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Untidy Origins

Paid $149K by Portland’s business-backed and conservative campaigns and PACs since January 2025, and also paid by progressive Portland candidates and Democratic, labor or progressive committees this cycle.

What
Ad agency for progressive groups: digital, video, websites
Where
Portland
Website
untidyorigins.com
Also files as
Untidy Origins LLC
Business registry
UNTIDY ORIGINS LLC, Domestic limited liability company, Active, registered 2025-02-07, No. 236343992
Business & conservative side, 2025–26$149K+$34K owed
Progressive side, 2025–26$30K
Every Oregon committee, 2025–26$764K
Every Oregon committee, all years$764K25 committees since 2025

Who’s behind it

The firm doesn’t publish who owns or runs it, and public records we could reach don’t say.

What to know

Who paid it, Jan 2025 – Oct 2026

Portland city and county races
  • Steve NovickBusiness-backed side$80K
  • Julia Brim-EdwardsBusiness-backed side$69K+$34K owed
  • Mitch GreenProgressive side$30K
Every other Oregon committee
  • Nafisa Fai (Washington County)Other$98K
  • Tammy for OregonOther$63K
  • Washington County IgniteOther$60K
  • Citizen Action for Political Education (OEA)Democratic, labor, progressive$53K
  • Oregon Survivors United for AccountabilityOther$53K
  • Oregon Beverage PACOther$36K
  • Yes for Eugene Clean Energy FundOther$35K
  • Portlanders for ParksOther$34K
  • Myrna for OregonDemocratic, labor, progressive$33K
  • 7 more local and legislative campaignsOther$32K
  • OEA-PACDemocratic, labor, progressive$28K
  • Oregon Working Families PartyDemocratic, labor, progressive$20K
  • Tobias ReadDemocratic, labor, progressive$20K
  • Virginia StapletonDemocratic, labor, progressive$13K
  • Portland Association of Teachers PACDemocratic, labor, progressive$8K
  • Dan RayfieldDemocratic, labor, progressive$300

Every Oregon committee, all years

$764K from 25 committees since 2025. The biggest:

  1. Friends of Nafisa Fai2026$98K
  2. Novick for Portland2026$80K
  3. Friends of Julia Brim-Edwards2026$69K
  4. Tammy for Oregon2026$63K
  5. Washington County Ignite2026$60K
  6. Citizen Action for Political Education2026$53K
  7. Oregon Survivors United for Accountability2026$53K
  8. Oregon Beverage PAC2025–2026$36K
  9. Yes for Eugene Clean Energy Fund2026$35K
  10. Portlanders for Parks2025$34K

Sources