[3][4] She noted her work on renovations to the Sellwood Bridge as something she would continue as chair,[3] and pushed for the passage of Metro's 10-year, $2.4 billion homeless services measure.

[5] Kafoury was a founder of the young voter mobilization nonprofit X-PAC[6] and served three terms in the Oregon House of Representatives, from 1999 to 2005, including a leadership role in the Democratic Party caucus.

She is also the first cousin of Trevor Kafoury, formerly the VP of commercial real estate brokerage CBRE in Portland, Oregon.

In response to the region's housing crisis, Kafoury established a Joint Office of Homeless Services in partnership with the City of Portland.

[15][16] In 2018, Kafoury and the Oregon Nurses Association attempted to get a $2 tobacco tax increase on the state ballot.