Congresswoman Andrea Salinas, representing Oregon’s 6th District since 2023, used her social media platform on October 15, 2025, to urge Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva and to address the ongoing government shutdown.
On October 15, Salinas posted, “I walked with my @DemWomenCaucus colleagues to call on Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva. SWEAR HER IN.” Later that day, she reiterated her stance, stating, “I stood proudly with Rep.-elect Grijalva this morning to call on Speaker Johnson to swear her in. The people of Arizona’s 7th District deserve representation in the House. What is Speaker Johnson afraid of?”
Addressing another pressing issue, Salinas highlighted the consequences of the government shutdown. In a post from the evening of October 15, she wrote, “It has been two weeks since Republicans shut down the government. @HouseDemocrats are here in D.C., ready to work for the American people. My Republican colleagues must come back to D.C. to work on a deal that reopens the government and protects people’s health care.”
Salinas, who previously served in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023, has been vocal about issues of representation and legislative responsibility. Born in San Mateo, California in 1969, Salinas graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1994 and currently resides in Tigard.
The call to swear in Adelita Grijalva follows concerns about the lack of representation for Arizona’s 7th District, while the government shutdown, now in its second week, continues to impact federal operations and health care services.
