Carmen Rubio (born 1973) is an American politician and non-profit executive in the U.S. state of Oregon who is currently a Portland City Commissioner, having taken office on the Portland City Council in late December 2020. She had previously served as the executive director of the Latino Network since 2009.[3][4][5]
Rubio began her public service career in the offices of Multnomah County Commissioner Serena Cruz, Portland Mayor Tom Potter, and Portland City Commissioner Nick Fish. She served as a policy advisor and "worked to engage Portlanders on critical issues", according to her campaign literature.[8] Beginning in 2009, she served as the executive director of the Latino Network, a non-profit organization that advocated for Portland's growing Latino community.[8]
Rubio ran for Portland City Council in spring 2020, in a race to fill the seat then held by Amanda Fritz. In the May primary election, she defeated Candace Avalos, an administrator at Portland State University, to win election to a term that was officially to begin in January 2021.[9][10] She was sworn into office a few days before that, on December 28, 2020.[11]