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Winning Mark

Paid $48K by Portland’s business-backed and conservative campaigns and PACs since January 2025, and also paid by Democratic, labor or progressive committees this cycle.

What: Political media: mail, digital, video, fundraising
Where: Portland
Website: winningmark.com
Also files as: Winning Mark Strategies LLC
Business registry: WINNING MARK STRATEGIES LLC, Domestic limited liability company, Active, registered 2025-04-02, No. 238771299

Business & conservative side, 2025–26$48K

Progressive side, 2025–26—

Every Oregon committee, 2025–26$1.04M

Every Oregon committee, all years$15.52M54 committees since 2022 (at least)

Who’s behind it

Mark Wiener, Runs the firm (Portland Mercury, 2010). He is registered agent of Winning Mark Strategies LLC. Former aide to Chuck Schumer and to Commissioner Dan Saltzman. He has been a consultant to Mayors Sam Adams and Charlie Hales and was an Uber lobbyist (WW, 2015). portlandmercury.com

What to know

The Mercury's 2010 profile called Wiener “the king of the negative campaign mailer” and noted he describes himself as progressive. Portland Mercury
In 2015 his dual roles as Mayor Hales' consultant and Uber lobbyist were under scrutiny at City Hall. Willamette Week
On its Idealist listing, the firm says it serves progressive candidates, advocacy groups and ballot measure campaigns. idealist.org

Who paid it, Jan 2025 – Oct 2026

Portland city and county races

Steve NovickBusiness-backed side$36K
Julia Brim-EdwardsBusiness-backed side$12K

Every other Oregon committee

Democratic Party of OregonDemocratic, labor, progressive$681K
Oregon Beverage PACOther$149K
Gov. Tina KotekDemocratic, labor, progressive$130K
Future PAC (House Democrats)Democratic, labor, progressive$12K
Friends of HoaDemocratic, labor, progressive$10K
Juan Carlos González (Gonzalez for Oregon)Other$8K
Ricki for OregonDemocratic, labor, progressive$5K
Working for a Better Portland (labor)Democratic, labor, progressive$609

Every Oregon committee, all years

$15.52M from 54 committees since 2022 (at least: the search caps out on firms this busy). The biggest:

Friends of Tina Kotek2022–2026$3.69M
Safe Schools, Safe Communities Oregon2022–2023$1.48M
2022 Our Oregon Voter Guide2022–2023$1.19M
Yes on 1172024$1.11M
2024 Our Oregon Voter Guide2024$799K
Democratic Party of Oregon2026$681K
Oregon Votes Yes2022$639K
Friends of Tobias Read2023–2024$625K
Friends of Dan Rayfield2023–2024$550K
Hold Politicians Accountable2022–2023$475K

Earlier: Kotek $3.7M since 2022; Our Oregon voter guides; OLCV PAC; Brim-Edwards $162K since 2023; Hold Politicians Accountable 2022 ($475K).

Sources

Portland race payments: the campaigns’ own ORESTAR filings. Other clients and all-years history: a Ballast vendor search of every Oregon committee in ORESTAR. Both pulled Oct 19, 2026.
Willamette Week on Wiener and Uber/Google
Winning Mark website
Portland Mercury, Apr 15, 2010
Idealist listing, Winning Mark
Oregon Secretary of State, Active Businesses dataset (data.oregon.gov, updated weekly; checked Oct 20, 2026): Winning Mark Strategies LLC