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Dacia Grayber
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dacia Grayber is an American firefighter and politician serving as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives from the 28th district representing Tigard.[1][2][3] She previously represented the 35th district from 2021 until 2023.
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Education
Grayber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in homeland security and emergency management from Concordia University.
Career
Prior to entering politics, Grayber has worked as a firefighter and paramedic for Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue.[4][5][6][7] Grayber was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in 2020 with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman and engineer Bob Niemeyer. A Democrat, she also won the cross-nomination of the Working Families Party.[4] Grayber was cited as part of a wave of frontline medical workers that were elected to office during the 2020 pandemic.[8]
In June 2021, Grayber assisted Rep. Pam Marsh in passing a $190 million wildfire mitigation bill that established wildfire risk maps, programs to bolster recovery and adapt communities to smoke, and called for changes to buildings within a Wildland–urban interface.[9][10] Grayber also co-sponsored a bill with Rep. Rob Nosse allowing pharmacists to dispense and administer PrEP and PEP, an HIV medication, and giving further authority for them to conduct HIV tests.[11]
In February 2022, Grayber was a sponsor of House Bill 4113, which expanded compensation protection for firefighters from cancer, adding coverage for bladder and female reproductive cancers.[12]
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