Angelita Morillo represents District 3 on Portland City Council, covering inner Southeast and Northeast Portland. She is the youngest member of the council at 29 and the only immigrant on the council. A Paraguayan immigrant who came to the U.S. at age 4, she experienced homelessness during college before becoming a policy advocate focused on hunger and housing issues. She built a significant following on TikTok (49,000 followers) and Instagram (10,000 followers) explaining local government to everyday people. She is openly queer and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
Serving
Angelita Morillo
LocalDemocrat
OR-Portland City Council D3 Local
About
Family & Heritage
Immigrated to the United States from Paraguay at age 4. Settled in Portland when she was 12 years old. First-generation immigrant and first-generation college student. Experienced unsheltered homelessness during college, sleeping in parks, stairwells, and on friends' couches. Teachers from Lincoln High School helped her find housing so she could complete her degree.
Political Career
Before Politics
Policy Advocate and Legislative Strategist, Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon; Constituent Relations Manager and Tribal Relations Policy Advisor, Portland City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty's office; Ice cream shop worker at Salt & Straw; Member, Portland Rental Services Commission
Education
B.A. Political Science and Legal Studies, Portland State University (2018); Lincoln High School (member of national title-winning Constitution Team, 2014)
Key Issues & Priorities
Affordable housing and renters rights (passed Portland's first ban on rent-setting algorithms)
Homelessness (advocates fully funding Portland Street Response 24/7)
Immigrant rights (working on data privacy protections to prevent ICE access to city data)
Climate and environmental justice
Transit and pedestrian/bicycle safety
Food access and anti-hunger policy
Police accountability and transparency
Government transparency and civic engagement
Endorsements
Portland Mercury (#1 ranked choice for D3)
Teamsters Local 37
SEIU 503
SEIU 49
Portland Association of Teachers
AFT-OR
Working Families Party Oregon
Run For Something
Victory Fund
LPAC
Basic Rights Oregon
Sierra Club Oregon
Sunrise PDX
NextUp Action Fund
Portland For All
Portland Neighbors Welcome
Progress Portland
Jo Ann Hardesty (Former Commissioner)
Carmen Rubio (Commissioner)
Jane Fonda
State Representatives Wlnsvey Campos
Khanh Pham
Hoa Nguyen
Ricki Ruiz
Thuy Tran