Ashley Pelton at home near Cottage Grove with husband Michael, son Michael and dogs Bella, left, and Aya.
About Ashley
• RESIDENCE: Unincorporated Cottage Grove.
• OCCUPATION: Licensed Master Social Worker; "Clean Slate Oregon" Campaign Coordinator (Justice Reform).
• OCCUPATIONAL/WORK HISTORY: Support staff for Adults with Disabilities; EMT; Eye/Tissue/Organ donation; case manager; ballot initiative coordinator.
• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California Davis; Master of Social Work, Pacific University, Eugene Campus.
• PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Lane County Precinct Committee Person, Lane County Independent Redistricting Committee Member.
• FAMILY: Ashley has been with her husband, Michael, for 10 years and they have a one-year-old son, Jordy.
• HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: Family fishing on the boat at Dorena Lake; Renovating the house; Trying new restaurants, Traveling to South America; Practicing her Spanish
• WHY I’M RUNNING: I believe it is important that our elected representatives have the skill sets that match the needs of the area and that they have the influence necessary in the legislature to pass strong legislation that will make a broad impact on quality of life for constituents. Historically, rural areas have struggled with a loss of identity as natural resource-centric industries have shut down over the years causing dwindling job opportunities and less access to education, basic services and resources. These types of issues are in a Social Worker’s wheelhouse and the ability to develop comprehensive community-level policy is a strength I would bring to the legislature.
Personally, what inspired me to run was my dad. He is a retired law enforcement officer and war veteran with serious mental health issues. Back in 2019 he went into an episode of manic psychosis for 2 months straight. He was hospitalized 3 times because the laws are written in a way that state hospitals can only keep him for 72 hours unless he is suicidal or homicidal. He was neither of those things, so even though he was still actively psychotic, they kept releasing him. After 2 months of worrying and not being able to protect him, the courts finally granted me guardianship and conservatorship of him, so I could properly care for him.
I’m running because our most vulnerable keep falling through the cracks of the system. When we help our most vulnerable, we aren’t just helping those individuals, we are helping everyone associated with them, which means we are helping our community at-large.
• ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE: Rep. Marty Wilde; Former State Rep. Joseph Gallegos; Paul Solomon, executive director, Sponsors Inc.; National Association of Social Workers Oregon Chapter; Oregon League of Conservation Workers; The Mother PAC, Women’s Investment Network PAC, Young Democrats of Oregon Caucus, Oregon Association for the Advancement of Queer People and more
• DONATE TO ASHLEY'S CAMPAIGN.
• WEBSITE: AshleyPelton.com
• FACEBOOK: Ashley Pelton for SD 6
• INSTAGRAM: Pelton for Oregon
• CONTACT: PeltonForOregon@gmail.com
onForOregn@gmail.com
• OCCUPATION: Licensed Master Social Worker; "Clean Slate Oregon" Campaign Coordinator (Justice Reform).
• OCCUPATIONAL/WORK HISTORY: Support staff for Adults with Disabilities; EMT; Eye/Tissue/Organ donation; case manager; ballot initiative coordinator.
• EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Neurobiology, Physiology and Behavior, University of California Davis; Master of Social Work, Pacific University, Eugene Campus.
• PRIOR EXPERIENCE: Lane County Precinct Committee Person, Lane County Independent Redistricting Committee Member.
• FAMILY: Ashley has been with her husband, Michael, for 10 years and they have a one-year-old son, Jordy.
• HOBBIES AND INTERESTS: Family fishing on the boat at Dorena Lake; Renovating the house; Trying new restaurants, Traveling to South America; Practicing her Spanish
• WHY I’M RUNNING: I believe it is important that our elected representatives have the skill sets that match the needs of the area and that they have the influence necessary in the legislature to pass strong legislation that will make a broad impact on quality of life for constituents. Historically, rural areas have struggled with a loss of identity as natural resource-centric industries have shut down over the years causing dwindling job opportunities and less access to education, basic services and resources. These types of issues are in a Social Worker’s wheelhouse and the ability to develop comprehensive community-level policy is a strength I would bring to the legislature.
Personally, what inspired me to run was my dad. He is a retired law enforcement officer and war veteran with serious mental health issues. Back in 2019 he went into an episode of manic psychosis for 2 months straight. He was hospitalized 3 times because the laws are written in a way that state hospitals can only keep him for 72 hours unless he is suicidal or homicidal. He was neither of those things, so even though he was still actively psychotic, they kept releasing him. After 2 months of worrying and not being able to protect him, the courts finally granted me guardianship and conservatorship of him, so I could properly care for him.
I’m running because our most vulnerable keep falling through the cracks of the system. When we help our most vulnerable, we aren’t just helping those individuals, we are helping everyone associated with them, which means we are helping our community at-large.
• ENDORSEMENTS INCLUDE: Rep. Marty Wilde; Former State Rep. Joseph Gallegos; Paul Solomon, executive director, Sponsors Inc.; National Association of Social Workers Oregon Chapter; Oregon League of Conservation Workers; The Mother PAC, Women’s Investment Network PAC, Young Democrats of Oregon Caucus, Oregon Association for the Advancement of Queer People and more
• DONATE TO ASHLEY'S CAMPAIGN.
• WEBSITE: AshleyPelton.com
• FACEBOOK: Ashley Pelton for SD 6
• INSTAGRAM: Pelton for Oregon
• CONTACT: PeltonForOregon@gmail.com
onForOregn@gmail.com
