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Oregon’s 2023 Kid Governor Lea Andrus and Cabinet Members to Attend Swearing in Ceremony at Oregon Capitol

Lea Andrus of Sherwood, Oregon will be sworn in as Oregon’s 2023 Kid Governor in a special ceremony hosted by Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan at the Oregon State Capitol in the Senate Chambers on January 11, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. PT.  You can watch live at 2:30 p.m. here: http://or.kidgovernor.org/inauguration *Please note when you log on to watch the program, it will begin at 2:30 p.m. and blank screen will appear until the program begins. The video will be coming from olis.oregonlegislature.gov. Be sure your school district does not have this blocked on your end prior to watching the video.

Lea was elected by fifth graders from across the state and will focus on her platform of promoting kindness to combat bullying. Lea attends Hawks View Elementary in Sherwood, Oregon. To address her vision, Lea outlined a plan to foster connections between classmates through a weekly note program she calls Tootles. She will ask all Oregonian fifth graders to share tootles with her so she can share them on her blog. She also plans to help schools appoint “kindness helpers” and promote daily acts of kindness. Her campaign video can be viewed here. 

The other six finalists and cabinet members will also be recognized at the ceremony. Their names, schools and platforms are: 

Amelia—Community issue: Reduce, reuse, recycle, Tigard, Oregon, Scholls Height Elementary

Avah—Community issue: Racism, Beaverton, Oregon, Indian Hills Elementary

Clyde—Community issue: Healthier schools, La Grande, Oregon, Central Elementary

Elle—Community issue: Pollution, Portland, Oregon, Bonny Slope Elementary

Indulekha—Community issue: Healthcare, Eugene, Oregon, Adams Elementary

Kate—Community issue: Pollution, Keizer, Oregon, Optimum Learning Environments Charter

If you are a media outlet and would like to request an interview with Oregon Kid Governor Lea or any cabinet members, please contact Nikki Fisher at Nikki.Fisher@OR.KidGovernor.org.