In 2022, Congresswoman Chavez-DeRemer was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Oregon’s 5th District. She is one of the first Latinas and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from the state of Oregon. She currently serves on the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, and the House Committee on Agriculture.

Prior to serving in Congress, she was a successful businesswoman who served as Mayor of Happy Valley for 8 years.