An email thread obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive shows that at least 13 candidates explicitly agreed to trade contributions to reach the donor threshold to qualify for public funds.

The City of Portland’s Small Donor Elections program has placed a temporary hold on matching contributions from candidates or family members of candidates made after Aug. 7 after learning that many candidates appeared to agree to quid-pro-quo donations to each other.

  • @almar_quigleyEnglish
    2•2 months ago

    Was disappointed to find out the candidate I was gonna vote for was involved.

    • @jordanlundOPMEnglish
      1•2 months ago

      Seems like a LOT of them were involved. The ranking is going to involve… gasp! RESEARCH!