Miriam G. Cummins - Representing the People

I wanted to wait a few days before making the announcement and it is looking like… WE DID IT!!! Another 4 more years!!!! Thank you so much for your support and love throughout these last few months but most importantly thank you for believing in me in these last four years! It has not been easy and I feel so grateful to have you supporting me and our students! ¡Si se pudo!✊🏼
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Quería esperar unos días antes de hacer el anuncio y parece que… LO HICIMOS!!! Otros 4 años más!!!! ¡Muchas gracias por su apoyo y amor durante estos últimos meses, pero lo más importante, gracias por creer en mí durante estos últimos cuatro años! ¡No ha sido fácil y me siento muy agradecida de que me hayan apoyado y a nuestros estudiantes!

Follow my School Board Page to get updates on my campaign!!

Want to show your support? Link is on my bio in how you can help/support my campaign. Thank you so much! ¡Si Se Puede!

This type of behavior is unacceptable of a school board member. This is the same individual that said those things about Javier and I when we put our applications for School Board position in 2019. He needs to resign! This is not ok!!! Trust has been violated and we, the people, need to hold those accountable. I recommend that you write to the district for Aguinagas resignation.

I demand for Director Aguinaga of Greater Albany Public School board to resign!

School board member to school board member, step down so we as a community can work together to start repairing this damage that has caused.



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Board member in legal tussle with GAPS superintendent Greater Albany Public Schools Board member Eric Aguinaga was denied a temporary restraining order by a Linn County judge this week after GAPS administrators filed a complaint against him that

Linn County has vaccines available today! No Appointment Needed show up by 5:00pm at the Linn Co. Expo Center!!

The Vaccine is Moderna.

El Condado de Linn tiene vacunas disponibles hoy! No se necesita cita solo llegue antes de las 5:00pm at Linn Co. Centro de Exposicion.

La Vacuna es Moderna.

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I believe that every individual has the right to speak their truth. I decided to put in a Public Comment request to have my letter read during today's GAPS School Board Meeting. I am not sure if it will be read, but I have it here for you to read. I believe in transparency and accountability and it is our duty as the public to ensure that we hold our elected officials accountable.

I want there to be accountability towards me - as your Linn Benton Lincoln ESD School Board Member, please hold me accountable on actions or things that I say, or that I could do better. I am always learning, and in no shape or form do I say that I know everything, because I don't. I do everything I can to get you that information, because that is my duty to ensure that you get the information that you are requesting.

Now for my letter... You might not like it, you might think I am wrong, and that is your prerogative. But it is my personal opinion and as a parent whose children attend GAPS, it is my truth.

Here it is:

Dear Madame Chair and Board,
I am writing this public comment as a parent of whose children attend Great Albany Public School and not as an elected official.

I would like to say first and foremost, that I appreciate the work that Superintendent Goff is doing for our school district. Her work in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is very important and I cannot stress enough how important that this work needs to continue.

I do want to bring up a matter that I feel that the board should have done their due diligence in communicating to families whose children attend GAPS. It is the School Districts responsibility that there is a clear path of communication between the School District and the families in GAPS. That communication was not done prior to the first day of school regarding Police Officers and Fire Department being at the schools. I do have to admit, I was a little shock to see a Police Officer at my kids’ school, and it did set off some red flags. However, later in the day it was indicated that this presence caused trauma to many of our BIPOC children and families. I believe that it was YOUR DUTY to ensure that the School Administration had sent out an email prior to schools opening to let families know that the presence of Police Officers and the Fire Department were going to be at the school to welcome our students.

I understand that the stress and the excitement of going back to school may have caused this to slip between the cracks, but it is YOUR DUTY to ensure that communication is given to families and ask those questions in how this is being applied to the Equity Lens that you have implemented.

I do not believe this falls on Superintendent Goff, but mostly it falls on you. You did not ask those questions, you did not ensure that there was clear communication to families, and thus falls on you. The trauma that this caused to many of the families because of the lack of empathy and communication is what made this issue bigger than it should have been, if you had simply done your due diligence in ensuring that communication was done. Many of our families did not know this was a tradition – I certainly did not, and there were many new families entering the school district that did not know of this either.

