Andrea Salinas

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Andrea Salinas

| image = Andrea Salinas, Official Portrait, 118th Congress.jpg

| state1 = Oregon

| district1 = {{ushr|OR|6|6th}}

| term_start1 = January 3, 2023

| term_end1 =

| predecessor1 = Constituency established

| successor1 =

| state_house2 = Oregon

| district2 = 38th

| term_start2 = September 12, 2017

| term_end2 = January 9, 2023

| predecessor2 = Ann Lininger

| successor2 = Daniel Nguyen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|12|6}}

| birth_place = San Mateo, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Chris Ramey

| children = 1

| education = University of California, Berkeley (BA)

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Andrea Rose Salinas (born December 6, 1969){{cite web|title=Oregon New Members 2023|url=https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3740441-oregon-new-members-2023/|date=November 17, 2022|access-date=November 18, 2022|archive-date=November 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119013230/https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3740441-oregon-new-members-2023/|url-status=live}} is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|OR|6}} since 2023.{{cite news

|title=State Rep. Andrea Salinas Will Run for Oregon's New Congressional Seat

|date=November 9, 2021

|accessdate=November 9, 2021

|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/09/state-rep-andrea-salinas-will-run-for-oregons-new-congressional-seat/

|newspaper=Lake Oswego Review

|archive-date=January 8, 2023

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108230555/https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/09/state-rep-andrea-salinas-will-run-for-oregons-new-congressional-seat/

|url-status=live

}} 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.{{cite news

|title=Political consultants, restaurateur say they'll seek appointment to House District 38 seat

|last=Stein

|first=Gary M.

|date=July 28, 2017

|accessdate=September 14, 2017

|url=http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/367640-249856-political-consultants-restaurateur-say-theyll-seek-appointment-to-house-district-38-seat

|newspaper=Lake Oswego Review

|archive-date=September 15, 2017

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915025213/http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/367640-249856-political-consultants-restaurateur-say-theyll-seek-appointment-to-house-district-38-seat

|url-status=live

}} She was born in San Mateo, California, and grew up in Pleasant Hill.{{Cite web |date=January 3, 2023 |title=About |url=http://salinas.house.gov/about |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Representative Andrea Salinas |language=en |archive-date=January 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230103183137/https://salinas.house.gov/about |url-status=live }}{{fails verification|date=November 2024}} She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.

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.{{cite news|title=Oregon Rep. Andrea Salinas on how lobbying led to lawmaking|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2019/07/17/oregon-rep-andrea-salinas-on-how-lobbying-led-to.html|access-date=February 6, 2023|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326215143/https://www.bizjournals.com/portland/news/2019/07/17/oregon-rep-andrea-salinas-on-how-lobbying-led-to.html|url-status=live}}

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. 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.{{cite news

|title=Salinas sworn in as newest state representative

|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/09/salinas_sworn_in_as_newest_sta.html

|last=Friedman

|first=Gordon R.

|date=September 18, 2017

|accessdate=September 18, 2017

|archive-date=September 18, 2017

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918223619/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/09/salinas_sworn_in_as_newest_sta.html

|url-status=live

}}

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.{{cite news

|title=Andrea Salinas chosen to fill House District 38 seat

|url=http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/372229-256224-andrea-salinas-chosen-to-fill-house-district-38-seat

|newspaper=Lake Oswego Review

|date=September 13, 2017

|accessdate=September 14, 2017

|archive-date=September 14, 2017

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914055542/http://portlandtribune.com/lor/48-news/372229-256224-andrea-salinas-chosen-to-fill-house-district-38-seat

|url-status=live

}}{{cite news

|title=Andrea Salinas picked as newest Portland-area legislator

|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/09/andrea_salinas_picked_as_newes.html

|last=Friedman

|first=Gordon R.

|date=September 14, 2017

|accessdate=September 14, 2017

|archive-date=September 14, 2017

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914215124/http://www.oregonlive.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/09/andrea_salinas_picked_as_newes.html

|url-status=live

}}

In the 81st Oregon Legislative Assembly, she served in the leadership team as the majority whip.{{cite web|title=Oregon House Democrats Elect 2021 Leadership Team|url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/housedemocrats/Documents/PRESS%20RELEASE%20Oregon%20House%20Democrats%20Elect%202021%20Leadership%20Team.pdf|date=November 16, 2020|accessdate=August 5, 2021|archive-date=June 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210626192843/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/housedemocrats/Documents/PRESS%20RELEASE%20Oregon%20House%20Democrats%20Elect%202021%20Leadership%20Team.pdf|url-status=live}} She also was the chair of the House Committee on Health Care.

