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In Ward 7 Runoff, who is funding Barbie Walker's campaign? The answers may surprise you (lemmy.world)

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Barbie Walker is running for the Ward 7 seat and is the candidate of choice for local republicans and MAGA hat wearers. Who is funding her campaign? I pulled the data from orestar and here's the results. I have left out individuals unless they are associated with a well-known local business.

$2,500 cash and $13,328 in non-monetary contributions from the Eugene realtors PAC Eugene Association of Realtors
$2,000 cash from building industry PAC Oregonians for Affordable Housing
$2,000 cash from Divine and Hammer LLC (idk who they are)
$4,000 Oregons for Affordable Housing (PAC for development companies)
$1,500 Lane Professional Firefighters Association
$1,500 Dennis Morgan (VP of Renewable Resource Group)
$1,500 Sierra Pacific Industries
$1,290 Plumbers and Steamfitters PAC
$1,000 Thorin Management
$500 Dr. Mark Osterloh (local Ophthalmologist)
$500 Barry Mason (owner of Oregon Taxi)
$250 MSH Consulting (local consultant for non-profits)
$250 John Charles Walker (former owner of Taylors Bar and Grill)

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