A community organizer and former state legislator, Andrea Salinas is serving her first term as Congresswoman of Oregon's 6th congressional district.

Born in California to Mexican immigrant parents, Salinas grew up in a farmworker family. A first-generation college student, she worked several jobs to put herself through the University of California, Berkeley, where she earned a degree in psychology and Chicano studies.

After college, Salinas worked as a US congressional aide and policy advisor to Senator Harry Reid and Congressman Pete Stark. Later, served as a district aide for U.S. Representative Darlene Hooley in Oregon. Andrea went on to serve as an advocate for labor unions, environmental groups, and reproductive rights organizations in Oregon.

In 2017, she was appointed to the Oregon House of Representatives and served through the end of her term in 2022.

In the state legislature, Salinas played a key role in passing landmark legislation to establish paid family and medical leave, cap carbon emissions, and expand access to affordable housing. She also led efforts to protect Oregon's immigrant communities.