PAIGE AXNESS (she/her)

Paige is the LWVOR Out-of-State Young Voter Registration Ambassador who is passionate about reproductive justice and our legal system. Paige attends the University of San Francisco and is double majoring in Politics and Sociology with a double minor in Legal Studies and Dance. She has later plans to attend law school and attain a master's in Social Work. She joins the Youth Council to build effective civic engagement in Oregon and California communities.


Paige is a former lead volunteer for YouthLine a Lines of Life peer support crisis line. She is also a member of the 2023 We the People and the Constitution team, placing second in nationals. She served as the former Associated Student Body President and President of Period Club, an organization dedicated to destigmatizing periods and advocating for menstruator product access. Her Period Club chapter pushed forward the Menstrual Dignity Act of 2021, requiring Oregon schools to provide free menstrual products. She is actively involved in the Planned Parenthood: Columbia Willamette Teen Council, a peer education and leadership program where members learn medically accurate and inclusive sexual health information, lead classroom presentations, and organize events in schools and their communities around sexual health awareness. She also conducted similar outreach in middle schools through Oregon’s Department of Human Services.

Paige is a former lead volunteer for YouthLine a Lines of Life peer support crisis line. She is also a member of the 2023 We the People and the Constitution team, placing second in nationals. She served as the former Associated Student Body President and President of Period Club, an organization dedicated to destigmatizing periods and advocating for menstruator product access. Her Period Club chapter pushed forward the Menstrual Dignity Act of 2021, requiring Oregon schools to provide free menstrual products. She is actively involved in the Planned Parenthood: Columbia Willamette Teen Council, a peer education and leadership program where members learn medically accurate and inclusive sexual health information, lead classroom presentations, and organize events in schools and their communities around sexual health awareness. She also conducts similar outreach in middle schools through Oregon’s Department of Human Services.