Community is everything to me. This is not just something I say, it’s something I live. My 9 to 5 is my community and my family. I am involved in the East Portland Action Plan and I am a past Co-Chair of the Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association. I'm also Vice-Chair of the David Douglas School Board. I was recently elected President-Elect of the Oregon School Boards Association, where I work with folks from school boards all over Oregon, rural and urban. I even take my advocacy to the City, having served on the Government Transition Advisory Committee, or GTAC, trying to center East Portland, as well as being on the city’s Sustainability and Climate Commission, where I now serve as Co-Chair.
A more comprehensive list of my community engagement:
Current:
David Douglas School Board Member, Vice-Chair
Oregon School Boards Association (OSBA), Board of Directors, President-Elect (as of Jan. 2026) & Legislative Policy Committee
OSBA School Board Members of Color Caucus, Treasurer
OSBA LGBTQIA2S+ Advisory Committee
Democratic Party of Oregon (DPO) Executive Committee
DPO Rules Committee
DPO Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Special Committee
Member of the Stonewall, Latino, Disability Justice, Environmental, and Education Caucuses
Disability Justice Caucus, Chair
DPO State Central Committee Delegate
Third Congressional District Delegate
Racial Inclusivity Workgroup, past Chair
Multnomah Democrats Rules Committee
Multnomah Democrats Voter File Manager / VAN Coordinator
District 47/48 Assistant District Leader
Portland Sustainability and Climate Commission, Co-Chair
Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association, current Board Member & Past Co-Chair
Fair Fight Action Volunteer
Precinct Committee Person
Additional Past Experience:
Portland Government Transition Advisory Committee, Co-Chair
2024 Democratic National Convention Delegate
Democratic National Committee, Rules, Temporary Standing Committee Member
Victory 2020 Text Moderator & Texter
District 48 Leader
Neighborhood Leader Coordinator
Portland District 1 East Neighborhood Coalition, Board of Directors
Multnomah Democrats Celsi Committee, Chair
Multnomah Democrats Fundraising Committee
DPO Stonewall Caucus Treasurer
Contact José at josefororegon@gmail.com
Mailing address: PO Box 1278, Lake Oswego OR 97305
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