Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the mayor of Happy Valley, announced Monday that she will meet with President Trump and other White House officials during a visit to the capital this week.

The meetings will focus on infrastructure development, Chavez-DeRemer said in a press release. She said she will attend an annual meeting of mayors with the president, adding that she has been invited to "start a working relationship with President Trump" on roads and bridges and other construction policies.

"I am honored to be invited by the White House to start the conversation of a much-needed infrastructure reform in our country," Chavez-DeRemer said. "I look forward to hearing the president's infrastructure proposal and laying out my ideas and priorities for Happy Valley and the state of Oregon as a whole."

Chavez-DeRemer has been a vocal supporter of transportation reform and called it one of her top priorities in an op-ed published last year. She is a Republican and explored a run for Oregon governor last year, but ultimately did not enter the race.

-- Gordon R. Friedman

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