Melissa Bird

Dr. Melissa Bird is a fighter, a mother, a small business owner, and a proud descendant of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes and she’s running for Congress in Oregon’s 4th District Democratic Primary. Melissa’s lived experience as a social worker, lay preacher, wife of a veteran, and survivor of a system that was never built for her, or for most of us, fuels her campaign. As a nationally recognized speaker, policy strategist, and unapologetic advocate for working people, Melissa has battled for reproductive freedom, LGBTQ+ rights, health care access, farmers, and the rights of Indigenous communities. She lives in Corvallis with her husband, three kids, and two dogs. When she’s not working, you’ll find her sipping Earl Grey with heavy cream and reading novels.