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How do I find out who contributed to a particular candidate?

All Political Committees and candidate committees active in City elections are required to file detailed campaign finance records under state law.
  
State Campaign Finance Reporting (ORESTAR)

 

Effective January 1, 2007, statements of organization as well as contributions and expenditures are filed with the Oregon Secretary of State.  Transactions are filed on ORESTAR, the Secretary of State's online searchable campaign finance reporting system.

 

State Campaign Finance Regulations

For information on ORESTAR and state campaign finance regulations, see the Secretary of State's 2008 Campaign Finance Manual.

 

C&E Reports Filed Through 2006

The City Contribution and Expenditure Reports section of PortlandOnline contains Contribution and Expenditure (C&E) reports filed with the City Auditor through 2006.

Campaign Finance Law - ORS Chapter 260
Available in HTML format via State Legislature Web Page
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/260.html

City Elections Division

 

Office of the City Auditor

1221 SW 4th Avenue

Room 140

Portland, OR 97204-1987

Map

 

Hours: Monday - Friday,

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
phone:  (503) 823-3546

fax: (503) 823-4571

 

email City Elections

 

 

ORESTAR - Campaign Finance Public Search

(Oregon Secretary of State, Elections Division)

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