The majority of Oregonians want campaign finance reform but apparently cannot agree on how to reform elections beyond campaign finance, according to new survey results from the Oregon Values and

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OPINION

Anheuser-Busch gave $49,250 to the Jobs Political Action Committee in Oregon on Tuesday.

Oregon Democrats promised to reform the state’s campaign finance laws. But their fix tilts the playing field in their favor, says a Democratic lawmaker.

Pair of former legislators endorse creation of independent redistricting commission

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Letter to the editor

Political spending on the Oregon governor's race nearly doubled from four years ago. The state is one of just five in the nation without campaign contribution limits.

Tina Kotek, who helped make Oregon a progressive bastion, could become one of the country’s first out lesbian governors. In 2022, does that hurt her chances?

Nike co-founder Phil Knight has shaken up the Oregon governor’s election, which could result in the state’s first Republican leader in more than three decades.

Knight’s backing for Christine Drazan clashes with the company’s progressive image. Could it tip the governor’s race?

Democratic heavy hitters from Bernie Sanders to Joe Biden have all gone to Oregon to stump for Tina Kotek, who is in a too-close-for-comfort governor’s race against not only a Republican, but an independent candidate polling in the double digits. As one liberal strategist said, the major question in the race is: Will Democrats “come home to the party in the end”?

While nonaffiliated candidate Betsy Johnson appears to be third in polling, her candidacy reflects a breakthrough in a state where the two major political parties have near total control over who appears on the November ballot, the editorial board writes. While Democrats are casting her as a spoiler candidate, they – and Republicans – should recognize that it's long past time to open up their primaries and give 41% of Oregon voters a greater say in who their top candidates are.

A group that filed two complaints says allowing the use of initials to identify financial backers of campaign ads allows them to hide from public view.

With just over three weeks until Election Day, the President is coming to Stumptown to stump for Democratic candidates.

Democrats have won every Oregon governor’s race since 1986. Betsy Johnson’s unexpectedly strong bid has threatened that reign.

Democrat Tina Kotek pledged Monday to make capping campaign contributions one of her top priorities if she’s elected governor – but she won’t turn down large campaign checks.

Democratic candidate for Oregon governor Tina Kotek on Monday reiterated her pledge to prioritize pushing for campaign contribution limits if she is elected.

The three leading candidates in Oregon's race for governor combined had reported raising $47 million as of Monday. Four years ago, the Democrat and Republican raised approximately $37.8 million.

This week in the Oregon governor's race, leading candidates traded barbs in two televised debates and disclosed some huge campaign donations.

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

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.

Betsy Johnson, the unaffiliated candidate for Oregon governor, spent two decades as a Democrat in the Legislature and even longer as a powerful presence in local politics.

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.