Angelita Morillo

Angelita Morillo is an American politician serving as a member of Portland [City Council (Oregon)|Portland City Council] from District 3. She was elected in 2024 [Portland, Oregon City Council election|2024] during Portland's first municipal election using proportional [ranked choice voting] to elect its City Council members from multi-member districts. She assumed office on January 1, 2025.

Early life and education

As a child, Morillo emigrated from Paraguay to the United States with her family. She attended Lincoln High School, where she won nationals with the constitution team in 2014. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Portland State University.

Career

Prior to being a city councillor, Morillo worked as a policy advocate and legislative strategist at Partners for a Hunger-Free Oregon. Previously, she worked as Constituent Relations Manager for City Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty. She was among the first people to declare their run for Portland City Council in August 2023.
Morillo, along with fellow council members Sameer Kanal of Portland's [2nd City Council district (Oregon)|District 2], Tiffany Koyama Lane of District 3, and Mitch Green of District 4, are members of the Democratic Socialists of America.

Personal life

Morillo resides in southeast Portland's Buckman neighborhood.
Morillo regularly posts about Portland politics on TikTok, where she has 29,000 followers.
Morillo is openly queer and uses the pronouns she/''they''. She is bisexual.