Meet Meghan Moyer: Candidate for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 1

I’m running for Multnomah County Commissioner in District 1 because I am frustrated that our county government has failed to solve the crisis of homelessness in our community. It’s a complicated problem that encompasses affordable housing, addiction treatment, and mental healthcare.

I am a social services policy expert with 20 years of experience in creating policies that respect the dignity and well-being of our citizens and serve the most vulnerable in our communities. I am also a skilled homebuilder who has worked as a contractor and built affordable housing.

As a Public Policy Specialist for the National Parent Teacher Association, I effectively lobbied Congress on multiple child-related issues, including childcare, foster care, and afterschool programs.  In my role as a Senior Political Organizer and Policy Strategist for SEIU Local 503, I represented homecare workers, childcare providers, and Department of Human Services employees. In my current position as the Director of Public Policy for Disability Rights Oregon, I fight to expand access to mental health services in our communities, access to a full school day for children with disabilities, and the rights of people with disabilities to self-determination.

As a native Oregonian, the daughter of a school district employee, a general contractor, and the mother of two young boys, I am deeply rooted in our community. I was raised to value hard work and family. I understand the concerns of parents because my wife and I live them every day. The safety of our neighborhoods and the availability of quality childcare and affordable housing are not just policy issues for me; they are personal issues.

As your county commissioner, I promise to use my experience - both professional and personal - to promote policies that uplift the lives of working families by improving our struggling mental health and addiction services, creating pathways to affordable childcare, and supporting infrastructure projects that will bring family-wage jobs to our county.  I want to help ensure that everyone in our community has the services and opportunities they need to prosper.