I have learned that there is a price to be paid for doing the right thing. To fight for the interest of ordinary people, a leader must always work harder, think faster, and be more determined..."

“We need to make people who don't pay,     pay their fair share.”

Peter Sorenson

2006 race for Governor in Oregon!

Money raised in governor's race    Comparison of Democrats for Oregon Governor on the issues!

Figures show money raised and spent for race since September, followed in parentheses by amount raised and spent in latest reporting, from March 31 to April 30. REPUBLICANS Jason Atkinson: Raised $307,438 ($37,927); spent $330,664 ($114,008); cash balance: $34,723. No new major donors. Kevin Mannix: Raised $953,546 ($74,347); spent $974,557 ($377,027); cash balance: $30,751. Major donors: Anderson Construction, Portland, $10,000; Glenn Pelikan, $10,000. Ron Saxton: Raised $1.4 million ($202,385); spent $1.4 million ($796,202); cash balance: $425,225. Major donor: Jed Meese, Ashland retiree, $25,000. DEMOCRATS Jim Hill: Raised $265,048 ($154,030); spent $120,410 ($87,341); cash balance: $144,638, but has $140,000 in bills to pay, plus a $25,000 loan. Major donors: Service Employees International Union Local 503, $90,000, plus $6,679 in-kind; Oregon State Firefighters Council, $10,000; Oregon Council of Service Employees, $6,679; SEIU State Council, $6,709 in-kind. Ted Kulongoski: incumbent, Raised $1,074,755 ($229,612); spent $716,609 ($421,066); cash balance: $623,911. Major donors: Phil Knight, Nike chairman, $50,000; Oregon Health Care Association, $25,000; Georges St. Laurent Jr., Vancouver real-estate entrepreneur, $10,000; Canyon Creek Development, Salem, $10,000; Don Morissette Homes, Lake Oswego, $10,000. Pete Sorenson: Raised $62,799 ($14,433); spent $51,554 ($9,905); cash balance: $11,893. No new major donors. INDEPENDENT Ben Westlund: Raised $305,079 ($76,154); spent $210,663 ($61,211); cash balance $110,557. Major donors: not available.

References: 
Saxton, Kulongoski have most funds left
Salem Statesman Journal - Salem,OR,USA
    Science Review, 87, 267-285.