I am writing this letter, because as elected and appointed officials of Greater Albany Public Schools, you should have asked those questions and not let it all fall on Superintendent Goff, when it was your duty to ensure that all voices where heard, represented, and accounted for.

Take responsibility and do better next time.
-Miriam

My peeps!!!

Mark your calendars!!! We are having our two FREE COVID-19 Testing events in Lebanon and Philomath this month!!!

February 20th from 10am-2pm @ The RiverCenter in Lebanon
February 21st from 10am-2pm @ Philomath High School in Philomath

Please share with your family, friends and with everyone!! Especially if they live in Lebanon and Philomath!

¡¡¡Mis amigxs!!!

Marquen sus calendarios !!! ¡¡¡Este mes tendremos nuestros dos eventos de Pruebas GRATUITA de COVID-19 en Lebanon y Philomath!!!

20 de febrero de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. en The RiverCenter - Lebanon
21 de febrero de 10 am a 2 pm en Philomath High School - Philomath

¡Comparta con su familia, amigos y con todos! ¡Especialmente si viven en Lebanon y Philomath!

Hello my friends!

I first want to say, Thank you so much for your support!!! ¡Muchísimas Gracias!

I know that it has been a while since I have updated or posted to my page. Decided to take some time and spent it with the family. That with much reflection and thinking of what the next steps are going to be, I have decided to continue to use this page as a way to continue on doing the work and ensuring accountability to our state representatives.

I have also decided to use this page to keep you updated on my elected position as a School Board Director for the Linn Benton Lincoln ESD , Zone 6.

I have also requested to change my page name to Miriam G. Cummins - Representing the People. Let's see if Facebook lets me. :-)

I want this page to be informative and a way that we can connect and still be involved within our community, especially right now during COVID.

Like I have said before, I don't claim to know all the answers, but I am someone that will ask for help.

We are all in this together! And together we will persevere!

It has been a long day and night, waiting for the results. I would like to take this moment and congratulate Representative Shelly Boshart Davis on winning the reelection.

I hope that in me running you will see a new perspective of what residents of HD15 need and to fight for all of us.

Accountability is something that I will hold true to my word in ensuring that those that are elected to represent us that they do their due diligence.

This is not the end of me, and know that I am going to be causing the good trouble.

Good night everyone! ¡Buenas Noches!

-Miriam

Wearing my grandmas all time favorite jacket.

Me puse la chaqueta favorita de mi Yaya.

Less than 7 hours!!!!

Want to stay up-to-date on the results??

Here is the official Oregon Secretary of State results page:
https://results.oregonvotes.gov/Default.aspx

You can select which races to follow, so when the clock hits 8pm, you can refresh and see if any of the results has been posted/updated.

I would like to give a special shout out and best of luck to my fellow friends that are also running for office: Paige Hook - Councilor, RJ for Oregon, Cal Mukumoto for House District 9, Calla Felicity for Oregon, Ricki for House District 50, Nolan Bylenga for State Representative, Marty Wilde State Representative for Oregon House District 11

and for my Local city government friends:

Amanda Dant for Albany, Keith for Albany, Marylin Smith, Christan Stagg for City Council, Rita For Bend

We have all run a campaign that has not been easy, and against many odds. But regardless of the outcome, we rocked it!! We run a campaign during a pandemic! Who else can say that?! If we can do this during one of the hardest times in our lives, we can do anything!!!

¡Si Se Puede! ¡Si Se Puede! ¡Si Se Puede! ¡Si Se Puede!

Con amor y muchos abrazos!
-Miriam

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Today is the day!! ELECTION DAY!!

In honor of my grandma, Yaya, I am wearing one of her favorite blouses she used to wear. I know that she is right next to me, telling me that she is proud of me. ¡Te extraño mucho Yaya!

¡¡ Hoy es el día!! ¡¡DÍA DE ELECCIÓN!!

En honor a mi abuela, Yaya, llevo una de sus blusas favoritas que usaba. Sé que está junto a mí, diciéndome que está orgullosa de mí. ¡Te extraño mucho Yaya!

Hoy es nuestro día!

We are less than 24hours to the election day! Every vote matters! If you have not filled out your ballot, please do so!!!

I am very happy to say that I ran a hard, integrity-filled campaign and proud of what I have done. Regardless of tomorrows outcome, thank you all for your support and know that I will keep on fighting and ensure accountability to ALL.

