Dacia Grayber is an American firefighter and politician serving as a member of the

Oregon House of Representatives The Oregon House of Representatives is the lower house of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, the upper house being the Oregon State Senate. There are 60 members of the House, representing 60 districts across the state, each with a population of ...

from the 28th district representing Tigard. She previously represented the 35th district from 2021 until 2023.

Education

Grayber earned a Bachelor of Science degree in homeland security and emergency management from

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

Career

Prior to entering politics, Grayber has worked as a firefighter and paramedic for

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue (TVF&R) is a special-purpose district, special-purpose government fire fighting and emergency services district in the Portland metropolitan area of Oregon. Established in 1989 with a merger between Washington County ...

. Grayber was elected to the Oregon House of Representatives in

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with 67.1% of the vote, defeating Republican businessman and engineer Bob Niemeyer. A Democrat, she also won the cross-nomination of the

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. Grayber was cited as part of a wave of frontline medical workers that were elected to office during the 2020 pandemic. 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

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. Grayber also co-sponsored a bill with Rep. Rob Nosse allowing pharmacists to dispense and administer

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and PEP, an HIV medication, and giving further authority for them to conduct HIV tests. 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.

Personal life

Grayber identifies as a

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woman.

Electoral history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grayber, Dacia Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Concordia University (Oregon) alumni Democratic Party members of the Oregon House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Oregon Legislative Assembly 21st-century American firefighters LGBTQ state legislators in Oregon Place of birth missing (living people) Politicians from Tigard, Oregon 21st-century American women politicians American women firefighters