Angelita Morillo

Angelita Morillo is a member of the Portland City Council in Oregon, representing District 3. She assumed office on January 1, 2025. Her current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Morillo ran for election to the Portland City Council to represent District 3 in Oregon. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Morillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Angelita Morillo's career experience includes working as a political organizer. She earned a bachelor's degree from Portland State University in 2018.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Portland City Council District 3

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The ranked-choice voting election was won by Steve Novick in round 20 , Tiffany Koyama Lane in round 29 , and Angelita Morillo in round 29 . The results of Round 30 are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.

	Candidate	%	Total Votes	Transfer	Round eliminated
	Angelita Morillo	28.5	21,129	-1,184	Won (29)
	Tiffany Koyama Lane	28.5	21,129	-542	Won (29)
	Steve Novick	28.5	21,129	0	Won (20)
Submit photo	Kezia Wanner	14.4	10,669	145	29
	Rex Burkholder	0.0	0	0	28
	Jesse Cornett	0.0	0	0	27
	Harrison Kass	0.0	0	0	26
	Philippe Knab	0.0	0	0	25
	Sandeep Bali	0.0	0	0	24
	Daniel DeMelo	0.0	0	0	23
Submit photo	Cristal Azul Otero	0.0	0	0	22
	Jonathan Walker	0.0	0	0	21
	Chris Flanary	0.0	0	0	19
Submit photo	Melodie Beirwagen	0.0	0	0	18
Submit photo	Matthew Anderson	0.0	0	0	17
	Ahlam Osman	0.0	0	0	16
Submit photo	Heart Free Pham	0.0	0	0	15
Submit photo	Luke Zak	0.0	0	0	14
	Brian Conley	0.0	0	0	13
Submit photo	Terry Parker	0.0	0	0	12
	Dan Gilk	0.0	0	0	11
Submit photo	Chris Brummer	0.0	0	0	10
	John Sweeney	0.0	0	0	9
Submit photo	Kelly Janes	0.0	0	0	7
	Theo Hathaway Saner	0.0	0	0	6
Submit photo	Jaclyn Smith-Moore	0.0	0	0	5
Submit photo	Patrick Hilton	0.0	0	0	4
Submit photo	David O'Connor	0.0	0	0	3
Submit photo	Kenneth Landgraver	0.0	0	0	2
Submit photo	Clifford Higgins	0.0	0	0	1

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 84,518 Total exhausted votes: 10,462
= candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Mu-Yin Chen (Nonpartisan)

Endorsements

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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

Angelita Morillo completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morillo's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a Paraguayan immigrant who moved to the US with my single working-class mother when I was 4 and to Portland when I was 12. I am a first-generation immigrant and first-generation college student, having attended Lincoln High School and Portland State University, where I graduated with a degree in Political Science. After graduating, I worked as a manager of Constituent Services and Tribal Relations in Commissioner JoAnn Hardesty’s office, making me one of the only people in the race with City Hall experience. I currently work as an Anti-Hunger Policy Advocate for Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon and serve on Portland’s Rental Services Commission. I also created TikTok and Instagram accounts to educate people about local government, which have gained over 35,000 followers up to this point. I am also one of the only City Council candidates in any district to have experienced unsheltered homelessness, one of the only Latina candidates, one of the only candidates to have immigrated to the US, and one of only two queer women of color running in any race in the City of Portland.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Oregon does not only have an affordable housing shortage, but a housing shortage on all fronts: we are among the states with the lowest supply of rentals affordable for people at or below the poverty line and 4th highest in underproduction of housing. Put simply: there is simply not enough housing for everyone who lives here, much less everyone who wants to live here. Furthermore, there is not a single shelter in Portland where you can walk in and be connected with a shelter bed and with wraparound services. The only way we can solve both homelessness and the housing crisis is to build more housing in a way that benefits everyone. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, but through a variety of approaches, we can fix this crisis together.
Right now our public transportation system is not usable, affordable, or accessible. Cars have been prioritized in city design for so long that we don’t have enough safe areas for children to play outside in neighborhoods without the risk of getting hit by a vehicle. Many Portlanders are eager to try alternative modes of transportation like bicycles to get around, but are intimidated by a lack of safety. With a climate crisis and a housing cost crisis, more people are turning towards alternative modes of transportation, like bicycles and buses. Even so, the majority of our infrastructure prioritizes cars above everything else. Our infrastructure needs to meet the moment by becoming more user friendly for bicyclists and pedestrians.
We need to remagine what public safety means by examining the root causes of crime in our community: poverty, patriarchy, and white supremacy. When we invest in our communities, when we ensure people have their basic needs met, when children have spaces to play and families can afford rent, when we have a robust public health and mental health system, and when we have strong social safety nets, crime will be greatly diminished. To solve these issues, we need to fully fund Portland Street Response so it can serve the entire city 24/7/365 as well as invest in crime prevention through environmental design such as in the Mt. Scott-Arleta Triangle to reduce crime and beautify our city.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Sanitation and climate

What legacy would you like to leave?

I want to make Portland a better place for all of its residents, especially those who have been historically marginalized such as members of BIPOC communities, lower-income Portlanders, and people experiencing homelessness.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was scooping ice cream at the original Salt & Straw location on NW 23rd during high school and college to help support me and my family.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

When I was a freshman in college, I often showered at the gym, and I squeezed into the bathroom stall with an overstuffed bag filled with makeup, clothes, schoolbooks, and a comb. I left the stall looking like this. I went to school, I went to work, and at night I went to the park, where I tried to fall asleep.

That year, due to circumstances outside of my control, I became homeless. Nobody knew that every night I fell asleep in a park or in stairwells. That was my life for many months--even after this, I couldn't find housing, going from couch to attic to spare room. It wasn’t until much later that teachers from my old high school reached out to me, and found out that I was homeless.

They took me in, and it is because of them that I was able to finish school, and eventually go on to do anti-hunger policy work.

My community showed up when neither the government nor the school knew how to reach out to and support students whose hunger and homelessness was largely invisible. As a South American immigrant I was wary of the resources offered by a government I didn’t trust. Now, I want to give back to my community and ensure that nobody else has to go through what I did.

What kind of skills or expertise do you believe would be the most helpful for the holders of this office to possess?

I am one of the few candidates running for City Council who has had experience working in both City Hall and the state legislature, meaning I have the knowledge both about city government and legislative processes to be an effective member of the new City Council.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

I have been endorsed by over 30 organizations and over 20 local elected officials. For a comprehensive list, please visit my website at https://www.angelitaforportland.com/endorsements/

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↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 2, 2024

[1] Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on October 2, 2024

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Angelita Morillo

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2024

General election

General election for Portland City Council District 3

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