January 25 2021
Legislature s BIPOC Caucus focuses on efforts to ensure everyone has the chance to thrive as we break down barriers
The members of Oregon s Legislature s BIPOC Caucus are state Sens. Lew Frederick, Kayse Jama and James I. Manning Jr., and state Reps. Diego Hernandez, Mark Meek, Wlnsvey Campos, Teresa Alonso León, Andrea Salinas, Khanh Pham, Janelle Bynum, Tawna Sanchez and Ricki Ruiz.
The members of the Oregon Legislature s Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) Caucus envision a future for the state that is diverse, dynamic and equitable, where everyone has equal opportunity to thrive.
To work toward our caucus s mission of advancing equity and eliminating systemic oppression and racism in Oregon, we are focused on:
Oregon lawmakers of color unveil 2021 agenda January 14 2021
A record number of 12 this session offer 40 bills to write a new chapter in history.
Lawmakers from Oregon s racial and ethnic minorities have laid out their agenda for a session that reflects their record numbers in the state Legislature.
The agenda announced by the Black, Indigenous, People of Color Caucus consists of 40 bills covering policing and criminal justice, economic opportunity, education, health care, human services and housing, tax issues and the political process.
The 2021 Legislature has 12 members of color nine in the House and three in the Senate out of a total of 90. The nationwide protests after the May 25 death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer have called attention to racial justice issues, including Oregon s history of discrimination against people of color.
January 12 2021
New state lawmakers Reps. Khanh Pham, Wlnsvey Campos and Ricki Ruiz, are sworn in for their first session as elected legislators.
A trio of new lawmakers state Reps. Khanh Pham, Wlnsvey Campos and Ricki Ruiz were sworn in Monday, Jan. 11, and begin the long slog of the 2021 session next week. Pham and Ruiz represent portions of Multnomah County; Campos a portion of Washington County. All are young. Pham is Vietnamese American, while Campos self-identifies as Latina and Ruiz as Latinx.
They are a more diverse representation for a metro area that, itself, is growing more diverse.
And they have plans to make an impact on the state of Oregon.
January 12 2021
New state lawmakers Reps. Khanh Pham, Wlnsvey Campos and Ricki Ruiz, are sworn in for their first session as elected legislators.
A trio of new lawmakers state Reps. Khanh Pham, Wlnsvey Campos and Ricki Ruiz were sworn in Monday, Jan. 11, and begin the long slog of the 2021 session next week. Pham and Ruiz represent portions of Multnomah County; Campos a portion of Washington County. All are young. Pham is Vietnamese American, while Campos self-identifies as Latina and Ruiz as Latinx.
They are a more diverse representation for a metro area that, itself, is growing more diverse.
And they have plans to make an impact on the state of Oregon.