hola,
Mi nombre
es drea.
It's nice to meet you.
My friends and family call me Drea, and my pronouns are ella, she, and her. You might be wondering how I got here and who you are voting for - I’m excited to tell you a little bit about me and my journey!
I started my advocacy as a student and worked in coalitions to pass tuition equity and sanctuary laws. I continued my advocacy as a community member and worked with a broad set of stakeholders to pass mandatory relocation assistance and public campaign financing in the City of Portland.
I successfully championed and passed comprehensive birth control dispensing in the David Douglas School District (DDSD) school-based health clinic and ended all contracts with school resource officers (SROs) on school grounds.
I’ve also served as liaison to the City of Portland Budget Office and Housing Bureau and have overseen DDSD’s budget and policies as a former Senior Policy Advisor to the Mayor and Chair of the David Douglas School Board, respectively. In addition to my legislative duties, I am a strategic consultant with the ACLU of Oregon.
a little more
about me...
I’m a resident of outer East Portland and also a mamá. I not only deeply care about the systemic inequities that our communities have experienced due to decades of racist and classist planning and policies - I experience them in my daily life.
I align my platform with values of racial, gender, and economic justice.
when I'm not
working ...
You can find me rejuvenating by eating tacos, buying conchas from panaderías, reading, watering my houseplants, searching for new bookstores, and doing arts and crafts with my daughter.