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November 01, 2004
Oregon | More on Fundraising Trends

The Salem Statesman-Journal reports that fundraising in most races this year are the same as in 2000 and 2002.

But according to the Money in Politics project, Senate candidates overall have raised $3.6 million and House candidates $5.2 million for Tuesday’s general election — about the same amounts as in their campaigns two years ago.

“There has been a steady increase in fund-raising, except for 1996, and then it leveled off between 2000 and 2002 because of the economy,” said Janice Thompson, project executive director. “This appears to be a continuation of that trend.”

Oregon voters limited contributions from individuals and political action committees to $100 apiece, effective for the 1996 election, but the Supreme Court overturned the limits in 1997.

In the 2002 primary and general elections, a record $16.8 million was spent on legislative campaigns — compared with barely $800,000 30 years earlier.

Interestingly, the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association gave $242,000 to candidates in 2002, but only $87,000 so far this year. Tied up with the damage caps measure, maybe?



Posted by mellow-drama at November 1, 2004 12:18 PM | TrackBack
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