Eric Zimmerman
Candidate for Portland City Council, District 4 · Incumbent
- Campaign committee
- Friends of Eric Zimmerman
- ORESTAR ID
- 17629
- Counting from
- Jan 1, 2025; independent spending from Jan 1, 2026
- Contributions exported
- Oct 19, 2026
- Expenditures exported
- Oct 19, 2026
- Transactions
- See its transactions
- Rules that apply
- City of Portland campaign finance regulations and Oregon law. Official summary: City of Portland
- Ballotpedia
- Eric Zimmerman
Money given to the campaign
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City matching funds (as reported) | 5 | $173,724 | 61% | |
| Individuals | 263 | $71,334 | 25% | |
| Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | 183 | $32,601 | 11% | |
| Political committees | 9 | $4,913 | 1.7% | |
| Labor organizations | 5 | $1,144 | 0.4% | |
| Candidate and immediate family | 2 | $727 | 0.3% | |
| Business entities | 1 | $500 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $284,943 |
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland addresses | 244 | $66,855 | 85% | |
| Oregon addresses outside Portland | 28 | $8,538 | 11% | |
| Addresses outside Oregon | 8 | $3,225 | 4.1% | |
| Total | $78,618 |
Addresses outside Oregon account for $3,225 (4.1%) of these receipts.
The table leaves out city matching funds, which carry the city's address, and gifts of $100 or less that the campaign reported as lump sums, which carry none.
Geography uses only the city and state on the filing, and a Portland mailing address is not always inside city limits.
Contributions by size
| Count | Share of contributions | Size | Share of dollars | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | $100 or less, reported as lump sums | 11% | $33K | |
| 40 | 14% | $100 or less, itemized | 0.8% | $2,273 |
| 76 | 27% | $101–$250 | 5.8% | $17K |
| 164 | 58% | $251–$1,000 | 21% | $60K |
| 0 | 0.0% | $1,001–$5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 0 | 0.0% | Over $5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 5 | 1.8% | City matching funds | 61% | $174K |
Where in Portland
Largest Portland ZIP codes among contributions with a Portland address on the filing.
City matching funds are left out, because their address is a city office, not a donor's.
LessMore (up to $10K)
| 97201 | $10K | 31 gifts | |
| 97202 | $7,922 | 26 gifts | |
| 97210 | $6,425 | 26 gifts | |
| 97239 | $6,325 | 23 gifts | |
| 97209 | $5,850 | 25 gifts | |
| 97219 | $4,300 | 23 gifts | |
| 97205 | $3,950 | 12 gifts | |
| 97221 | $2,810 | 11 gifts | |
| 97211 | $2,402 | 8 gifts | |
| 97225 | $2,300 | 8 gifts |
How the total built up
Where the largest gifts came from
| Contributor | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Portland Small Donor Elections | City matching funds (as reported) | Portland, OR | $173,724 | 5 transactions |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $32,601 | 183 transactions |
| Northwest Oregon Labor Council | Labor organizations | Portland, OR | $1,144 | 5 transactions |
| Aidan Willis | Individuals | Vancouver, WA | $875 | 1 transaction |
| IBEW Local 48 Small Donor PAC ORESTAR committee 21625 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $875 | 1 transaction |
| SMART Local 16 PAC ORESTAR committee 16178 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $875 | 1 transaction |
| Eric Zimmerman | Candidate and immediate family | Portland, OR | $727 | 2 transactions |
| Suzanne Bishop | Individuals | Portland, OR | $700 | 2 transactions |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters PAC ORESTAR committee 221 | Political committees | Tualatin, OR | $613 | 1 transaction |
| Duncan Wyse | Individuals | Portland, OR | $600 | 2 transactions |
| Liuna Local 737 Political Action ORESTAR committee 20502 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Portland Metro Fire Fighters PAC ORESTAR committee 223 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Iron Workers District Council of the Pacific Northwest ORESTAR committee 3816 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Jubitz Corporation | Business entities | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Donald Powell | Individuals | Portland, OR | $500 | 2 transactions |
| Rosemary Southwood | Individuals | Portland, OR | $400 | 2 transactions |
| Donald Singer | Individuals | Portland, OR | $400 | 2 transactions |
| Andrew Fortgang | Individuals | Portland, OR | $375 | 2 transactions |
| Joseph Petrusich | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Malin Petruisch | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Marsea Hart | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Karina Petrusich | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Lisa Caballero | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Jennifer Yocom | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 2 transactions |
| Julia Brim-Edwards | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
25 smaller rows are not shown.
Money spent by the campaign
Cash expenditures since Jan 1, 2025: $28,823.
Accounts payable reported in the period ($0) and personal expenditures awaiting reimbursement ($316) are not added to that total, because a later cash payment can settle the same bill.
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Services | 18 | $14,045 | 49% | |
| General Operational Expenses (need description) | 24 | $4,609 | 16% | |
| Literature, Brochures, Printing; Other Advertising (yard signs, buttons, etc.); Management Services; Preparation and Production of Advertising | 1 | $3,270 | 11% | |
| Online and Social Media Advertising; Management Services | 2 | $3,208 | 11% | |
| Newspaper and Other Periodical Advertising | 4 | $3,135 | 11% | |
| No purpose code reported | 13 | $306 | 1.1% | |
| Reimbursement for Personal Expenditures | 1 | $250 | 0.9% | |
| Total | $28,823 |
| Payee | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C&E Systems | Business entities | Portland, OR | $9,118 | 15 transactions |
| Purple State Strategies Inc. | Business entities | Vancouver, WA | $5,708 | 4 transactions |
| CN4 Partners | Business entities | Seattle, WA | $3,270 | 1 transaction |
| Worldpay- C&E Merchant Services | Business entities | Portland, OR | $3,259 | 22 transactions |
| Fir Tree Media | Business entities | Portland, OR | $2,427 | 1 transaction |
| CLR PUBLISHING/Northwest Examiner | Business entities | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 2 transactions |
| Democratic Party of Oregon Federal PAC | Unregistered committees (federal or out of state) | Portland, OR | $1,200 | 1 transaction |
| Northwest Labor Press | Business entities | Portland, OR | $750 | 1 transaction |
| North Peninsula Review | Business entities | Portland, OR | $385 | 1 transaction |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $306 | 13 transactions |
| Eric Zimmerman | Candidate and immediate family | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Northwest Oregon Labor Council | Labor organizations | Portland, OR | $150 | 1 transaction |
Independent spending for Eric Zimmerman
$840 reported by 1 committee.
Each amount below is the independent expenditure the filer reported.
It is not split among that committee's donors.
| Committee that reported the spending | Payments (ORESTAR record, date, payee, target as filed) | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Future Portland PAC | 5801361, Sep 1, 2026, CLR Publishing/Northwest Examiner: $840 Target as filed: “Friends of Eric Zimmerman” | $840 |
Independent spending against Eric Zimmerman
No independent spending against Eric Zimmerman appears in ORESTAR filings since Jan 1, 2026, as exported on Oct 19, 2026.
Source: ORESTAR, committee 17629. Contributions exported on Oct 19, 2026 and expenditures exported on Oct 19, 2026, counted from Jan 1, 2025. Independent expenditures reported since Jan 1, 2026, each assigned to the candidate named on its ORESTAR detail page.