Dacia Grayber
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Dacia Grayber
| state_house = Oregon
| district = 28th
| predecessor = Margaret Doherty
| successor =
| term_start = January 11, 2021
| term_end =
| party = Democratic
| education = Concordia University (BS)
| image =Dacia Grayber Speaking at Enlisted Professional Developement Event (cropped).jpg
| constituency = 35th district (2021–2023)
28th district (2023–present)|signature=Dacia Grayber Signature.png
}}
Dacia Grayber is an American firefighter and politician serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 28th district representing Tigard.{{Cite web|last=Skanner|first=The|title=ELECTION RESULTS: State and Local - November 2020|url=https://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/30664-election-results-state-and-local-november-2020|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Skanner News|language=en-gb|archive-date=2020-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106235538/https://www.theskanner.com/news/northwest/30664-election-results-state-and-local-november-2020|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Oregon State House - District 35 Election Results {{!}} The Fayetteville Observer|url=https://www.fayobserver.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_house-OR-38159/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.fayobserver.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-02-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227071334/https://www.fayobserver.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_house-OR-38159/|url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Representative Dacia Grayber Home Page |url=https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/grayber |website=www.oregonlegislature.gov |publisher=Oregon State Legislature |access-date=31 July 2022 |archive-date=31 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731223624/https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/grayber |url-status=live }} She previously represented the 35th district from 2021 until 2023.
Education
Grayber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in homeland security and emergency management from Concordia University.
Career
Prior to entering politics, Grayber has worked as a firefighter and paramedic for Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.{{cite web |title=Dacia Grayber |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Dacia_Grayber |website=ballotpedia.com |access-date=2020-11-05 |archive-date=2021-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104085300/https://ballotpedia.org/Dacia_Grayber |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|title=Dacia Grayber for Oregon House District 35 : Meet Dacia|url=https://www.daciafororegon.com/meet-dacia-grayber/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Dacia for Oregon|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105215655/https://www.daciafororegon.com/meet-dacia-grayber/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR|url=https://www.tvfr.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=492|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR|language=en|archive-date=2020-10-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024094558/https://www.tvfr.com/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=492|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|last=Nash|first=Leah|date=2020-07-04|title=Opinion {{!}} Women Ask Themselves, 'How Can I Do This for One More Day?'|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/opinion/sunday/women-work-coronavirus.html|access-date=2020-11-05|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=2020-11-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112164907/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/04/opinion/sunday/women-work-coronavirus.html|url-status=live}} Grayber was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2020 with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman and engineer Bob Niemeyer. A Democrat, she also won the cross-nomination of the Working Families Party. Grayber was cited as part of a wave of frontline medical workers that were elected to office during the 2020 pandemic.{{cite web |title=The Leaders Who Emerged |url=https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/12/23/the-leaders-who-emerged/ |website=wweek.com |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727203033/https://www.wweek.com/news/2020/12/23/the-leaders-who-emerged/ |url-status=live }}
In June 2021, Grayber assisted Rep. Pam Marsh in passing a $190 million wildfire mitigation bill that established wildfire risk maps, programs to bolster recovery and adapt communities to smoke, and called for changes to buildings within a Wildland–urban interface.{{cite web |last1=Stites |first1=Sam |title=Oregon takes an ambitious swing at addressing wildfire with proposed $190 million investment |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/25/oregon-house-advances-190-million-wildfire-bill/ |website=opb.org |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716170843/https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/25/oregon-house-advances-190-million-wildfire-bill/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last1=Stites |first1=Sam |title=Could this year's class of first-term lawmakers be Oregon's most effective? |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/07/14/evaluating-effectiveness-of-oregon-first-term-legislators/ |website=opb.org |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727200933/https://www.opb.org/article/2021/07/14/evaluating-effectiveness-of-oregon-first-term-legislators/ |url-status=live }} Grayber also co-sponsored a bill with Rep. Rob Nosse allowing pharmacists to dispense and administer PrEP and PEP, an HIV medication, and giving further authority for them to conduct HIV tests.{{cite web |last1=Hasenstab |first1=Alex |title=Bill allowing over-the-counter HIV prevention drugs goes to Governor's desk |url=https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/15/bill-allowing-over-the-counter-hiv-prevention-drugs-goes-to-governors-desk/ |website=opb.org |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727200935/https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/15/bill-allowing-over-the-counter-hiv-prevention-drugs-goes-to-governors-desk/ |url-status=live }}
In February 2022, Grayber was a sponsor of House Bill 4113, which expanded compensation protection for firefighters from cancer, adding coverage for bladder and female reproductive cancers.{{cite web |title=Bill expanding Oregon firefighter cancer protections heads to governor's desk |url=https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bill-firefighter-cancer-protections-works-compensation-oregon/283-b70b7197-d9d3-4be8-98c1-d8bc4df42182 |website=kgw.com |date=24 February 2022 |access-date=27 July 2022 |archive-date=27 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727200934/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/bill-firefighter-cancer-protections-works-compensation-oregon/283-b70b7197-d9d3-4be8-98c1-d8bc4df42182 |url-status=live }}
Personal life
Grayber identifies as a queer woman.{{cite web|url=https://victoryfund.org/candidate/dacia-grayber/|title=Dacia Grayber|publisher=Victory Fund|accessdate=May 18, 2022|archive-date=May 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517131257/https://victoryfund.org/candidate/dacia-grayber/|url-status=live}}
Electoral history
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2020 Oregon State Representative, 35th 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 = Dacia Grayber
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 26,473
| percentage = 67.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bob Niemeyer
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,893
| percentage = 32.7}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 71
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,437
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2022 Oregon State Representative, 28th 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 = Dacia Grayber
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 30,483
| percentage = 82.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Patrick Castles
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 6,662
| percentage = 17.9}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 39
| percentage = 0.1}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 37,184
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
| title = 2024 Oregon State Representative, 28th 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 = Dacia Grayber
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 34,188
| percentage = 85.8}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Charles (Chick) Mengis
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 5,575
| percentage = 14.0}}
{{Election box write-in with party link no change
| votes = 60
| percentage = 0.2}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 39,823
| percentage = 100%}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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