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The state’s lack of limits means every political year sees millions of dollars pouring into campaigns at all levels of government.

Oregon's first Republican gubernatorial primary debate featured 11 of the 19 candidates running. Even with so many participants, the debate surfaced few policy differences among the candidates.

A coalition of Portland businesses, individuals and labor unions is forming to financially back Vadim Mozyrsky, a challenger to Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty, with plans to drop hundreds of thousands of dollars to bolster his prospects in next month’s primary, sources told The Oregonian/OregonLive on Friday.

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Political donors have sued over campaign finance rules enacted under a 2020 voter initiative.

Nonaffiliated voters are now the largest voting bloc in Oregon, but they can't pick candidates in most primaries.

A newly reported contribution suggests Knight will once again look to play a big role in the highly competitive race.

Find out the latest big donors, and see what candidates say that support shows about their priorities and whom they'd listen to as governor.

Nike co-founder Phil Knight, who has a history of supporting Republican candidates in Oregon, gave another $250,000 on Friday to longtime moderate Democratic lawmaker Betsy Johnson, who is running for governor this year without any party.

With a leveled financial field, name recognition and endorsements can all weigh heavy in the outcome.

Oregon journalists are considering how they can collaborate to provide better coverage of the 2022 governor's race.

In his final legislative session as a state representative, Marty Wilde, a Democrat, has ruffled feathers with leadership in the Oregon Legislature.  “I one hundred percent dedicated myself to inst…

It’s been four decades since Oregon had a Congressional race quite like this one: a brand new seat, fresh for the taking.

They draw from different geographic areas, enlisting support from big-name real estate developers, lawmakers, lawyers, techies and doctors.

Good government groups asked the Oregon Supreme Court to reconsider keeping voters from deciding whether to limit money in politics.

The Oregon Supreme Court Building (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Supreme Court on Friday rejected a last-ditch effort to have voters decide whether to limit campaign contributions to those running for public office.  Proponents of three proposed ballot initiatives had sought the high court’s intervention to be sure the measures[Read More...]

Oregon lacks campaign finance limits, and some $500,000 contributions have rolled in.

“They just need to show us where the money is coming from and who is behind it," a union lobbyist said.

Patrick Starnes’s optimism about his Democratic primary run for governor has been bolstered by an endorsement from the Oregon Progressive Party.

A federal judge acknowledged that the state’s 2002 restraints may be too low but that a full trial is needed for him to make a determination

A federal judge has refused to block enforcement of Colorado's caps on campaign donations, finding the six-week-old lawsuit from a trio of Republican candidates had not unearthed sufficient facts to

At this point, it'll be tough for the Legislature to pass its own campaign finance limits for this year's election. In the long term, it'll take a voter initiative or a new governor.

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