1. DeAndrea Salvador is a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate.
17 Facts About DeAndrea Salvador
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DeAndrea Salvador has represented the 39th Senate district since 2021.
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DeAndrea Salvador is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Renewable Energy Transition Initiative, a nonprofit that educates communities and leaders about energy conservation and affordability.
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DeAndrea Salvador is the fifth generation of her family to live in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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DeAndrea Salvador became concerned about energy poverty during her undergraduate studies.
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DeAndrea Salvador studied economics, with a minor in anthropology, at University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
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DeAndrea Salvador was part of the Alpha Kappa Psi business fraternity: a co-educational fraternity which offered her networking opportunities in the energy sector.
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DeAndrea Salvador wanted to learn more about sustainability and energy, and completed a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certificate from the US Green Building Council.
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DeAndrea Salvador applied to SEED20, a North Carolina social venture partnership offering training, coaching and mentoring program for nonprofits.
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DeAndrea Salvador was announced as a TED Fellow in January 2018.
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DeAndrea Salvador was announced as the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Alumni of the Year in 2018.
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DeAndrea Salvador is on the Board of Advisors of Clean Air Carolina, a statewide initiative to improve air quality in North Carolina.
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DeAndrea Salvador served on the Mecklenburg County Air Quality Commission for three years.
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DeAndrea Salvador has introduced legislation to study automation and the workforce and to reinstate a renewable energy tax credit.
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In 2021, the General Assembly passed a bill introduced by DeAndrea Salvador that directs the North Carolina Legislative Research Council to study Lipedema.
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DeAndrea Salvador was involved in the negotiations that led to the passage of HB 951, a landmark bipartisan energy bill that aims to achieve carbon neutrality for North Carolina by 2050.
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DeAndrea Salvador has both praised HB 951 for its potential to improve air quality and reduce carbon emissions and criticized the bill for not doing enough to lower energy costs for low-income households.