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Base Builder

Paid $23K by progressive Portland campaigns since January 2025.

What: Canvassing and field for progressive campaigns
Where: Minneapolis
Website: basebuildercanvassing.com
Also files as: Base Builder LLC, Base Builder Canvassing (website brand), Base Builder LLC, a limited liability company of Minnesota (Oregon foreign registration)
Business registry: BASE BUILDER LLC A LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY OF MINNESOTA, Foreign limited liability company (home state Minnesota), Listed in Oregon active-business data, registered 2019-06-13 (Oregon registration), No. 156554496 (Oregon)

Business & conservative side, 2025–26—

Progressive side, 2025–26$23K

Every Oregon committee, 2025–26$33K

Every Oregon committee, all years$33K2 committees since 2026

Who’s behind it

Michael Blanch, Founder & Executive Director. Organizer with 30+ years in environmental, labor, LGBTQ+, reproductive-rights and democracy work, per firm bio. basebuildercanvassing.com

Says it works "exclusively with progressive campaigns, unions, and advocacy organizations." basebuildercanvassing.com
Ran a multi-state 2024 Working Families Party field program, reporting 1.4 million voter contacts. basebuildercanvassing.com
Also lists People's Action (deep phone canvassing) and UnidosUS as past partners. basebuildercanvassing.com

$33K from 2 committees since 2026. The biggest: