Athena Aguiar
OR · Youth Representative, Eugene Public Library Advisory Board
Environmental restoration technician and community organizer with a biology degree from Coe College who has served on Eugene's Library Advisory Board. Priorities: fully funding a CAHOOTS-style crisis response service and building more affordable housing.
Where Athena Aguiar stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Testified to the Eugene City Council asking it to bring back a CAHOOTS-style crisis team. She said the city's current call for bids was too small to pay for a 24/7 service reachable through 911, and that police were answering mid-level crisis calls at higher cost.
February 25, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kepw-wholecommunity.news
Testified to the Eugene Budget Committee and asked it to keep the budget line that had paid for the CAHOOTS crisis team. She argued the money had to stay in the budget even without a settled plan to restart the service.
May 19, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: kepw-wholecommunity.news
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Testified to the Eugene City Council asking it to bring back a CAHOOTS-style crisis team. She said the city's current call for bids was too small to pay for a 24/7 service reachable through 911, and that police were answering mid-level crisis calls at higher cost.
February 25, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kepw-wholecommunity.news
Testified to the Eugene Budget Committee and asked it to keep the budget line that had paid for the CAHOOTS crisis team. She argued the money had to stay in the budget even without a settled plan to restart the service.
May 19, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: kepw-wholecommunity.news
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Testified to the Eugene City Council asking it to bring back a CAHOOTS-style crisis team. She said the city's current call for bids was too small to pay for a 24/7 service reachable through 911, and that police were answering mid-level crisis calls at higher cost.
February 25, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kepw-wholecommunity.news
Testified to the Eugene Budget Committee and asked it to keep the budget line that had paid for the CAHOOTS crisis team. She argued the money had to stay in the budget even without a settled plan to restart the service.
May 19, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: kepw-wholecommunity.news
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Eugene Weekly endorsed her for the Ward 5 Eugene council seat, splitting its endorsement between her and the sitting councilor.
May 14, 2026
Source: eugeneweekly.com
Received endorsements from AFSCME Local 1724, SEIU 503 and the Working Families Party in the Ward 5 Eugene council race, listed in the Northwest Labor Press union voting guide.
May 4, 2026
Source: nwlaborpress.org
Past race Athena Aguiar ran in:
- City Councilor Ward 5, City of Eugene · November 3, 2026 · Eugene city, Oregon