Campaign Finance Reform 2022

A top Oregon Republican Party official alleged that Democratic nominee Tina Kotek broke state law with promises to a third-party candidate.

The boost in Gonzalez donors cuts into one of Hardesty's touted political strengths throughout much of the race.

The new disclosure means Betsy Johnson's total fund-raising has reached $16.2 million – $2.6 million more than Democrat Tina Kotek and $3.4 million more than Republican Christine Drazan.

Portland City Council candidate Rene Gonzalez on Tuesday formally asked elections officials to waive a whopping $77,000 fine, arguing that a deeply discounted downtown office space he received from a wealthy supporter does not run afoul of the city’s campaign finance rules.

Nearly two-thirds of likely Portland voters say they’ll back a contested ballot measure this fall to radically reshape the city’s form of government and election system, according to a new poll commissioned by the metro area’s most influential business organization and several industry groups.

The national Republican State Leadership Committee, which supports candidates for state-level office, has doled out an eye-popping $800,000 this year to Oregon Republican candidates and political groups, according to campaign finance filings. Oregon is one of several Democrat-controlled states the group has identified as vulnerable to a Republican takeover.

Since May, Gonzalez’s campaign has paid a mere $250 a month to rent more than 3,000 square feet in a Southwest 11th Avenue office building owned by Jordan Schnitzer, a real estate mogul and philanthropist who also donated the most money allowed by law, $250, to the candidate, according to city elections officials and campaign finance reports.

More than a dozen people filed to run this election for state-level offices as nonaffiliated candidates. Only two qualified for the ballot.

Last year's elections saw gains in use of the public campaign financing system among people of color, younger, and lower-income Seattleites, according to a new report.

The two candidates have raised a tiny fraction of the fundraising totals they amassed in the primary.

Oregon elections officials say Betsy Johnson obtained enough valid signatures to get on the November ballot for governor.

Phil Knight has given an astonishing $1.75 million to timber heiress and former Democratic state Sen. Betsy Johnson’s bid for Oregon governor.

Phil Knight has given an astonishing $1.75 million to timber heiress and former Democratic state Sen. Betsy Johnson’s bid for Oregon governor.

This week in the race for Oregon governor, Republicans launched an ad portraying other candidates as bobbleheads and a Democrat-allied PAC paid for ads attacking unaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson.

Oregon’s three leading candidates for governor all spent at least $4 million over the summer and devoted most of their summer spending to TV advertising, according to an Oregonian/OregonLive analysis.

Although members of Congress voting in favor of democracy issues has increased since 2020, the legislative filibuster stopped bills from becoming law.

With her commitment to the issue, the Democratic nominee for Oregon governor helped convince a third-party candidate to step out of the race. That's likely to help her.

To help voters understand the differing visions of the three major contenders, we asked the three leading candidates to make their pitch as to why Oregonians should choose them as their next governor.

It’s that time again. Nov. 8, 2022 is election day and we have already been beaten down by the onslaught of political ads for several months now. With our current Governor Kate Brown on the way out, we in Oregon are about to be home to a gubernatorial race that will be watched by the rest of the cou

Oregonians should take back control of their elections by limiting campaign contributions and ensuring that candidates focus on the needs of the broader community - not just wealthy donors - write Khanh Le of Unite Oregon and Kate TItus of Common Cause Oregon.