Carmen Rubio
Carmen Rubio | |
|---|---|
| Portland City Commissioner-elect | |
| Assuming office January 2021 | |
| Succeeding | Amanda Fritz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hillsboro, Oregon |
| Residence | Portland, Oregon |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
Carmen Rubio is an American politician and non-profit executive who was elected to the City Commission for Portland, Oregon in May 2020. She previously served as the executive director of the Latino Network since 2009.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Rubio was born and raised in Hillsboro, Oregon. She is of Mexican descent.[4] Rubio graduated from the University of Oregon in 1999.[5]
Career
Carmen began her career of serving others in the offices of Multnomah County Commissioner Serena Cruz, Portland Mayor Tom Potter, and Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish. She served as a policy advisor and worked to engage Portlanders on critical issues.[6] Since 2009, she served as the executive director of the Latino Network, a non-profit organization that advocated for Portland's growing Latinx community.[6] In the May 2020 primary election, Rubio defeated Candace Avalos, an administrator at Portland State University. Rubio will succeed incumbent Commissioner Amanda Fritz, and will officially assume office in January 2021.[7][8] Upon taking office, Rubio will become the first Latinx member of the Portland City Commission.
References
- ^ Bailey Jr., Everton; Schmidt, Brad (May 19, 2020). "Portland elects Carmen Rubio, first Latinx commissioner, sends City Council races for Chloe Eudaly, Nick Fish seats to runoffs". The Oregonian. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Monahan, Rachel. "Carmen Rubio, Executive Director of Latino Network, Is Running for Portland City Council". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Carmen Rubio". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ^ Friedman, Gordon R. (2019-07-09). "Carmen Rubio, leader of Latino nonprofit, to run for Portland City Council". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Carmen Rubio '99". www.uoalumni.com. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Meet Carmen Rubio". www.carmenforportland.com. Retrieved 2020-10-07.
- ^ politics, About Nigel Jaquiss News reporter Nigel Jaquiss joined Willamette Week in 1998 He covers. "Carmen Rubio Becomes the First Latinx Candidate to Win a Portland City Council Seat". Willamette Week. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Oregonian/OregonLive, Everton Bailey Jr | The; Oregonian/OregonLive, Brad Schmidt | The (2020-05-20). "Portland elects Carmen Rubio, first Latinx commissioner, sends City Council races for Chloe Eudaly, Nick Fish seats to runoffs". oregonlive. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
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