Race for governor: Who's giving to which candidate?Byline: DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. STEVES The Register-Guard SALEM - Altogether, the six major candidates for governor have gathered nearly $6 million in campaign contributions - plenty of money to keep voters awash in TV and radio ads and direct mail. But what voters won't see in those ads about anti-tax pledges, first jobs at jerky jerky see biltong. factories and concern for kids is who paid for the campaigns. Which candidate has the backing of dozens of bankers, executives and other professionals from California to Connecticut? Who's got the hopes of Oregon's most generous GOP benefactors riding on his campaign? Which candidate won the support - and $100,500 - from a self-described "spiritual director" who lives in the Portland suburbs? Such questions are as important as the ones about who is winning the overall race for cash, said Janice Thompson, executive director of the Money in Politics Research Action Project. She said these campaign-finance reports, released to the public Monday, amount to "buyer beware" disclosures for voters. In the Republican primary, Jack Roberts Jack Roberts (September 27, 1910 - October 1981) was an American football running back in the NFL for the Boston Redskins, Staten Island Stapletons, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Pittsburgh Pirates. He played college football at the University of Georgia. holds a slight edge over Ron Saxton Ronald L. Saxton (born 1954, Albany, Oregon) is a lawyer[1] and Republican politician in Oregon. He graduated from Albany High School in 1972, earned a bachelors degree from Willamette University in 1976[2] , and each has raised more than twice as much as Kevin Mannix Kevin Mannix is a politician, business attorney, and former chairman of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Oregon. Mannix has served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly, as a Democrat and, later, a Republican. in the Republican primary. Roberts, the state labor commissioner and a Eugene resident, reported contributions totaling $1.5 million as of April 4. Saxton, a former Portland School Board chairman, said he's raised $1.3 million. Mannix, a former Salem legislator, reported contributions of $547,000. About half of Roberts' money came from the fortune his family amassed through his father's investment in the now-defunct Sambo's restaurant chain. His mother Betty Roberts Betty R. Roberts (b. February 5 1923) was the 90th Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. She was the first woman on Oregon’s highest court, and had also been the first woman on the Oregon Court of Appeals. contributed $250,000. A trust fund and an investment business controlled by Roberts and his two siblings contributed a combined $500,000. In addition, Roberts drew heavily on his Lane County connections. Kay Toolson, the CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Monoco Coach, gave $11,000 to Roberts and the Coburg-based company itself gave $10,000. Roberts' tenure as elected head of the state Bureau of Labor and Industries since 1995 appeared to serve him well. Industry donations included $10,154 from Associated General Contractors Associated General Contractors of America is the nation's oldest and largest trade association representing the construction industry. It was formed in 1918 following a request by President Woodrow Wilson. , $10,000 from Oregon Steel Mills in Portland and $10,000 from the state home builders' association, through it's political action committee. Labor, a traditional Democratic ally, also contributed to Roberts, with $15,000 from the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) is a labor union which represents workers in the electrical industry in the United States and Canada, particularly electricians, or Inside Wiremen, in the construction industry and linemen and other employees of public . As fund-raising goes, Saxton appears to be following a traditional pattern among mainstream, business-friendly candidates, said Portland political analyst Jim Moore. "Since World War II, when people decided to run for governor, the first thing you usually had to do was show up hat in hand in downtown Portland Downtown Portland is located on the west bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It is in the northeastern corner of the southwest section of the city and is where most of its high-rise buildings are found. , and then go to Eugene and Roseburg and hit up the timber barons," he said. Moore noted that Roberts and Saxton are competing for these resources, with the latter appearing to enjoy the greatest success. Saxton, who grew up in Albany and founded Portland's Ater Wynne law firm, has won the backing contributions from some of Oregon's biggest names in business. His own law firm contributed $86,156, and Saxton contributed $50,000. Two Oregon aviation companies have sided with Saxton: Columbia Helicopters Columbia Helicopters, Incorporated, or CHI, is an aircraft manufacturing and operator company based in Aurora, Oregon, United States. They are known for operating tandem rotor helicopters; primarily the Boeing Vertol 107 and Boeing 234. gave $45,000 and its retired executive, Wes Lematta, contributed $37,500; McMinnville's Evergreen International Aviation Evergreen International Aviation, Inc. is a global aviation services company based in