Jessica Gomez wears many hats, but will put that all aside for a 2022 run for Oregon Governor. As CEO of Medford’s Rogue Valley Microdevices, she earned recognition by the Portland Business Journal on the 2021 list of “Women of Influence.” She currently serves as Chair of the Oregon Tech Board of Trustees. She has also been honored as Jackson County/Medford Chamber Member of the Year, most recognized speaker at MEMS World Summit, and selected as the first executive in Spotlight on SEMI Women.

Jessica moved to Oregon at age twelve. Her dad started a cabinetry making business right as the timber industry started declining. Watching her dad struggle impacted her on the plight of rural Oregon and the reliance on timber. After moving to Long Island to live with her grandmother, then moving to Los Angeles in 2000 to begin a career as programmer/analyst, she meant her husband. In 2003, the dot.com bubble burst and being out of work, they moved back to Oregon. Not finding jobs, they borrowed funding to start Rogue Valley Microdevices. They now employ 20 employees.

Jessica is “passionate about transforming the community and driving the technology industry into a new phase of innovation. I believe technology has limitless potential and impacts everything from farming, to the Internet to medical device manufacturing and much more.”

In her announcement to run for Governor, Jessica states, “It is time for Oregonians to work together to build a future in which we can all be proud. I firmly believe the strength of our state lies in our differences.”

In an interview with kdrv.com, she said Oregon hasn’t had a business owner for Governor for a very long time that understands the challenges of business. Coming out of the pandemic we need to focus on our businesses. Her priority is to work on key differences. We are a diverse state, which is our strength. Finding ways to support growth through broadband and water structures so all of Oregon can grow.

Jessica Gomez isn’t new to politics. She ran for Oregon State Senate to represent District 3 in 2018 and only lost by ten percent to her Democrat opponent, Jeff Golden.


--Donna Bleiler

Post Date: 2021-06-11 17:31:50

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