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Miriam Cummins
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Working Families Party, Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Oregon State University, 2011

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Profession
Executive assistant
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Miriam Cummins (Democratic Party, Working Families Party) ran for election to the Oregon House of Representatives to represent District 15. She lost in the general election on November 3, 2020. She advanced from the Democratic primary on May 19, 2020.

Cummins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Miriam Cummins was born in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. She pursued her undergraduate education at Universidad de Oviedo, Université Catholique de l'Ouest, and Oregon State University. Her career experience includes working as a resource developer and executive assistant.[1]

Elections

2020

See also: Oregon House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Oregon House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Shelly Boshart Davis defeated Miriam Cummins in the general election for Oregon House of Representatives District 15 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelly Boshart Davis
Shelly Boshart Davis (R)
 
59.7
 
23,481
Image of Miriam Cummins
Miriam Cummins (D / Working Families Party) Candidate Connection
 
40.1
 
15,747
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
90

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 39,318
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 15

Miriam Cummins advanced from the Democratic primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 15 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Miriam Cummins
Miriam Cummins Candidate Connection
 
97.7
 
6,370
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.3
 
152

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,522
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Shelly Boshart Davis advanced from the Republican primary for Oregon House of Representatives District 15 on May 19, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Shelly Boshart Davis
Shelly Boshart Davis
 
99.2
 
7,827
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
66

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,893
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Miriam Cummins completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Cummins' responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Miriam Cummins, a mother of two children who attend public school, is a proud advocate for Albany parents and students, Latino families and underrepresented communities. Miriam was born in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico. She immigrated to the United States in 1996 where she first learned English at elementary school in Coos Bay, Oregon. Miriam was awarded a scholarship through the Ford Family Foundation as a Ford Scholar and attended Western Oregon University. Before transferring to Oregon State University, Miriam studied abroad in Spain, then took another opportunity to study abroad in France after her first year at OSU. In 2011 Miriam Graduated from Oregon State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and a Minor in French. 
After seeing a need for minority representation and the beginnings of her family growing (with the birth of her son), Miriam obtained her US Citizenship in 2016.

Miriam currently serves on the Linn Benton Lincoln ESD Board of Directors. She has gone to Washington DC, met with the US Representatives and advocated for Full Funding of IDEA(Individuals with Disabilities Education Act). During that advocacy, she also brought up issues of stigmatization of mental health, and the importance of schools working alongside families in addressing mental health; especially in their native language.

  • Education: With the passing of the Student Success Act, we need to continue and bring full funding to our public schools that would have otherwise not been funded.
  • Affordable Living:I will work with legislators to help make affordable housing more accessible to all and find ways to make everyone's wages grow.
  • Advocacy: Low income, most vulnerable, immigrant, struggling families; I will fight for struggling families with their hardships in mind when making decisions that will impact them.
Full funding for public schools, early learning education (preschool in English/Spanish), mental health awareness, addressing and working with city officials and organizations on homelessness, strengthening small businesses (economy) and timber and climate.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - she is a strong, Latina woman who has broken barriers and have made it possible for Latinas, like myself, to have the courage to run for office.
First and foremost making sure that you are approachable and that you are there for the people to hear their concerns and to represent them. The only way to know what the people want, is to go out to the people and hear from them. I want people to know that I am their friend and that I am there for them. It is important to create a trust between you and the people, and that trust will take time, and they need to see that actions speak louder then words.
Determined

Approachable

Outgoing

I speak and write in Spanish fluently - able to reach out to my constituents in English and Spanish.

Advocacy skills - I am able to advocate for the people and know how to go about in which individuals to go to when making sure that the people are being heard.

I want young individuals to see that there is someone that looks, speaks and has had the same shared experiences to be in a position to be elected for office. I want to be that stepping stone, for them to build the foundation and to keep going.
My family moved to Coos Bay, Oregon (1996) when I was 9 years old. I arrived to the United State with no knowledge of English and had to learn the language on my own. At that time, there weren't many resources for students like myself, that did not know English. One of the reasons why I am passionate about Education.
I worked with my parents starting at a very young age. We would go out and cut lumber for firewood and sell it by the cord; once my father started his construction business, I would help him after school and on the weekends. My Senior year at Marshfield High School in Coos Bay, OR. I worked as an Office Assistant for the Native American Youth Association (NAYA).
This is a hard question because I have many favorite books. The one that sticks to mind is Harry Potter series. Since I was in middle school, Harry Potter books was a world that I could escape too.
Something that I have struggled in my life is not seeing someone that looks like me being represented. How to go about and use the system in order to be heard. Growing up in a small coastal town, representation was not there, so ever since I was 9 years old, I have felt that I didn't have a voice . That is why I am running for office. I do not want others to feel that they are not being represented.
The two legislative chambers are: Oregon State Senate and Oregon House of Representatives.

One of the main differences between the Oregon Senate and House of Representatives is the amount of people that they each represent. Oregon Senate has 30 members with each representing a 114,000 people. and they serve a 4 year term.

While the House of Representatives has 60 members with each representing a population of 65,000 and they serve a two year term.

Both chambers work alongside the Governor to create laws and establish a state budget. They also have the authority and responsibility to pass bills on public policy matters, setting the levels of state spending, raising and lowering taxes and voting to uphold or override governor's vetoes.
Yes and No. Yes, because depending on the term serving, there is a learning curve. If you already have previous government experience, they the learning curve is not as drastic. However, No, because the only way to get people to represent their constituents might be ones that do not have that previous government experience. There needs to be a balance between who has previously served and who are new.
With the Oregon population growing we need to make sure that representation is there for the people. One of the reasons why 2020 is so important is because of the Census. In order for the state to receive more federal funding, we need to make that each individual in Oregon is counted for. With that, there can be many changes; for instance adding more representatives if the population serving has drastically increased, and make sure that our students education is a priority.

One of the challenges that has been affecting Oregon in the last couple of years is that the people feel that they are not being heard. There needs to be a balance and understanding of what the people want and what they expect to see from their representatives.
The ideal relationship between the governor and state legislature needs to be professional and upholding accountability. It is important to hold every single representative and elected official to be held accountable.
Yes, because that is one way to build a professional relationship with fellow legislators. In order to understand one another, and where we all are coming from, some talk about the shared experiences and what each one of us brings to the table.
Yes. The House Committee on Education.
Yes, as one of the Majority Leader.
Yes.
In Oregon, Diego Hernandez and Teresa Alonso Leon and in NY Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Yes. I am always up for the challenge.
Yes. As a person of color, this is the first time that a Latina is running for office in my district. I have heard from many members of my community, how their children are looking up to me because they are finally seeing someone that looks like them, representing them in these leadership roles. That is the first step in building the foundation and confidence of our young individuals.

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  1. ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 15, 2020


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