“Experience matters. Until you’ve held the hand of a child who is about to face her abuser, or a mother who must listen to the details of her son’s murder, or helped someone access rehab for the first time, only then can you know what it takes to rebuild our public safety system.”

Nathan Vasquez

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PRIORITIES

  • COMPASSIONATE ACCOUNTABILITY

  • REBUILDING RELATIONSHIPS

  • CENTERING VICTIMS

  • DATA DRIVEN METHODS

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Meet Nathan

Nathan Vasquez has served as a prosecutor at the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office for nearly 25 years. Most of his career has been dedicated to 'person crimes', working directly with victims of violent crimes and their families. In 2018, Nathan took over the "Neighborhood Unit," which focused on community engagement, and pioneered MCDA's Strategic Prosecution Unit - a model that uses objective data to inform the decisions and actions of prosecutors and law enforcement, focusing on root causes of criminal behavior and creative solutions to prevent recidivism. His unit has led some of the most successful prison diversion programs and created the "High Volume System User" model to identify and interrupt some of the most prolific repeat offenders in Multnomah County.

Nathan received his undergraduate degree from UC Davis, and later went on to earn his Juris Doctorate at Lewis and Clark Northwestern School of Law, with a specialization in Environmental Law. 

Nathan has lived and worked in Multnomah County since 1999, where he has raised his two children, and lives with his wife, Malia. He is dedicated to the fundamental belief that two things can be true at once. We can be compassionate about people's life circumstances, recognizing the complex issues that drive some individuals into the criminal justice system. At the same time, we can and must hold people accountable for their actions when they harm our communities.