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Appeal Tribune Wednesday, November 1, 2017 3B Latino Continued from Page 2B that would have provided drivers licenses to undocu- mented immigrants living and working in Oregon. She was the first Latina to serve in the Oregon House and served from 2013 to 2016.She served along with Joe Gallegos, another Democratic House member, who didn't seek re-election in 2016. "We had allies in the house who were strong sup- porters of the driver's bill, but having somebody else who was Latino in the House was really important to me," Vega Pederson said. But they weren't successful with the driver's license bill. It was defeated by a well-funded effort when Mea- sure 88 was placed on the 2014 ballot. "We knew it was going to be a harder campaign to fight, but we didn't have the broader understanding that there was going to be a concerted effort to move it to the ballot," Vega Pederson said. "The Latino commu- nity took a hard hit with that defeat." She said Castillo, who was the first Latina to serve in the Senate, helped pave the way for Latino legislators. "There were a lot of champions before us, and we are finally seeing that work reflected in this year's session," said Vega Pederson, now a Multnomah County commis- sioner. New lawmakers reflect community Issues affecting communities of color are no differ- ent than in other communities, Alonso León said. Education, job security, housing and economic sta- bility matter to everyone. She said the value of a di- verse Legislature comes when lawmakers are able to tap into their own experiences to help frame law to bet- ter serve diverse groups. For Alonso León, who was born along Lake Patzcua- ro, a region home to the indigenous Purepecha people of Michoacán, Mexico, her upbringing means she can bet- ter represent the Latino community. She came to the United States when she was five years old. Her parents were farmworkers supporting a family of seven. During hot summers, she would help her parents pick berries. At 12, she interpreted housing information for her parents while speaking with a real- tor when her family bought their first home. "I don't think my parents anticipated one of their children would become a legislator," Alonso León said with a laugh. "But they certainly created that opportuni- ty by coming to the United States for a better life." When Alonso León kicked off her campaign, she knocked on roughly 4,000 doors in Woodburn with fliers translated in English, Spanish and Russian. She said she met people who said they had never voted because can- didates never looked like them, spoke their language or shared their experiences. She first learned of her potential influence on the community when she spoke with an 18-year-old high school student in English about her campaign and switched to Spanish when her father introduced him- self in Spanish. "He said 'I just want to say that, for the first time ever, I get to express myself in my native language,'" Alonso León said. "That was such a powerful moment for me because even if you speak another language, you can show your emotion and articulate things that are important to you. I wanted to cry right there in the door- way." Acción Política PCUNista, a Latino activist organiza- tion based in Woodburn, backed Alonso León's cam- paign and helped support the first elected Latino major- ity school board in the state, where 80 percent of Wood- burn School District students are Latino. Group volunteers knocked on 15,000 doors, regis- tered 400 Latino voters and assisted about 200 others with their ballots in service of the election, according to Acción Política PCUNista. Latino candidates are a “demographic inevitability," said Ron Mize, associate professor of language, culture and society at Oregon State University. Roughly 40 percent of Oregon Latinos are eligible to vote, according to the Pew Research Center. Mize said that number will climb over the next decade as Oregon Latinos reach 18 years old. Millennials represent 41.5 percent of the eligible La- tino voter population nationwide, according to the U.S. Rep. Diego Hernandez, D-Portland, said minority influence can catch up to population growth with the help of equitable education. MOLLY J. SMITH/STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE Census Bureau. Mize wrote a report assessing the social, political and economic role of Latinos in Oregon for the state- wide Oregon Latino Agenda for Action. “What has made this cycle particularly compelling, and why the story looks a little bit different right now, is that both Teresa and Diego were really experienced be- fore they got to the statewide office," Mize said. "They knew what they were doing, and they had a good cadre of supporters.” That, Mize said, is an early sign of growing Latino influence. “I really do feel like this is the beginning,” he said. However, Moreno, who also serves on the Oregon Commission on Hispanic Affairs, said Oregon's grow- ing Latino population doesn't necessarily equate to growing representation. "Latino population has doubled in the last decade, but what has not doubled is our representation," Moreno said. "What has not doubled is our access to equitable resources, or economic opportunities, or civic opportu- nities." Education paves way for political shift Hernandez, who also serves on the Reynolds School District school board in Fairview, said minority influ- ence can catch up to population growth with the help of equitable education. He points to low graduation rates and high drop out rates for students of color that are representative of historical inequities in the education system. "That's also symbolic of the poverty their parents have to face, so yes, we had a successful session in terms of social wins, but undoing generational poverty is going to require more action from the Legislature," Hernandez said. Born in Los Angeles, Hernandez grew up in Portland where he found himself the only student of color, at- tending six elementary schools and three middle schools before completing high school, college and graduate school. His mother was a single parent with four children. She cleaned houses to support the family, sometimes enlisting 11-year-old Hernandez to help. "I saw the experiences my immigrant family went through, and that gave me a perspective that folks in power may not have," Hernandez said. When he was elected to the school board in 2013, he was only 26. He was the first Latino elected to the board in a district with a Latino majority. Today, he is joined by his colleague Ricardo Ruiz. He said it is important to build from the growing rep- resentation in community organizations, school boards, city councils and the Legislature in order to advance the next generation of Latino leaders. Hernandez also believes the 2017 session reflected a cultural shift in the state, but it isn't because there was an easy path to representation. He said Latinos have been forced to challenge power, and challenge what he refers to as Oregon's "status quo," as it relates to minor- ities in leadership roles. "It's challenging when you are in the minority and lit- erally marginalized," Hernandez said. "So when you challenge power ... I would say some individuals really want to target you for who you are rather than your po- litical beliefs." " "- # #& && '#,& /#+& "- #! JOBS.STATESMANJOURNAL.COM Notice of Public Hearing The Silver Falls School District Board of Directors will conduct a public hearing before the Local Contract Review Board at their next regularly scheduled Board meeting. 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