U.S. House of Representatives

= 2022 election =

{{See also|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon#District 6}}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.{{Cite web |last=Jaquiss |first=Nigel |date=November 9, 2021 |title=State Rep. Andrea Salinas Will Run for Oregon's New Congressional Seat |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/09/state-rep-andrea-salinas-will-run-for-oregons-new-congressional-seat/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Willamette Week |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108230555/https://www.wweek.com/news/2021/11/09/state-rep-andrea-salinas-will-run-for-oregons-new-congressional-seat/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Stites |first=Sam |date=November 9, 2021 |title=Race for Oregon's new, sixth U.S. House seat comes into focus |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/09/candidates-vying-for-oregon-sixth-congressional-district-us-house/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Oregon Public Broadcasting |language=en |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108073523/https://www.opb.org/article/2021/11/09/candidates-vying-for-oregon-sixth-congressional-district-us-house/ |url-status=live }}

On November 8, 2022, Salinas won the open seat with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Republican Mike Erickson.{{Cite web |last=FLACCUS |first=GILLIAN |title=Democrat Andrea Salinas wins US House seat in Oregon's newly created 6th District |url=https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/15/democrat-andrea-salinas-wins-us-house-seat-in-oregons-6th/69648774007/ |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=Statesman Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=August 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806083830/https://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/15/democrat-andrea-salinas-wins-us-house-seat-in-oregons-6th/69648774007/ |url-status=live }} 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.{{Cite web |last=Shumway |first=Julia |date=January 3, 2023 |title=Lawsuit lingers as Salinas prepares to be sworn into Congress |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/lawsuit-lingers-as-salinas-prepares-to-be-sworn-into-congress/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108073524/https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/lawsuit-lingers-as-salinas-prepares-to-be-sworn-into-congress/ |url-status=live }} Salinas was represented by the Portland law firm Markowitz Herbold PC and the Elias Law Group.{{Cite web |title=Oregon 6th Congressional District Defamation Lawsuit |url=https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon-6th-congressional-district-defamation-lawsuit/ |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Democracy Docket |date=October 5, 2022 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108073524/https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/oregon-6th-congressional-district-defamation-lawsuit/ |url-status=live }}

In the 118th Congress, Salinas was the freshman representative for the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.{{Cite web |date=December 15, 2022 |title=Congressional Hispanic Caucus Announces Leadership for 118th Congress |url=https://chc.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressional-hispanic-caucus-announces-leadership-for-118th-congress |access-date=January 8, 2023 |website=Congressional Hispanic Caucus |language=en |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105134521/https://chc.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/congressional-hispanic-caucus-announces-leadership-for-118th-congress |url-status=live }}

= Caucus memberships =

Bipartisan Rural Health Caucus{{Cite web |last=Dietel |first=Samantha |date=2023-10-02 |title=Rural America a focus for bipartisan health caucus formed in U.S. House • Georgia Recorder |url=https://georgiarecorder.com/2023/10/02/rural-america-a-focus-for-bipartisan-health-caucus-formed-in-u-s-house/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Georgia Recorder |language=en-US}}
Congressional Progressive Caucus{{Cite web |title=Progressive Caucus |url=https://weareprogressives.org/ |access-date=December 23, 2022 |website=Progressive Caucus |language=en-US |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203174730/https://weareprogressives.org/ |url-status=live }}
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
New Democrat Coalition{{Cite web |title=Reps. Joe Courtney and Andrea Salinas Join the New Democrat Coalition {{!}} New Democrat Coalition |url=https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-joe-courtney-and-andrea-salinas-join-the-new-democrat-coalition |access-date=April 27, 2023 |website=newdemocratcoalition.house.gov |language=en |archive-date=April 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230427191900/https://newdemocratcoalition.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/reps-joe-courtney-and-andrea-salinas-join-the-new-democrat-coalition |url-status=live }}
Congressional Coalition on Adoption Caucus{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/ccai-website/CCA_Caucus_List.pdf|title=CCA Caucus List - CCA_Caucus_List.pdf|date=December 6, 2023|website=s3.amazonaws.com|publisher=Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute|access-date=December 6, 2023}}

