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An investigation by the City Auditor’s office found no violations of campaign finance regulations by both City Council candidate Rene Gonzalez's campaign and one of his largest donors. The complaint centers on a deal between Schnitzer Property Management LLC and the Gonzalez campaign, in which the management company—owned by Gonzalez donor Jordan Schnitzer—gave Gonzalez a hefty discount on rent for his campaign headquarters. The downtown Portland office had been listed online by Schnitzer at $6,900.
The Oregon Supreme Court on March 18 rejected a last-ditch effort to have voters decide whether to limit campaign contributions to those running for public office.
SALEM — The Oregon Supreme Court has likely closed off any chance Oregon voters will limit political spending this year, declining on Friday, March 18, to hear a challenge that