Growing Up McMinnville
Mayor Remy Drabkin was raised in McMinnville, she is a small business owner, public servant, and non-profit leader. Mayor Remy is deeply rooted in McMinnville. She began working in the wine industry when she was just 14 years old. In 2006, she started Remy Wines, and since its inception, Remy Wines has been committed to making great wines in a climate friendly environment and showcasing the best that the Willamette Valley has to offer.
In 2022, she became Mayor Remy, first through a unanimous appointment when the former mayor resigned, she then won by election the following November.
As mayor she has worked tirelessly to address McMinnville’s most pressing challenges, from building more housing, to increasing economic opportunities, and strengthening government accountability. She has invited and hosted round tables on economic development, housing and child care. Mayor Remy has worked hard to knit together her community and built bridges between Councilors and organizations that found themselves at odds.
Before becoming Mayor, she served two terms on the McMinnville Planning Commission, starting in 2011. She then served two terms on City Council, including one term as Council President.
She also served on the boards of Visit McMinnville, McMinnville Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advisory Committee and most notably the McMinnville Affordable Housing Commission. During her time on Council, she was appointed by Governor Kate Brown as a Director on the Oregon Wine Board.
Mayor Remy is often described as “tenacious”; an accurate term for someone who is driven to effective public policy as a non-partisan representative focused on good governance.
Mayor Remy is a graduate of Linfield College and a Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. In addition to her public service with the City of McMinnville, she sits on the board of Wine Country Pride, a 501(c)3.
