnvey has been very active with the Washington County Democratic party and currently serves as the chair of the Latinx Outreach Committee and on the Board of NextUp Oregon. Visit www.camposfororegon.com to learn more.
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HD 32: Debbie Boothe-Schmidt
(Astoria, Tillamook)
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Debbie Boothe-Schmidt is a longtime trial assistant for the Clatsop County criminal justice system and also co-owns the Phog Bouncer Antique Mall in Astoria. She is an AFSCME member and served as President of her local, which represents
county workers and behavioral health organizations, for 6 years. She currently serves as the chair of the Sunset Empire Transportation District, the county’s bus system, Board of Commissioners. She was formerly a city councilor in
Seldovia, Alaska. Debbie grew up in Pendleton and earned a degree from the Academy of Business College. Learn more about Debbie at https://debbiefororegon.com/
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HD 33:
Representative Maxine Dexter, MD
(NW Portland)
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Representative Maxine Dexter MD is a pulmonologist in the Kaiser system since 2008. She has also served as the Director on the Board of Northwest Permanente since 2014. She earned her BA and MD from the University of Washington.
She then did her residencies and fellowship at University of Colorado Denver where she also earned a Certificate in Public Health. After long-time Representative Mitch Greenlick passed away, Maxine was appointed to fill his seat and
has been serving in the state legislature since Spring 2020. Learn more at https://www.maxinefororegon.com/
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HD 35:
Dacia Grayber
(Tigard)
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Dacia Grayber has been a firefighter and paramedic with Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue for the last 7 years. She serves as a Public Safety Commissioner with Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission and is active in her union,
IAFF Local 1660. She is also the founder and director of the Compassionate Care Center at the local Tigard shelter for houseless people. In Salem, she was active in testifying on behalf of common-sense gun firearm legislation and on
Paid Family and Medical Leave, sharing her story of her husband’s recent cancer diagnosis. Dacia studied at Reed, Columbia and earned her BS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security from Concordia University. Visit www.daciafororegon.com to learn more.
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HD 36:
Lisa Reynolds, MD
(SW Portland)
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Dr. Lisa Reynolds has been a pediatrician with the Children’s Clinic Legacy Health for the last 25 years. She has been an advocate with Mom’s Demand Action for common-sense gun control. She received her bachelors degree from the University
of Chicago and her MD from UCLA. She completed her residencies at UCLA and Emanual Children’s Hospital. Learn more at https://www.lisafororegon.com/
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HD 46:
Khanh Pham
(SE Portland)
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Khanh is a longtime community organizer and leader with OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon. She is also a founding member of the Portland Clean Energy Fund Coalition which helped pass a Portland ballot measure in 2018 for clean energy
prioritizing low-income communities and communities of color. She has a background as an organizer and manager at the Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon, as a family advocate for refugees and in development for the global fund
for women and public health organizations. She earned her BA from Lewis and Clark and her Masters from Portland State University. Learn more about Khanh at https://khanhphamfororegon.com/
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HD 47:
Ashton Simpson
(East Portland)
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Ashton Simpson is an Air Force veteran and a nonprofit worker at Rosewood Initiative in East Portland. With a nuts-and-bolts, engineering mentality and a keen interest in infrastructure, Ashton looks for ways to improve lives in the immediate
term, and especially for those who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in East Portland, his too-often-underrepresented community. He has served on the Portland Fixing Our Streets Oversight Committee and the Portland Equitable Mobility
Task Force. Learn more at ashtonforeastportland.com
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HD 49:
Zach Hudson
(Troutdale)
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Zach Hudson is a special education teacher at Reynolds High School and has also taught at Gresham High School, Corbett High School, and Mount Hood Community College. Additionally Zach is a Troutdale City Councilor, having served
on the city council since 2017. Prior to his election, Zach spent six years on both the Troutdale Budget Committee and Troutdale Citizens Advisory Committee. Zach earned degrees from King Alfred’s College in England and his Masters
in Education from Portland State University. Learn more at https://electzachhudson.com
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HD 50:
Ricki Ruiz
(Gresham)
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Ricki Ruiz is the Community Services Coordinator for the City of Gresham where he coordinates the Neighborhood Watch Program, the Youth Advisory Council, the Youth Recreation Programs and general community outreach. He also serves
on the Reynolds School District Board and as co-liaison of Gresham’s Youth Advisory Council, and on the Regional Arts & Culture Council. He co-founded the Rockwood Initiative, a youth recreation-focused community-based organization.
