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Swift Public Affairs

Paid $36K by Portland’s business-backed and conservative campaigns and PACs since January 2025.

What: Campaigns, lobbying and communications
Where: Portland
Website: swiftpublicaffairs.com
Also files as: Swift Public Affairs LLC
Business registry: SWIFT PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC, Domestic limited liability company, Active, registered 2024-01-03, No. 221112295

Business & conservative side, 2025–26$36K

Progressive side, 2025–26—

Every Oregon committee, 2025–26$260K

Every Oregon committee, all years$558K13 committees since 2024

Who’s behind it

Amy Ruiz, Co-founder and partner. Former Strategies 360 senior vice president who led its Oregon team. Earlier she spent four years in Mayor Sam Adams' office, including as chief of staff, and was a reporter. swiftpublicaffairs.com
Jennifer Williamson, Co-founder and partner. Former Oregon House Majority Leader (D), first elected in 2012. Former Strategies 360 SVP and former interim director of Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon. swiftpublicaffairs.com
Kari Chisholm, co-founder, per his own about.me page (Swift’s website lists only Ruiz and Williamson). Founder and president of Mandate Media, a political digital firm. Longtime senior campaign adviser to Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley. about.me

In 2024 the Chamber’s Coalition for Portland’s Future paid it $174K. ORESTAR
Swift describes itself as women-owned and says it is “always ready to move fast.” swiftpublicaffairs.com
Both named partners came from Strategies 360, where Ruiz led the Oregon team and Williamson led state government relations. swiftpublicaffairs.com

$558K from 13 committees since 2024. The biggest:

Earlier: the Chamber’s Coalition for Portland’s Future 2024 ($174K), Vadim Mozyrsky 2024 ($55K).