The Color of Money
in Oregon Politics:
Money in Politics and Campaign Finance Reform
As Civil Rights Issues
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Summary Report
September 1998
A Production of Oregon Action's
Money in Politics Project
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Janice Thompson, Author & Compiler
Erin Lamb, Graphic Production
Oregon Action
3009 NE Emerson
Portland, OR 97211
503-282-6588
fax: 503-282-7266
Sections 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 compiled by OregonAction
Sections 1, 3, 5 written by Oregon Action
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section 1 Executive Summary
Section 2 Quotes and Figures
Section 3 Organizational Partners
Sharing Ideas On How To Use This Packet
Section 4 Introduction from the national report by Public Campaign,
The Color of Money: Campaign Contributions and Race
Section 6 1996 Federal Election Contributions by Zip Code inOregon
Portland-Metro Charts
Rogue Valley-Southern Oregon Charts
Section 7 Campaign Finance Reform: A Civil Rights Issue
By Chris Vaeth and John Gamboa of The Greenlining
Institute
Section 8 Individual Congressional Campaign Contributors:
WEALTHY, CONSERVATIVE AND REFORM-MINDED by John Green,University
of Akron
Paul Herrnson, University of Maryland
Lynda Powell, University of Rochester, and
Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University
Section 9 Cover, Summary of Findings, Methodology, Directions for FutureResearch,
Comparing National Contribution & Income Figures from thenational report,
The Color of Money: Campaign Contributions and Race
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