Andrea Valderrama

Democratic Party

Oregon House of Representatives District 47

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

4

Predecessor:Diego Hernandez (D)

Prior offices:

David Douglas School Board Position 6

Years in office: 2016 - 2022

Successor:Heather Franklin (Nonpartisan)

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Compensation

Base salary

$43,440/year

Per diem

$178/day

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

University of Oregon, 2011

Graduate

Portland State University, 2018

Personal

Profession

Nonprofit executive

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Andrea Valderrama (Democratic Party) is a member of theOregon House of Representatives, representingDistrict 47. She assumed office on April 1, 2021. Her current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Valderrama (Democratic Party, Republican Party) ran for re-election to theOregon House of Representatives to representDistrict 47. She won in the general election onNovember 5, 2024. She advanced from the Democratic primary onMay 21, 2024. She advanced as a write-in from the Republican primary onMay 21, 2024.

On March 23, 2021, Multnomah County Commissioners appointed Valderrama to Oregon House District 47 to replaceDiego Hernandez.^[1]

Biography

Andrea Valderrama graduated from Willamette High School in 2007. Valderrama earned a B.A. in political science and Romance languages from the University of Oregon in 2011 and an M.P.A. from Portland State University in 2018. Her career experience includes working as the policy director of the ACLU of Oregon, the advocacy director of Coalition of Communities of Color, and an outreach and policy advisor with the City of Portland.^[2]

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2023-2024

Valderrama was assigned to the following committees:

• House Education Committee
• House Rules Committee
• Joint Ways and Means Committee

Elections

2024

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentAndrea Valderrama won election in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 47 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Valderrama (D / R)	95.5	16,754
		Other/Write-in votes	4.5	784

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,538
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentAndrea Valderrama advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Valderrama	98.8	4,460
		Other/Write-in votes	1.2	56

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,516
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentAndrea Valderrama advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47 on May 21, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Valderrama (Write-in)	12.1	19
		Other/Write-in votes	87.9	138

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 157
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Endorsements

2022

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentAndrea Valderrama defeatedBill Stewart in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 47 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Valderrama (D)	68.6	15,136
	Submit photo	Bill Stewart (R)	31.2	6,894
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	46

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,076
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47

IncumbentAndrea Valderrama advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Valderrama	99.4	4,891
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	31

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,922
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47

Bill Stewart advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 47 on May 17, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bill Stewart (Write-in)	7.1	14
		Other/Write-in votes	92.9	182

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 196
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2021

See also: David Douglas School District, Oregon, elections (2021)

General election

General election for David Douglas School Board Position 6

IncumbentAndrea Valderrama won election in the general election for David Douglas School Board Position 6 on May 18, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Andrea Valderrama (Nonpartisan)	96.0	4,452
		Other/Write-in votes	4.0	186

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	Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,638
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2018

See also:Municipal elections in Portland, Oregon (2018)

General election

General election for Portland City Commission Position 3

Jo Ann Hardesty defeatedLoretta Smith in the general election for Portland City Commission Position 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Ann Hardesty (Nonpartisan)	61.8	165,220
		Loretta Smith (Nonpartisan)	37.2	99,402
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	2,524

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 267,146
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Portland City Commission Position 3

The following candidates ran in the primary for Portland City Commission Position 3 on May 15, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jo Ann Hardesty (Nonpartisan)	46.5	56,235
✔		Loretta Smith (Nonpartisan)	21.2	25,645
		Felicia Williams (Nonpartisan)	10.9	13,162
		Andrea Valderrama (Nonpartisan)	10.5	12,677
	Submit photo	Stuart Emmons (Nonpartisan)	9.4	11,371
	Submit photo	Lew Humble (Nonpartisan)	1.6	1,938

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 121,028
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2017

See also:David Douglas School District elections (2017)

Four of the seven seats on theDavid Douglas School District school board inOregon were up forby-district general election onMay 16, 2017. In the race for Position 1, newcomerAna del Rocio defeated incumbentCheryl Scarcelli Ancheta and candidateTimothy Crawley.Stephanie Stephens defeatedJoshua Gray to win theopen Position 2 seat. In her bid for re-election, Position 3 incumbentChristine Larsen defeated challengersMike Ewald andDennis Secrest. Position 6 incumbentAndrea Valderrama filed for re-election and won another term after running unopposed.^[3]

Results

David Douglas School District, Position 6 General Election, 4-year term, 2017
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Andrea ValderramaIncumbent (unopposed)	94.67%	4,460
Write-in votes	5.33%	251
Total Votes		4,711
Source:Multnomah County, "Multnomah County Election Results May 16, 2017 Special District Election," accessed June 12, 2017

Funding

See also:Campaign finance requirements in Oregon andList of school board campaign finance deadlines in 2017

The filing deadline in Oregon for a campaign transaction is typically no later than 30 calendar days. However, beginning on the 42nd day before an election day and through the date of the election, a transaction is due no later than seven calendar days after the date it occurred. The dates for the beginning and ending of the seven-day reporting period for the 2017 Oregon school board elections were:^[4]

• April 4, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting begins)
• May 16, 2017 (Seven day campaign finance reporting ends)

A school board candidate in Oregon must form a candidate committee unless he or she meets all of the following conditions:^[5][6]

1. The candidate elects to serve as his or her own treasurer.
2. The candidate does not have an existing candidate committee.
3. The candidate does not expect to receive or spend more than $750 during a calendar year (including personal funds).

A candidate committee must file a Statement of Organization with the Elections Division of theOregon Secretary of State within three business days of first receiving or spending money. A form including campaign account information must accompany the Statement of Organization.^[5][7]

Candidate committees that expect to receive or spend $3,500 or more in a calendar year are required to report all transactions. A committee that does not expect to receive or spend this much is still required to file a Statement of Organization and designate a campaign bank account, but does not have to file transactions. Instead, they must file a Certificate of Limited Contributions and Expenditures.^[5][8]

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2021

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Campaign finance summary

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