Here are some interesting facts about OLCS:

  • Over 50 alumni have run for publicly elected office

  • Over 35 alumni won those races

  • Our alumni represent 7 different political parties

  • Our alumni span the state, coming from over 12 different counties

  • Our alumni come from over 26 different unions

  • We have trained nearly 200 members since 2012, and this number is growing

  • Closing the gap for underrepresented communities in elected office is a priority for OLCS: about 50% of our alumni self-identify as a person of color or LBGTQIA.

  • Gender equity is a goal for OLCS. Women and non-binary people have made up 40% of our alumni class.

Elected alumni (past and current)

State legislature

Deb Patterson, SD 10 (2020)

Travis Nelson, HD 44 (2022)

Dacia Grayber, HD 35 (2020)

Rachel Prusak, HD 37 (2018)

Sheri Malstrom, HD 27 (2016)

Teresa Alonso Leon, HD 22 (2016)

Rob Nosse, HD 42 (2014)

city council

Micki Varney, Salem (2022)

Vanessa Nordyke, Salem (2019)

Heidi Edwards, Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation Board (2019)

Olivia Alcaire, Hillsboro (2018)

Sally Cook, Salem (2017)

Mark Crenshaw, Junction City (2017)

Kyle Allen, Hillsboro (2016)

Brian Adams, Sandy (2012)

school boarD

Erick Flores, Parkrose School Board (2013)

Susan Hardy, Oakridge School Board (2015)

Joe Lewis, Scappoose School Board

Scott Mills, North Marion County School Board (2015)

Sami Al-Abdrabbuh, Corvallis School District Board (2017)

Maya Rabasa, 4J Eugene School Board (2017)

Cayle Tern, Reynolds School Board (2021)

Austin Folnagy, Klamath Falls Community College Board (2013)

Michael Sonnleitner, Portland Community College Board (2017)

Serin Bussell, Portland Community College Board (2021)

Alex Diaz Rios, Portland Community College Board (2019)

Siobhan Burke, Multnomah Educational Service District (2015)

Francisco Acosta, Multnomah Educational Service District (2013)

Denyse Peterson, Multnomah Educational Service District (2018)

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Jennifer Chapman, Yamhill County Circuit Judge (2018)

Kamala Shugar, Judge of Circuit Court of Lane County (2019)

County

Temple Lentz, Clark County Council (2018)