Thank you so much and stay tune as we get closer to election day!!!

-Miriam
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¡Estamos menos de 24 horas para el día de las elecciones! ¡Cada voto importa! Si no han llenado su boleta, ¡por favor háganlo!

Estoy muy feliz de decir que dirigí una campaña ardua y llena de integridad y estoy orgulloso de lo que he hecho. Independientemente del resultado de mañana, gracias a todos por su apoyo y sepan que seguiré luchando y aseguraré la responsabilidad de TODOS.

Muchas gracias y esten atentos a medida que nos acercamos al día de las elecciones.

-Miriam

Thank you so much The Oregon Childcare Project and Family Forward Action - The Mother PAC for holding a text bank tomorrow on my behalf!! ¡Muchísimas Gracias! If you are wanting to sign up to text bank tomorrow from 6:30-8:30 click here to register: https://forms.gle/KXFYBAuekibpiErz8.

Remember that tomorrow at 7pm I will be having my "What is Day of the Dead" - where I will talk about and celebrate the memory of our loved ones that have passed. It is going to be here on my Facebook Live!

¡Muchísimas gracias El Proyecto para Cuidado de Niños de Oregon y Family Forward Action- The Mother PAC en poner junto un banco de texto virtual mañana de mi parte! ¡Muchísimas Gracias!! Si quieren registrarse para el banco de texto virtual mañana de 6:30-8:30 cliqué aquí para registrarse: https://forms.gle/KXFYBAuekibpiErz8.

Recuerden mañana a las 7pm tendre mi "Que es el dia de mu***os" - en donde hablaré y celebraremos la memoria de nuestros antepasados. ¡Va ser aquí por Facebook Live!

I am transparent where I get my money. Is my opponent?

My opponent sent out an email today saying that "[she] just found out that Portland Democrat's are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in a district they are desperate to keep - a district outside of Portland.” She is asking for donations to her campaign.

I am curious... Which district is she referring to? It is not in this race, I can tell you that. I was barely able to raise enough money to even send out a second mailer. My campaign is Grassroots and I am proud of that. Unlike her, I am not getting thousands of dollars from out-of-state corporations!

For example, my opponent received:
*$211,975 in contributions this 2020 year alone!
**Including receiving donations from big out-of-state Pharma Corporations and To***co companies.

I have not received any cash contributions from FuturePAC because I am not in a "targeted race."

In fact, because I refuse to take contributions from big Pharma and big To***co corporations, I am proud of my $33,575.67 that I have raised from individuals that believe in me. Which is only FIFTEEN PERCENT of that of my opponent.

But I am still curious... Which race she is referring to?

Again, I am proud of my Grassroots campaign and of my transparency.

You can see my PAC Campaign Finance at:
https://secure.sos.state.or.us/orestar/cneSearch.do?cneSearchButtonName=search&cneSearchFilerCommitteeId=19948&OWASP_CSRFTOKEN=BMM8-JNZQ-JXE0-ILTE-3IOJ-HQ57-KMW2-Z9LH

Miriam4Oregon

Who is ready for tomorrow??? Let’s talk Nerdy!!! 5pm Facebook live!

If you have some nerdy questions you would like me to answer, email them to [email protected] or message me through Facebook!

🚨Also, some important news!!! 🚨
This is one of the most important endorsements that I have received.... thank you The Child aka Baby Yoda for the support!!! This is the way!!!

Who is ready for the Presidential Debate?!!! I am!! Printed my coloring pages and ready to listen to the debate!!

T minus 50min!!!

Grab your color pencils, markers, or pens and let me see your artistic side!!! Remember to

To print my coloring pages visit: miriamgcummins.com/coloring-pages



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Also don’t forget, tune in tonight at 9pm to see/hear the interview with Tobias Read!!!!

Today was surreal! We received our ballot and we voted! This was the 3rd time that I got to vote for myself. (Twice last year..... one time for GAPS School Board and the other time for LBL ESD Board).

This time it felt different. My name was in the same ballot that of Kamala Harris. Something that I will forever cherish and remember.

My voting strategy is: Vote Early and Vote the same day you get your ballot!

Now more than ever you need to vote.