They aren't Republicans. Some of their donors are.

125 donors to Portland's business-backed candidates also gave to Republicans like Christine Drazan. Among the progressive candidates' donors: zero.

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When the council split 6–6 on pulling $10M from the police accountability office that 82% of voters created, Clark, Zimmerman and Novick all voted yes.

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Homicides in Portland: 101 in 2022. 52 in 2025.

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Portland's council and county races don't have party labels. But the money tells a story.

Who's Buying PDX checked every itemized individual donor to six business-backed candidates against up to 20 years of Oregon campaign filings. 125 of them have also given to Republican campaigns, including 39 to Christine Drazan. Run the same test on the four progressive candidates and the count is zero.

These candidates are Democrats. That's the point: Republicans can't win here, so their story gets told by Democrats who can.

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44% of Eli Arnold's individual donors have also given to Republicans or Portland conservatives (Gonzalez, Vasquez, Mozyrsky).

Among the four progressive candidates' donors: 0%.

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43% of Eric Zimmerman's individual donors have also given to Republicans or Portland conservatives (Gonzalez, Vasquez, Mozyrsky).

Among the four progressive candidates' donors: 0%.

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39% of Kellie Torres's individual donors have also given to Republicans or Portland conservatives (Gonzalez, Vasquez, Mozyrsky).

Among the four progressive candidates' donors: 0%.

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35% of Julia Brim-Edwards's individual donors have also given to Republicans or Portland conservatives (Gonzalez, Vasquez, Mozyrsky).

Among the four progressive candidates' donors: 0%.

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29% of Olivia Clark's individual donors have also given to Republicans or Portland conservatives (Gonzalez, Vasquez, Mozyrsky).

Among the four progressive candidates' donors: 0%.

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19% of Steve Novick's individual donors have also given to Republicans or Portland conservatives (Gonzalez, Vasquez, Mozyrsky).

Among the four progressive candidates' donors: 0%.

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