ABOUT JORGE

ABOUT JORGE

About Jorge

Jorge Sanchez Bautista is a student leader, community organizer, and long-time educational advocate. He first became involved in 2017, when gentrification and rent spikes hit his neighborhood, Cully. He became part of the Normandy apartments movement in 2017 as a 10 year old with his family, friends, and neighbors. Since then, Jorge has been fighting for social issues including climate change, transportation equity, gun violence prevention, educational funding, police accountability, and more.

As a son of immigrants, Hispanic, Indigenous, a youth, and a Queer individual, he hopes to bring the voices of underserved communities to the PPS Board. With experience passing legislative bills, advocating for change, and being a student in Portland Public Schools all of his life, he is ready to bring change and advocate for all. 

Jorge’s Experience

National

  • Students Demand Action (SDA) on Gun Violence:

    • National Organizing Board - Former Member

    • National Training Team - Former Member

    • Former Portland Chapter Lead

State

  • Oregon State Board of Education - Student Advisor

  • Oregon Department of Education’s Youth Advisory Council Work Group - Member

  • Alliance for a Safe Oregon - Former Youth Advisory Council Member

  • OPAL Environmental Justice Oregon 

    • Board of Directors - Former Interim Chair

    • Bus Riders Unite - Former Steering Committee Member

City

  • Portland Youth Climate Strike (PYCS) - Co-Lead Organizer

  • New Portlanders Policy Commission (NPPC) - Secretary

  • Portland Committee on Community-Engaged Policing (PCCEP) - Member

  • 82nd Avenue Transit Project Community Advisory Committee - Member

  • Chess for Success Board of Directors - Former Member

  • SOLVE Oregon - Former Event Leader

  • Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) - Former Student Strike Liaison

Neighborhood

  • Cully’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District Community Leadership Committee Co-Chair

  • Cully Terminus Evaluation Group - Former Member

Leodis V. McDaniel High School 

  • Assistant to Vice Principal Keyla Santiago-Rodriguez

  • Student Administrative Advisor

  • Newcomer Club - Vice-President

  • Equity-Climate Representative

  • Student Ambassador Program (SAP) - Former Co-Lead

  • Student Council - Former Freshman Representative (Class of 2025)

  • Students Demand Action (SDA) Club - Former President