May 2023 Election Results: Building BIPOC Power

The official results are in! 

Oregonians across the state showed up for all our students across place, race, and party this election. We were proud to support leaders who are of and for our communities; leaders who will ensure that our stories are taught in schools, and not dismissed on permission slips. We elected leaders who will invest in and support our communities’ futures.

Throughout this election, we mitigated barriers on the campaign trail for candidates. We worked to meet BIPOC leaders where they are at in their life cycle of leadership to:  equip them with tools for building transformational power and support them throughout the election. 

By joining together and speaking up in this local election, we are making our schools and local communities  places where each child belongs and can thrive, and helping to create a state where we respect and support each other across our differences. Join us in celebrating our communities’ wins and congratulating everyone who ran and participated in this election.

✅Over 90 BIPOC candidates ran for office this election.

✅Endorsed 28 BIPOC candidates this election.

✅We connected BIPOC candidates across the state to a variety of resources. 

✅We contacted over 18,000 voters this election.

✅We had an 78% win rate and defeated the right’s attempts to divide our communities based on what we look like, and where we call home.  

✅ We laid the groundwork for our future fights to ensure everyone has access to opportunity. Three of our candidates lost with just under 200 votes. 

✅We are one step closer to a racially just Oregon.

Here are the leaders we give thanks to and celebrate this election cycle:

Deschutes County

✅ Director-Elect Kina Chadwick, Bend La Pine School Board Zone 7

✅ Director-Elect Amanda Page, Redmond School District Position 3

Hood River County

✅ Director-Elect Martha Ortega Verduzco Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation Board

♥️ Candidate Raul Marquez Hood River Valley Parks and Recreation Board

Jackson County

✅ Director-Elect Lilia Caballero, Medford School Board Position 7 

Lane County

♥️ Candidate Juan Carlos Valle* Eugene School District, Position 1

✅ Director-Elect Drae Charles, Bethel School District, Position 4

✅ Director-Elect Jenny Jonak, Eugene School District, Position 5

♥️ Candidate Alaire Fajardo, Junction City School District, Position 2 

Linn-Benton County

✅ Director-Elect Miriam Cummins, Linn Benton Education Service District Zone 6

Multnomah County

✅Director-Elect Gabriela Saldaña-López, David Douglas School Board Position 4

✅Director-Elect Kate Sherman, David Douglas School Board Position 7

♥️Candidate Ana del Rocío, Multnomah County Commissioners Position 3

✅Director-Elect Danny Cage, Multnomah County Education Service District 6

✅Director-Elect Michelle DePass, Portland Public Schools Zone 2

✅Director-Elect Kien Truong, Portland Community College Zone 3

✅Director-Elect Eddie Wang, Portland Public Schools Zone 7

✅Director-Elect Ana Gonzalez Muñoz, Reynolds School District Position 6

Marion County

✅Director-Elect Cynthia Richardson, Salem Keizer School Board Zone 2 

♥️Candidate Anabel Hernandez-Mejia, Woodburn School Board Position 4 

♥️Candidate Divina Sandoval, Woodburn School Position 1 

Washington County

♥️Candidate Maham Ahmed,  Beaverton School District Zone 3

✅Director-Elect Justice Rajee, Beaverton School District Zone 6

✅Director-Elect See Eun Kim, Hillsboro School District Position 4

✅Director-Elect Ivette Pantoja, Hillsboro School District Position 5

✅Director-Elect Crystal Weston, Tigard-Tualatin School District Position 5

✅Director-Elect Miles Palacios, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District 4

✅Director-Elect Tya Ping, Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District Position 5

*Candidate had to withdraw due to the Hatch Act.