Sarah Spoon 
 

Sarah Spoon was the first openly queer elected official in Canby, Oregon.  She was a twice elected city councilor committed to supporting historically marginalized communities, improving the housing crisis, and enhancing the parks system. She works for a DEIB non-profit whose mission is intersectional workplace  inclusion and belonging for LGBTQ2SIA+ employees. She has appeared on several board game and comic convention panels to discuss why women and nerds should run for office.  She developed a love for performance as a nationally ranked high school value debater and in collegiate policy debate, has emceed national conventions and was awarded the Advocate of the Year by a health charity in 2016 with Chris Waffle.