About Sarah
On the day of the Sandy Hook shooting, Sarah held her child on her lap and tried to answer his questions. She quickly realized the most important thing she could tell her child was, “I will work hard to make things better.”
This promise drives Sarah’s advocacy work and is her focus as she represents Oregon House District 16.
From her early efforts to reduce gun tragedies as a founder of Oregon’s chapter of Moms Demand Action to her service on the Corvallis School Board and in the Oregon House, Sarah has witnessed the challenges that face Oregon. She believes in the promise of our state and our people and feels privileged to serve District 16 in the Oregon House where she
As a mother, a scientist, a cancer survivor, and an educator, Sarah brings her personal experience and her ability to solve problems and work collaboratively to her work. She is dedicated to building opportunities for Oregonians to thrive. She continues to work to build an education system that opens doors for all of our students. She knows that we can support essential economic development while growing green energy production and protecting our rich natural resources and wildlife.
Being a scientist influences Sarah’s approach to problem-solving. She shared, “I want to understand the system that has created a problem or barrier. I want to talk to people with the knowledge and experience needed to understand a problem. I want data and evidence when I am making decisions and developing solutions. This is how my training as a scientist drives my work and it is how I approach working in Salem for District 16.”
