Brown and Buehler on record fundraising path; She’s raised more, he’s spent more as primary looms
As of Thursday, Brown had $3.5 million in the bank and Buehler had $1.5 million.
Buehler has outspent Brown $1.8 million to $1.4 million. Buehler, a
moderate, faces two conservatives — Greg Wooldridge and Sam Carpenter —
in the May 15 primary. Each has spent more than $150,000 to woo voters.
Brown faces only token opposition in the Democratic primary.
With over six months remaining until the Nov. 6 general election, Brown
and Buehler have altogether raised $8.6 million. The fundraising pace
puts them on track to pass the record $17.7 million spent in the 2010
governor’s race — a narrow victory by Democrat John Kitzhaber over
Republican Chris Dudley.
Brown has raised $5.3 million. The sum includes $1.1 million left over
from 2016, when she won the special election for governor. Buehler has
raised $3.3 million, all but $161,000 raised since he announced his
candidacy in August 2017. |
By Cheryl Johnson
Astoria, Oregon – Oregon House District Race 32 is one of the few positions in the May 15, 2018 primary where voters have a choice. With few races on which to spend their money to influence the outcome of the election, the HD 32 race has attracted thousands of dollars from outside the district from corporations, unions, and non-profits. The money is predominantly from the Portland Metro area. “Clearly we need to do something to get money out of politics,” says John Orr, one of the Democrats running to replace Deborah Boone. Orr has accepted money only from individuals. He has collected 9% of the total contributed to this election. Tim Josi, whose money is predominately from corporations, has collected 52%. Tiffiny Mitchell has collected 38%, with the majority coming from Portland based unions and non-profits.
Astoria, Oregon – Oregon House District Race 32 is one of the few positions in the May 15, 2018 primary where voters have a choice. With few races on which to spend their money to influence the outcome of the election, the HD 32 race has attracted thousands of dollars from outside the district from corporations, unions, and non-profits. The money is predominantly from the Portland Metro area. “Clearly we need to do something to get money out of politics,” says John Orr, one of the Democrats running to replace Deborah Boone. Orr has accepted money only from individuals. He has collected 9% of the total contributed to this election. Tim Josi, whose money is predominately from corporations, has collected 52%. Tiffiny Mitchell has collected 38%, with the majority coming from Portland based unions and non-profits.
“Money is distorting democracy” says Orr. “The purpose of district elections is for local citizens to choose who will represent them in Salem. It is not for Portlanders to choose legislators in addition to their own”.
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