DeAndrea Salvador
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| state_senate = North Carolina
| image = File:Sen. DeAndrea Salvador.jpg
| state = North Carolina
| district = 39th
| term_start = January 1, 2021
| term_end =
| predecessor = Rob Bryan
| successor =
| name = DeAndrea Salvador
| alma_mater = University of North Carolina at Charlotte
| party = Democratic
| birth_place = Charlotte, North Carolina
}}
DeAndrea Salvador is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. She has represented the 39th Senate district since 2021. She is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), a nonprofit that educates communities and leaders about energy conservation and affordability. She was a 2018 TED Fellow. Elected at age 30, Salvador is the youngest Black woman ever to serve in the North Carolina General Assembly.{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2021 |title=Salvador now the youngest Black woman to serve in NC Senate |url=https://www.wbtv.com/2021/01/04/salvador-now-youngest-black-woman-serve-nc-senate/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=WBTV}}
Early life and education
Salvador is the fifth generation of her family to live in Charlotte, North Carolina.{{Cite news|url=https://www.charlottefive.com/deandrea-ted-fellow/|title=This 27-year-old will take the TED stage in April in Vancouver|first= Katie| last=Toussaint|date=2018-01-24|work=CharlotteFive|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}} She became concerned about energy poverty during her undergraduate studies.{{Cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/40516383/this-activist-is-helping-low-income-people-lower-their-energy-bills|title=This Activist Is Helping Low-Income People Lower Their Energy Bills|date=2018-01-22|work=Fast Company|first=Eillie|last= Anzilotto|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}} She studied economics, with a minor in anthropology, at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.{{Citation|last=UNC Charlotte's Official YouTube Channel|title=2018 Outstanding Young Alumni Award Winner DeAndrea Salvador ('13)|date=2018-04-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoFsRauKpfs|access-date=2018-07-18}} She graduated in 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://49eralumni.uncc.edu/s/1721/interior.aspx?sid=1721&gid=2&pgid=1397|title=DeAndrea Salvador '13|website=49eralumni.uncc.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-07-18}} She was part of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity: a co-educational fraternity which offered her networking opportunities in the energy sector. She wanted to learn more about sustainability and energy, and completed a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificate from the U.S. Green Building Council.{{Cite news|url=https://conversations.vanguardstem.com/wcwinstem-deandrea-newman-salvador-b-s-ce2bbcad4e57|title=#WCWinSTEM: DeAndrea Newman Salvador, B.S. – VanguardSTEM Conversations|date=2018-05-09|work=VanguardSTEM Conversations|access-date=2018-07-18}}
Career
Salvador applied to SEED20, a North Carolina social venture partnership offering training, coaching and mentoring program for nonprofits.{{Cite news|url=http://www.seed20.org/participant/reti/|title=Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI)|work=SEED20 an Initiative of Social Venture Partners|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}} In 2014 she founded Renewable Energy Transition Initiative (RETI), a nonprofit that educates low-income people about renewable energy. Their mission is to sustainably decrease the amount of people's income that they spend on energy. In North Carolina, many families spend more than 20% of their income on energy expenses.{{Cite news|url=https://wearehygge.com/blog/deandrea-salvador-makes-power-plays/|title=DeAndrea Salvador Makes Power Plays – to Decrease Energy Costs Sustainably |work=Hygge|first=Meg |last=Seitz|date=2017-08-31|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}} In 2016 she was named as a Charlotte-Mecklenburg BLACK CHAMBER of Commerce (CMBCC) 30 Under 30.{{Citation|last=Charlotte Mecklenburg BLACK CHAMBER of Commerce|title=2016 CMBCC 30 Under 30: Deandrea Salvador of RETI|date=2016-07-21|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDwkEvTuQMU|access-date=2018-07-18}}
Salvador was announced as a TED Fellow in January 2018. She was announced as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Alumni of the Year in 2018. SouthPark magazine announced her as a "Woman to Watch" in 2018.{{Cite news|url=http://www.southparkmagazine.com/women-to-watch-2018/|title=Meet 5 women changing the face of Charlotte|work=SouthPark|first=Michelle|last=Boudin|date=2018-05-11|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719024718/http://www.southparkmagazine.com/women-to-watch-2018/|url-status=dead}} RETI has run a series of educational activities with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Girl Scouts of the USA, churches, neighbourhood organisations and community centres. The Grist 50 named Salvador an “emerging leader on climate, equity, and sustainability” for her involvement in negotiating HB 951 Energy Solutions for North Carolina.{{Cite web |date=2022 |title=Meet 9 visionaries powering a cleaner, more just future |url=https://grist.org/fix/grist-50/2022/#deandrea-salvador |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Grist 50}} She is on the Board of Advisors of Clean Air Carolina, a statewide initiative to improve air quality in North Carolina.{{Cite news|url=https://cleanaircarolina.org/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are - Clean Air Carolina|work=Clean Air Carolina|access-date=2018-07-18|language=en-US}} Additionally, she works in the data privacy industry and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional as recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).{{Cite web |title=DeAndrea (DeAndrea Newman) Salvador Profile |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/deandreas/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=LinkedIn}}
Political career
Salvador served on the Mecklenburg County Air Quality Commission for three years.{{Cite journal |last=Mecklenburg County Air Quality Commission |date=January 28, 2019 |title=Summary Meeting Minutes |url=https://www.mecknc.gov/LUESA/AirQuality/EducationandOutreach/Documents/2019_AQC_Summary_Meeting_Minutes.pdf |journal=}}
She defeated Joshua Niday in the 2020 general election, winning with 62% of the vote.{{Cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Andy |last2=Lacour |first2=Greg |date=November 4, 2020 |title=What Tuesday's Results Tell Us About Who Charlotte Wants in the Drivers' Seats |url=https://www.charlottemagazine.com/what-tuesdays-results-tell-us-about-who-charlotte-wants-in-the-drivers-seats/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Charlotte Magazine}} Salvador has introduced legislation to study automation and the workforce and to reinstate a renewable energy tax credit.{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Senate Bill 600 |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S600 |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=North Carolina General Assembly}}{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Senate Bill 563 |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S563 |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=North Carolina General Assembly}}
In 2021, the General Assembly passed a bill introduced by Salvador that directs the North Carolina Legislative Research Council to study Lipedema.{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=Senate Bill 586 / SL 2021-29 |url=https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/S586 |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=North Carolina General Assembly}}
Salvador was involved in the negotiations that led to the passage of HB 951, a landmark bipartisan energy bill that aims to achieve carbon neutrality for North Carolina by 2050.{{Cite web |last=Ouzts |first=Elizabeth |date=October 27, 2021 |title=North Carolina energy law adds urgency on housing, weatherization funding |url=https://energynews.us/2021/10/27/north-carolina-energy-law-adds-urgency-on-housing-weatherization-funding/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=Energy News Network}} She has both praised HB 951 for its potential to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions and criticized the bill for not doing enough to lower energy costs for low-income households.{{Cite web |last=Wagner |first=Adam |date=October 7, 2021 |title=NC House approves compromise energy bill, sending it on to Gov. Roy Cooper |url=https://www.heraldonline.com/news/state/north-carolina/article254803787.html |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=The Herald}}{{Cite web |last=Robertson |first=Gary D. |date=October 7, 2021 |title=North Carolina greenhouse gas bill nears final approval with Senate vote |url=https://www.fayobserver.com/story/news/2021/10/07/north-carolina-greenhouse-gas-bill-senate-approval-emissions-climate-change/6038966001/ |access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=The Fayetteville Observer}}
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Category:Democratic Party North Carolina state senators
Category:21st-century American economists
Category:Economists from North Carolina
Category:Politicians from Charlotte, North Carolina
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Category:21st-century members of the North Carolina General Assembly