Dacia Grayber | |
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Member of the
Oregon House of Representatives from the 28th district | |
Assumed office January 11, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Doherty |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Concordia University ( BS) |
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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.
Grayber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in homeland security and emergency management from Concordia University.
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]
Grayber identifies as a queer woman. [13]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dacia Grayber | 26,473 | 67.1 | |
Republican | Bob Niemeyer | 12,893 | 32.7 | |
Write-in | 71 | 0.2 | ||
Total votes | 39,437 | 100% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dacia Grayber | 30,483 | 82.0 | |
Republican | Patrick Castles | 6,662 | 17.9 | |
Write-in | 39 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 37,184 | 100% |