= Committee assignments =

= Tenure =

Salinas has cosponsored legislation to provide $300 million in federal funding for mental health services in public schools.{{Cite web |last=Botkin |first=Ben |date=2024-04-15 |title=U.S. Rep. Salinas backs legislation to increase, expand mental health care in public schools |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2024/04/15/u-s-rep-salinas-backs-legislation-to-increase-expand-mental-health-care-in-public-schools/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}} In 2023, Salinas and Diana Harshbarger introduced a bipartisan bill to provide $10 million for telehealth services in rural areas.{{Cite web |last=Botkin |first=Ben |date=December 1, 2022 |title=Salinas, Harshbarger introduce bipartisan bill to expand telehealth services for rural Americans |url=https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/briefs/salinas-harshbarger-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-expand-telehealth-services-for-rural-americans/ |access-date= |website=Oregon Capital Chronicle |language=en-US}}

Personal life

Salinas is Roman Catholic.{{cite web|url=https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_religion-congress_REPORT.pdf|title=Faith on the Hill. The religious composition of the 118th Congress|author=Jeff Diamant|website=PEW Research Center|access-date=April 4, 2023|date=January 3, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090407/https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2022/12/PF_2023.01.03_religion-congress_REPORT.pdf|url-status=live}} She is married to Chris Ramey. They have one child.{{cite news|url=https://www.keizertimes.com/2023/09/13/lady-of-the-house/|last=Zaitz|first=Lyndon|date=September 23, 2023|title=Lady of the House|publisher=Keizer Times|accessdate=January 8, 2024}}

Electoral history

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2018 Oregon State Representative, 38th district{{cite web

| title = November 6, 2018, General Election Abstract of Votes

|url=http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = April 6, 2023

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406153942/http://records.sos.state.or.us/ORSOSWebDrawer/Recordhtml/6873825

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andrea Salinas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 25,974

| percentage = 97.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 631

| percentage = 2.4}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 26,605

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 38th district{{cite web

| title = November 3, 2020, General Election Abstract of Votes

|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = November 12, 2022

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112205917/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2020.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andrea Salinas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 31,911

| percentage = 72.4}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Patrick Castles

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 12,152

| percentage = 27.6}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 43

| percentage = 0.1}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 44,106

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2022 US House of Representatives, Oregon's 6th congressional district{{cite web

| title = November 8, 2022, General Election Abstract of Votes

|url=https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = October 30, 2023

| archive-date = June 12, 2023

| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612205817/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2022.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andrea Salinas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 147,156

| percentage = 50.0}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Erickson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 139,946

| percentage = 47.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry D McFarland

| party = Constitution Party (United States)

| votes = 6,762

| percentage = 2.3}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 513

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 294,377

| percentage = 100%}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2024 US House of Representatives, Oregon's 6th congressional district{{cite web

| title = November 5, 2024, General Election Abstract of Votes

| url = https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf

| website = Oregon Secretary of State

| access-date = December 12, 2024

| archive-date = December 12, 2024

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20241212212240/https://sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/results/november-general-2024-results.pdf

| url-status = live }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andrea Salinas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 180,869

| percentage = 53.3}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Erickson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 157,634

| percentage = 46.5}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 562

| percentage = 0.2}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 339,065

| percentage = 100%}}

References

External links

[http://salinas.house.gov/ Congresswoman Andrea Salinas] official U.S. House website
[http://www.andreasalinasoregon.com Andrea Salinas for Congress] campaign website

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