CM Hall

CM Hall is running for her third term on the Newport City Council and was elected as the first openly queer councilor in 2018. She has since served two terms as Council President. CM has dedicated her life to community activism, equity, and social justice. CM’s extensive experience includes teaching, political strategy, and advocacy, and works as the Executive Director of Emerge Oregon to inspire, recruit, and train Democratic women to run for office. CM serves on the board of Oregon Humanities and previously served on the boards of Basic Rights Oregon, the Human Rights Campaign, Oregon Stonewall Democrats, Newport Oregon Pride, and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Hall has been honored for her service by Basic Rights Oregon, Pride Northwest, the Gay & Lesbian Archives of the Pacific Northwest, Campus Pride, the Human Rights Campaign, Western Oregon University’s Stonewall Center, the Oregon Association of the Deaf, the Oregon Deaf & Hard of Hearing Advisory Committee, and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. In 2015, she presented a TED Talk on linguistic access as a social justice issue. Hall is currently enrolled in the Harvard Kennedy School’s Executive Education program, pursuing a specialized certificate in Public Leadership.