Andrea Salinas

Legislative Director

Andrea joined Oregon Environmental Council as Legislative Director in June 2008. At OEC, Andrea leads our work with the Oregon Legislature and Oregon’s executive branch, as well as occasional work with Oregon’s congressional delegation and local elected officials. Andrea comes to us from Congresswoman Darlene Hooley's office where she provided district outreach on energy, business and Willamette River issues. In addition, she brings ten years of legislative experience working in our nation's Capitol as a lobbyist and legislative aide in both chambers. Andrea earned a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley. Andrea enjoys spending time with her husband and finding new ways to make their 3-year old daughter laugh.