Emilie Boyles Misspent Portlanders’ Money, Then Decamped for Montana
Portland leaders prepare to approve new campaign finance rules, public matching funds with unclear costs
“I just want to hear if we think we have enough money to cover what’s coming up.”
Opinion: Portland must safeguard public campaign finance program’s independence
Portland needs to make both short-term and long-term changes to the Small Donor Elections Program to ensure it remains free of political interference, write Amy Sample Ward, Berk Nelson and Cristina Nieves, who serve on the Portland Elections Commission.
Portland political operative plots big money push to defeat Jo Ann Hardesty
A newly formed political committee will seek to raise and spend six figures to hammer Portland Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty and help her opponent Rene Gonzalez in next month’s election.
Hall Monitor: Frustrated by Portland Bureaucracy? Keep an Eye on the Charte
Hall Monitor is a regular column on issues related to Portland City Hall and its influence on the community it serves. There are no fewer than five city bureaus in Portland that are responsible for trash cleanup in public spaces. Depending on the location, need, and availability, one of them might be able to address the growing dump site that’s popped up down the street from your house. If that fails, maybe you can just...
Portlanders want to see change in form of government, elections | KOIN.com
Pamplin Media Group - Portland's charter: One comic panel at a time
Portland Business Alliance violated city lobbying rules 25 times, auditor f
The auditor’s office informed the alliance Monday that officials had discovered a spate of violations after launching a review of possible undisclosed lobbying efforts by the group.
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler hires 3rd campaign manager in 9 months as electi
Amy Rathfelder as of last week was no longer part of Wheeler’s campaign, which has since hired Danny O’Halloran to replace her as campaign director.
Pamplin Media Group - Portland City Council candidate Loretta Smith cleared
City Elections Office Fines Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Campaign for Violations - W
Wheeler’s campaign manager calls critics’ scrutiny of his activity “borderline harassment.”
City Council Candidate Loretta Smith’s Campaign Makes a Highly Unusual Cont
Judge: Mayor can keep spending large campaign contributions | KOIN.com
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler can keep spending mega campaign contributions, j
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler can keep spending from his war chest of large campaign contributions collected before the Oregon Supreme Court overturned decades of precedent and made campaign donation limits legal in Oregon, a judge ruled Friday.
Pamplin Media Group - Judge: Wheeler can spend donations over new $500 limi
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler campaign sued by primary rival Sarah Iannarone,
The campaign donations the lawsuit challenges were above a $500-per-donor limit approved by Portland voters in 2018. Similar rules were approved by Multnomah County voters two years earlier.
Portland to begin enforcing $500 campaign donation limit next week, but it
Portland city election officials say they’ll begin enforcing the voter-approved $500-per-donor limit after the Oregon Court of Appeals on Tuesday overturned a Multnomah County Circuit judge’s decision declaring campaign contribution limits in city elections unconstitutional.
Pamplin Media Group - Wheeler promises to comply with campaign contribution
Portland Mayor's Reelection Campaign To Limit Future Donations After Court
Though Portland's auditor said the city is not yet ready to enforce the Oregon Supreme Court's ruling in favor of strict campaign finance limits, Mayor Ted Wheeler announced late Friday his campaign will begin abiding by a $500 cap on future donations.
Mayor Wheeler Hit With Three Campaign Violations - Blogtown - Portland Merc
Mayor Ted Wheeler's reelection campaign has shirked some of Portland's campaign regulations, according to a letter sent by the city's elections office Tuesday afternoon. "After an investigation," writes City Elections Officer Debroah Scroggin, "I have identified three violations of city campaign regulations. I am issuing this letter of warning and education." Wheeler's campaign is accused of failing to disclose its top donors on his campaign website, on its Facebook page, and on its Twitter page....
City Elections Office Finds Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Re-Election Campaign in Vio
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Fails To Reveal Big Donors In Campaign Ads, Comp
Critics of big money in politics charge that Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler is failing to follow a new law requiring that big donors be listed in advertising for city races.
Portland man files court appeal seeking campaign finance fines against Mayo
Ronald Buel, a member of political action committee Honest Elections Oregon, said in his complaint filed last week in Multnomah County Circuit Court that he believes Wheeler has received more than $73,000 in contributions that violate the legal limit.
7 candidates for Portland City Council qualify for relaunched taxpayer fina
Seven Portland City Council candidates including incumbent Commissioner Chloe Eudaly have qualified to receive taxpayer dollars to help fund their campaigns, leading to more than $550,000 set to be doled by the end of January, according to the city.
Complaint Filed with City Auditor Says Mayor Ted Wheeler’s Campaign Disrega
Campaign Finance Reform Advocates Press Portland Candidates To Follow $500
Advocates are pressing a crop of political candidates to abide by local campaign finance limits, which were passed by voters last year but quickly faced legal challenges.
Pamplin Media Group - Campaign finance reform advocates press Portland cand
Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, 3 other local candidates hit with campaign fina
Ronald Buel, a member of political action committee Honest Elections Oregon, filed complaints with the Portland City Auditor’s Office claiming that since September, Wheeler accepted 15 donations that exceeded $500 and Ozzie Gonzalez and Jack Kerfoot each accepted four.
Mayor Wheeler Target of Complaint for Accepting Large Campaign Donations -
Mayor Ted Wheeler and three other local political candidates are facing scrutiny for accepting hefty donations that clash with local campaign finance regulations passed by voters. On Thursday, a Portland resident who campaigned for the new policies filed official complaints against those four candidates, kicking off an investigation that could land the candidates in court. In 2018, Portlanders voted by an overwhelming majority to approve Measure 26-200, a campaign finance reform initiative that, among other...
Mayor Ted Wheeler Reports His First Round of Campaign Contributions, One of