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Angelita Morillo is a member-elect of Portland City Council from District 3. She was elected in 2024 during Portland's first municipal election using Single Transferable Vote to elect its City Council members from multi-member districts and will take office on January 1, 2025.
Angelita Morillo | |
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 Morillo speaking at a Portland City Council District 3 candidate forum at Clinton Street Theater on September 26, 2024 | |
| Member-elect of Portland City Council from District 3 | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 Serving with Steve Novick and Tiffany Koyama Lane | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1995 or 1996 (age 28–29)[1] |
| Alma mater | Lincoln High School Portland State University |
Education
editMorillo attended Lincoln High School, where she won nationals with the constitution team in 2014.[2][3] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Portland State University.[4]
Career
editMorillo works as a policy advocate and legislative strategist at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.[3][1] Previously, she worked as Constituent Relations Manager for City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.[5] She was among the first people to declare their run for Portland City Council in August 2023.[5]
Personal life
editMorillo immigrated from Paraguay to the United States with her family as a child.[6] On TikTok, Morillo posts videos about Portland politics.[5] She is openly queer and uses the pronouns she/they.[2][1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Angelita Morillo: Candidate questionnaire for Portland City Council District 3". KOIN. 2024-10-04. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b "Know Your Candidates 2024: Angelita Morillo, Portland City Council, District 3". KATU. 2024-10-16. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ a b "City Council Entrance Interview: Angelita Morillo". Willamette Week. 2024-07-24. Archived from the original on 2024-07-28. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Meet Angelita Morillo, candidate for Portland City Council District 3". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ a b c "Charter Commissioner Robin Ye Will Run for City Council in 2024, as Will Policy Advocate Angelita Morillo". Willamette Week. 2023-08-28. Archived from the original on 2024-08-27. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- ^ "Know Your Candidates 2024: Angelita Morillo, Portland City Council, District 3". KATU. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