McMinnville, Oregon. They are primarily known for their main subsidiary, Evergreen International Airlines, which operates Boeing 747 cargo planes to destinations around the world. gave $15,880. The R.B. Pamplin Corp. of Portland contributed $25,000, as did William E. Colson, president of Salem-based Holiday Retirement Group. The Beaverton-based Reser's Fine Foods Reser's Fine Foods, Inc. (incorporated 1960) is a United States corporation, based in Beaverton, Oregon, that manufactures and distributes fresh and frozen prepared foods, most notably frozen burritos. gave him $15,000 and RiteAid Corp. CEO Robert Miller contributed $12,000. Timber stepped up for Saxton as well, with Eugene's Seneca Jones Timber Co. giving $50,000, and Rob Freres of Lyons and his company, Freres Lumber, contributing a combined $14,223. Mannix has cultivated a conservative/populist image, in part tied to his hard-line stance in opposition to abortion rights and his backing of tough-on-crime initiatives that the Legislature was unwilling to adopt. His list of supporters seemed to conform with this image, with many contributions from individuals who aren't big names in political circles. Mannix also relied on two of his political action committees and his own resources. Donald Weathers, a Salem farmer, contributed $75,000 and James Salerno, a Salem retiree, contributed $51,000. Mannix's law firm contributed $49,300 and Mannix contributed $46,000. On the Democratic side, both Jim Hill Jim Hill may refer to:
Moore, the Portland political analyst, said Hill's list of contributors give him the appearance of a national candidate, rather than one for governor of a small Western state. Many of his contributors are from outside Oregon: bankers and others from the financial sectors, a former NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga player, college professors, state treasurers, lawyers and business executives. Their residences stretched across the country and reached as far as St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. "It seems to be a combination of him being a former treasurer - and former treasurers have access to money in all sorts of interesting places," Moore said. "And also, he's beginning to appear on the national radar as a black candidate." Moore said many of Hill's supporter from outside Oregon may want to help him become the first African-American governor elected in the West - even if they'll never be affected directly by his administration's policies. His top contributors included John Weisz, a New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of financier ($10,000); Hurdle Lea, a Virgin Islands business executive ($10,000); Benicia, Calif., business executive Russel Ware ($8,500); and Chicago mutual-fund manager John Rogers John Rogers may refer to: Europeans
Hill's disclosure report indicated that his campaign has held fund-raisers outside Oregon in places such as New York, and in Atlanta, where Hill grew up. Stein's list of contributors didn't indicated a clear-cut pattern of support. Her campaign said that's because it relied on a long list of relatively small contributors, with two-thirds of her money coming in amounts of $200 or less. One key group of backers was the Stein family. Stein contributed $50,112, and one of her previous campaign committees contributed $41,092. Her brother, Chicago attorney Steven Stein, contributed $100,650, and her father Gerald Stein gave $19,750. The most eye-catching contribution came from a Tualatin couple that is neither part of Stein's family nor active members of Oregon's political scene. Art and Laura Spurrell of Tualatin contributed $100,500. Laura Spurrell listed her occupation as "spiritual director," which Stein said fits with her work as a community volunteer who is active with her Lutheran church. Art Spurrell is a former Intel employee who did well with the company's stock, Stein said. Although Kulongoski trailed his two Democratic rivals in overall fund-raising, he had an edge in tapping into one of their party's key constituencies: organized labor Organized Labor An association of workers united as a single, representative entity for the purpose of improving the workers' economic status and working conditions through collective bargaining with employers. Also known as "unions". . His top five contributors were labor unions or their political arms: The Service Employees International Union ($30,000), the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers ($15,000), the Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor ($15,000), the Oregon Public Employees Union ($10,000) and the Machinists Non Partisan Political League ($10,000). GOVERNOR CANDIDATES Kevin Mannix, R-Salem - Contributions: $547,000; on hand: $76,000 Jack Roberts, R-Eugene - Contributions: $1.5 million; on hand: $1.02 million Ron Saxton, R-Portland - Contributions: $1.3 million; on hand: $607,000 Jim Hill, D-Salem - Contributions: $1.02 million; on hand: $361,000 Ted Kulongoski Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski (born November 5 1940, in rural Missouri[1]) is an American Democratic politician. Since 2003, he has served as the Governor of Oregon. He was re-elected in 2006. , D-Portland - Contributions: $587,000; on hand: $300,000 Bev Stein, D-Portland - Contributions: $1.02 million; on hand: $168,000 - Oregon Elections Division |
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