Andrea Salinas | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's6th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Member of theOregon House of Representatives from the38th district | |
| In office September 12, 2017 – January 9, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ann Lininger |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Nguyen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrea Rose Salinas (1969-12-06)December 6, 1969 (age 55) San Mateo, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Chris Ramey |
| Children | 1 |
| Education | University of California, Berkeley (BA) |
| Website | House website Campaign website |
Andrea Rose Salinas (born December 6, 1969)[1] is an American politician serving as theU.S. representative forOregon's 6th congressional district since 2023.[2] Oregon's 6th congressional district includes all ofYamhill andPolk counties, the part ofMarion County that includesSalem andWoodburn, a small piece of Beaverton, and the suburban communities to the southwest of Portland, includingTigard,Tualatin, andSherwood.
A member of theDemocratic Party, Salinas previously served as theOregon State Representative for the38th district, which includes the City ofLake Oswego and portions of southwesternPortland, from 2017 to 2023. She is one of the first twoHispanic women (alongsideLori Chavez-DeRemer) elected to theUnited States Congress from Oregon.
Salinas's father emigrated fromMexico.[3] She was born inSan Mateo, California, and grew up inPleasant Hill.[4][failed verification] She graduated from theUniversity of California, Berkeley.[3]
In 2004, Salinas registered as a federal lobbyist on behalf of theNational Treasury Employees Union. She lobbied for two years before moving to Portland, where she later lobbied from 2015 to 2017.[5]
After graduating from Berkeley, Salinas was a legislative aide to U.S. SenatorHarry Reid and U.S. RepresentativesPete Stark andDarlene Hooley.[2] She then worked as the legislative director of theOregon 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 theOregon House of Representatives created whenAnn Lininger was appointed to theClackamas CountyCircuit 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]
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 RepublicanMike 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 theElias Law Group.[14]
In the 118th Congress, Salinas was the freshman representative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.[15]
Salinas has cosponsored legislation to provide $300 million in federal funding formental health services in public schools.[22] In 2023, Salinas andDiana Harshbarger introduced abipartisan bill to provide $10 million fortelehealth services in rural areas.[23]
Salinas isRoman Catholic.[24] She is married to Chris Ramey. They have one child.[25]
| 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% | ||
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| New constituency | Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromOregon's 6th congressional district 2023–present | Incumbent |
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