The Oregonian: Political donors spent more than $70 million on Oregon governor’s race
The Oregonian: Political donors spent more than $70 million on Oregon governor’s race
Supporters of the top three candidates in the Oregon governor’s race spent more than $70 million trying to help their favorite candidate win, an increase of roughly 89% from the previous governor’s race.
Governor-elect Tina Kotek, a Democrat, far outraised her Republican and unaffiliated rivals: Donors pumped $30.1 million directly into Kotek’s campaign over the last 23 months and the former state House speaker spent nearly all of it. …
Gladstone and other good government advocates tried to get initiatives on the ballot this November that would have allowed voters to decide whether to limit campaign contributions. But Secretary of State Shemia Fagan, a Democrat, ruled in February that the proposals could not be placed on the ballot because they did not include the entire text of the state laws they would amend.