Angelita Morillo
Angelita Morillo | |
|---|---|
Morillo in 2025 | |
| Member of Portland City Council from District 3 | |
| Assumed office January 1, 2025 Serving with Steve Novick and Tiffany Koyama Lane | |
| Preceded by | office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1995 or 1996 (age 28–29)[1] Paraguay |
| Education | Portland State University (BA) |
Angelita Morillo is an American politician serving as a member of Portland City Council from District 3. She was elected in 2024 during Portland's first municipal election using Single Transferable Vote to elect its City Council members from multi-member districts and assumed office on January 1, 2025.
Early life and education
As a child, Morillo emigrated from Paraguay to the United States with her family.[2] She attended Lincoln High School, where she won nationals with the constitution team in 2014.[3][4] She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Portland State University.[5]
Career
Prior to being a city councillor, Morillo worked as a policy advocate and legislative strategist at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon.[4][1] Previously, she worked as Constituent Relations Manager for City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty.[6] She was among the first people to declare their run for Portland City Council in August 2023.[6]
Personal life
Morillo resides in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood.[7]
Morillo regularly posts about Portland politics on TikTok, where she has 29,000 followers.[6]
Morillo is openly queer and uses the pronouns she/they.[3][1] She is bisexual.[8]
See also
- List of LGBTQ politicians in the United States
- List of people from Portland, Oregon
- List of Portland State University alumni
References
- ^ a b c "Angelita Morillo: Candidate questionnaire for Portland City Council District 3". KOIN. October 4, 2024. Archived from the original on October 7, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Know Your Candidates 2024: Angelita Morillo, Portland City Council, District 3". KATU. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 9, 2024.
- ^ a b "Know Your Candidates 2024: Angelita Morillo, Portland City Council, District 3". KATU. October 16, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "City Council Entrance Interview: Angelita Morillo". Willamette Week. July 24, 2024. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ "Meet Angelita Morillo, candidate for Portland City Council District 3". Oregon Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Charter Commissioner Robin Ye Will Run for City Council in 2024, as Will Policy Advocate Angelita Morillo". Willamette Week. August 28, 2023. Archived from the original on August 27, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- ^ Vaughn, Courtney. "Meet the Portland City Council Candidates: District 3". Portland Mercury. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
External links
- Media related to Angelita Morillo at Wikimedia Commons