Andrea Salinas

Andrea Salinas was born in San Mateo, San Mateo County, California, on December 6, 1969. She earned a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1994. She worked on the staff of U.S. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada from 1996 to 1997, U.S. Representative Pete Stark of California from 1997 to 2003 and U.S. Representative Darlene Hooley of Oregon from 2006 to 2008. She also worked as a consultant, public advocate and trade unionist.

Salinas was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023 and was majority whip in 2021. She was elected as a Democrat to the 118th Congress and to the succeeding Congress, with House service beginning January 3, 2023. She represents Oregon's 6th Congressional District, serving on the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Her House biography says she is co-chair of the bipartisan Mental Health Caucus.