YAG is a nationwide civic engagement and servant leadership program that provides students with the opportunity to represent and serve their communities through government, leadership and advocacy. Elected as Oregon Youth Governor in 2020 to serve as head of conference and be a lobbyist for youth interests in state legislature.
Served 380 Days in Office Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
- Chaired the Oregon Youth COVID-19 Action Committee
- Submitted Youth COVID-19 action items to Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on COVID-19 and Governor Brown.
- Represented the State of Oregon as a member in the Youth Governors Association.
- Held numerous meetings with Governor Brown, members of the Oregon Legislature, Oregon’s Federal Congressional Delegation.
- Lobbied for Nonprofits on Capitol Hill
- Helped gain 28 US Senators and 142 US House Members to support Nonprofit stimulus.
- With the help of YGA amended CARES and CARES 2.0 to include stimulus for nonprofits.
- Emphasized importance of not cutting school funding to Oregon Budget Committee Members.
- With the help of the Oregon YAG program committee we successfully planned and executed the 2021 Youth Legislative Session.
- Oversaw January 2021 Elections.
- Digitized Elections Systems
- Issued 4 Executive Orders
- Signed 10 bills to be sent to the Oregon Legislature
- Awarded the Youth Governor’s Medal of Honor to 3 people
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