Andrea Salinas

Oregon agriculture is in a unique position, with two members on the House Ag Committee working on the 2023 Farm Bill.  Republican freshman Lori Chavez-DeRemer said she wants public input.   “This is going to be a large farm bill. I’m meeting with fa...

Farmers across the Pacific Northwest will have several opportunities to make their thoughts on the 2023 Farm Bill known.   Oregon’s 5th District representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer will hold a listening session Tuesday March 14th at the Farm Bureau office in Salem.  In addit...

On Thursday, Oregon’s two newest Representatives, Lori Chavez-DeRemer (from the 5th district) and Andrea Salinas (from the 6th), issued a bipartisan joint statement asking for feedback from Oregonians who will be impacted by the 2023 Farm Bill.  ...

The Representative for Oregon’s newest Congressional district has been tapped to serve on the House Ag Committee.  Congresswoman Andrea Salinas says her appointment is good news for Oregon’s 6th Congressional District, and the many specialty crop growers that call the area home.  She noted she’s loo...

On Thursday, Democratic leadership appointed Oregon representative Andrea Salinas to the House Ag Committee.   “Oregon’s sixth district stretches across hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland and produces everything from wine grapes to hazelnuts, berries to dairy products, grass seed, and countless other crops that people around the globe enjoy," noted the freshman Democrat from Tigard. 

A year after the legislature mandated overtime pay for farm workers, an effort is underway in Salem to make changes to the law.  State Representative Shelly Boshart Davis said since taking effect in June, the rules have created hardships for family farms and resulted in lower pay for ag workers.  She’s lookin...