He earned his degree from Warner Pacific College. Learn more at https://www.ricki4oregon.com
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HD 54:
Jason Kropf
(Bend)
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Jason Kropf has served as a Deputy District Attorney for Deschutes County since 2005. Jason was elected to the Board of the Bend Park and Recreation District in 2019 and has served on the Board of Directors for Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA) of Central Oregon since 2012. He formerly worked as worked as a public defender and for Legal Aid, primarily working with at-risk youth in both delinquency and dependency matters. He grew up in Clackamas County in
a union family and went on to earn his Bachelors degree in Philosophy from Oregon State University and his JD from U of O. Learn more about Jason at https://jasonkropfforbend.com
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SD 5:
Commissioner Melissa Cribbins
(Coos Bay, Lincoln City)
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Commissioner Melissa Cribbins has been serving as a Coos County Commissioner since 2012. She formerly worked as legal counsel for the Coquille Indian Tribe and served as a tribal prosecutor and attorney in trial child welfare cases.
She also spent six years working in the drinking water industry to make sure people had access to safe drinking water. She has served on a number of local land and environment boards and in leadership roles and the Association of Oregon
Counties. She earned a degree in biology and biochemistry from Portland State University and her JD from Gonzaga School of Law. Learn more at https://www.melissacribbins.com
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SD 10:
Deb Patterson
(Salem)
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Reverend Deb Patteron is an SEIU union member and Personal Support Worker for her daughter with disabilities. She is also an ordained Congregational minister currently in ministry at a church in Canby. She is the Chair of the Marion
County Health Advisory Board and is a Commissioner on the Oregon Disabilities Commission. Formerly she was executive director of the International Parish Nurse Resource Center, which — in connection with 15,000 RNs — supports
and advances nursing in faith settings. She has a Master’s of Healthcare Administration, a Master’s of Divinity, and a Doctorate of Ministry. Learn more about Deb at https://www.debpattersonor.org
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SD 12:
Bernadette Hansen
(McMinnville, Dallas, Jefferson)
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As a candidate Bernadette Hansen emphasizes being science-based and the smart use of Oregon’s treasured natural resources. She brings to her candidacy a background in rural lands and water, as – in different turns – an administrator
of the State Senate’s Water Policy Committee, an employee of Oregon Water Resources Department, and executive director of the nonprofit Greater Yamhill Watershed Council. She campaigns on prioritizing the needs of working families, the
needs of rural Oregon, and our general need across the state to solve problems by recognizing common ground and common goals. Learn more at bernadettehansen.com |
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SD 14:
Kate Lieber
(Beaverton)
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Kate Lieber is a criminal justice instructor at Portland Community College where she has been teaching since 1998. She formerly served as a Multnomah County deputy District Attorney where she specialized in child abuse and domestic
violence cases. Kate’s community service includes the state Psychiatric Security Review Board from 2009 to 2017, five of those years as chair, and Transition Projects Inc., a nonprofit that runs a majority of the shelter beds in Multnomah
County. She also is on the board of Oregon Episcopal School. She earned her law degree from Indiana University. Learn more at https://www.katefororegon.com
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SD 25:
Rep. Chris Gorsek
(Gresham)
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Representative Chris Gorsek has been serving House District 49, which includes the cities of Fairview, Troutdale, Wood Village and northern Gresham, in 2012. While serving, he continues to teach geography and criminal justice full
time at Mt. Hood Community College. Prior to teaching at MHCC, Rep. Gorsek was a police officer with the Portland Police Bureau for seven years. Chris received his B.S. and M.A. from the University of Oregon and his Ph. D. in Urban
Studies from Portland State University while working full-time to support his family. Visit www.chrisgorsek.com to learn more.
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