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Who are the big-money campaign contributors who want to overturn Voter-Owned Elections in Portland?
| Voter-Owned Elections Opponents |
2004 City Contributions |
| Chief Petitioners (David Chown, Eva Kripalani and Mark A. Long) |
$2,725 |
| Gard & Gerber (PR firm working on initiative) |
$2,868 |
| Portland Business Alliance PAC |
$21,500 |
| Portland
Business Alliance Board Members |
$200,508* |
| Associated General Contractors (from AGC’s PAC, Building a Better Oregon) |
$12,000 |
| Portland Metro Association of Realtors |
$19,875 |
| Oregon Restaurant Association |
$19,250 |
| Contribution Totals |
$278,726* |
The opponents of Voter-Owned Elections contributed just over 9 percent of all of the money given to the five major candidates (Adams, S., Fish, Francesconi, Leonard and Potter.)
MiPRAP created this list of opponents to Voter-Owned Elections based on testimony at public hearings before City Hall, as well as statements in the press. Campaign contribution data comes from 2004 Primary and General Election campaign finance disclosure reports filed with the City Auditor’s office.
