Kriss Wright

Kriss Wright earned an associate degree from Portland Community College in 1991 and a bachelor's degree from Portland State University in 2006.[1]

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Kriss Wright (Democrat) earned a B.S. in Social Sciences and GIS Certificate from Portland State University, Portland Oregon. A.A.S., Dietetic Technologies, PCC- Sylvania, Portland Oregon.

Kriss Wright's career experience includes 2022 Chair, Planning Commission, City of Newberg, Oregon. Alternate, (NUAMC) Newberg Urban Area Management Commission, City of Newberg & Yamhill County, Oregon.

Kriss Wright worked as a Health Technician, Dietary Communications Department for the US Veterans Administration Medical Center, Portland Oregon. Kriss Wright, a Research Scientist, used her background in Geology & GIS Spatial Data Analysis, to work on Oregon Tsunami Routes and other related infrastructure issues facing the West Coast in a subduction event. Kriss Wright is a Grant Writer & Advocates for Men, Women, and Children. Kriss Wright is a Land Use & Zoning Consultant.

Kriss Wright grew up in the Pacific Northwest, but also attended schools in Alaska, Northern California, and Oklahoma. Kriss Wright attends a Christian Church and is considered by her close friends to be a Conservative Democrat.

Kriss Wright has one child, graduated in 2021 & served as President, School of Pharmacy, OSU. Kriss Wright has had the honor of helping to raise many children though out her life and looks forward to having more grandchildren in the future.

Kriss Wright is dedicated to protecting and growing her community, giving Polk and Yamhill counties the representation, they deserve.

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?

I believe in and will uphold, "The First & Second Amendments of the United States Constitution."Funding of Mental & Medical Wellness are Key in addressing Unemployability & Homelessness.Economic Justice, Business Relief & Support, Childcare Incentives, Affordable & Quality Housing are needed for long term stability of our Society.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Kriss Wright is personally passionate about Climate Change as a Key issue facing all of us locally & globally. The threads of Climate Change are interwoven into our communities having unforeseen impacts as un-predictability unravels our daily lives, knowing no physical or Political boundaries. Our communities can grow our Economy while improving Air, Water, & Soil Health without devastating our counties Forests, Farms, and other lands. The very systems that Oregon depends on for our health, sustainability, and security of our society.

Kriss Wright agrees with Monsieur Le Foll, French Minister of Agriculture. Climate Stability can be achieved through Carbon Sequestration using Soil as the Carbon sink. By altering agricultural practices, draw down of CO2 back into soils can be achieved by 2050.

Wright is passionate for access to quality Medical & Mental Health Wellness with low or no copay medication costs. Support services for families or persons caring for disabled and/or mentally ill persons. Additional education to Police and other service providers in addressing and deescalating persons having mental health events to ensure safety of all.

Kriss Wright's own education drives home the need for affordable, safe, stable housing while pursuing higher education. Financial & other incentives to attract & keep Oregon's excellent educators & productive programs. Producing graduates equipped & prepared for complex realities facing themselves, their community, & globally

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

I look up to my father. My father is an excellent example of what a father should be. My father has been my superhero teaching me an excellent work ethic, perseverance, financial skills, farming, and unconditional love for family and a person's civic duty to one's community.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

when I was in Junior high school, I heard on the radio that the Berlin Wall was coming down piece by piece at the hands of the people.

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

Kriss Wright worked with her father, a mason, as her first job. Wright was her father's hod carrier for side jobs and his first house he built in Newberg, Oregon. Wright would use a modified tong especially made for grabbing and holding bricks. Wright would wiggle the tongs along a row of bricks pull up on the wooden handle then place the line of bricks along her father's work area spaced slightly apart from one another.

Then Wright would wheel the mortar her father made, right under him, below the scaffolding on which he was working. It was her job to keep the mortar stirred until her dad needed more mortar on his pallet.

Wright filled a sizeable bucket with mortar then climbed up the scaffolding and poured it onto an oversized pallet for her father. Wright tried to move back and forth keeping the bricks and mortar stocked as quickly as her confident father could lay them.

Wright and her father, on the weekends, would dig the foundation for the new Newberg house. After digging a certain distance wood was placed making a form tying in the rebar for structural reinforcement. Each weekend my father and I would do a part of a job until it was finished. It took a just over a year on average to build each house. My father would live in them for about two years then sell the house.

My father and I built houses together on our weekends and summers for about five years. I learned a lot from my father about housing codes, zoning, timing of a project, and building skills among other things while working and learning from him.

Perseverance was my greatest learned trait from my father, but I learned why I wanted to educate myself. I didn't want to be a hod carrier as my future occupation as it was physically hard and challenging as a teen. My father shared his wisdom and insights of how hard a physical job could be. My father hoped I would pursue other career options through my opportunities in education, and I did.

Is there a particular legislator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Elizabeth Furse

Are you interested in running for a different political office (for example, the U.S. Congress or governor) in the future?

Yes, In the future I would be honored to hold a different political office than the one I am running for.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Compromise is not necessary but is a desirable trait for policymaking. Listening to a diverse array of insights and options promotes diversity for problem solving and finding real solutions to complex problems and issues.