Dacia Grayber

Dacia Grayber is an American firefighter and politician serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 28th district representing Tigard.[1][2][3] She previously represented the 35th district from 2021 until 2023.

Dacia Grayber
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
from the 28th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2021
Preceded byMargaret Doherty
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
EducationConcordia University (BS)

Education

Grayber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in homeland security and emergency management from Concordia University.

Career

Prior to entering politics, Grayber has worked as a firefighter and paramedic for Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.[4][5][6][7] Grayber was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2020 with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman and engineer Bob Niemeyer. A Democrat, she also won the cross-nomination of the Working Families Party.[4] Grayber was cited as part of a wave of frontline medical workers that were elected to office during the 2020 pandemic.[8]

In June 2021, Grayber assisted Rep. Pam Marsh in passing a $190 million wildfire mitigation bill that established wildfire risk maps, programs to bolster recovery and adapt communities to smoke, and called for changes to buildings within a wildland-urban interface.[9][10] Grayber also co-sponsored a bill with Rep. Rob Nosse allowing pharmacists to dispense and administer PrEP and PEP, an HIV medication, and giving further authority for them to conduct HIV tests.[11]

In February 2022, Grayber was a sponsor of House Bill 4113, which expanded compensation protection for firefighters from cancer, adding coverage for bladder and female reproductive cancers.[12]

Personal life

Grayber identifies as a queer woman.[13]

References
  1. Skanner, The. "ELECTION RESULTS: State and Local - November 2020". The Skanner News. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. "Oregon State House - District 35 Election Results | The Fayetteville Observer". www.fayobserver.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  3. "Representative Dacia Grayber Home Page". www.oregonlegislature.gov. Oregon State Legislature. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  4. "Dacia Grayber". ballotpedia.com.
  5. "Dacia Grayber for Oregon House District 35 : Meet Dacia". Dacia for Oregon. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  6. "Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR". Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, OR. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  7. Nash, Leah (2020-07-04). "Opinion | Women Ask Themselves, 'How Can I Do This for One More Day?'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  8. "The Leaders Who Emerged". wweek.com. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  9. Stites, Sam. "Oregon takes an ambitious swing at addressing wildfire with proposed $190 million investment". opb.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  10. Stites, Sam. "Could this year's class of first-term lawmakers be Oregon's most effective?". opb.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. Hasenstab, Alex. "Bill allowing over-the-counter HIV prevention drugs goes to Governor's desk". opb.org. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. "Bill expanding Oregon firefighter cancer protections heads to governor's desk". kgw.com. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  13. "Dacia Grayber". Victory Fund. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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