Esther Leon
Candidate for Portland City Council, District 3
- Campaign committee
- Esther for Portland
- ORESTAR ID
- 24973
- 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
- The race itself
- Ballotpedia
Money given to the campaign
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as reported) | 1 | $28,697 | 78% | |
| Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | 67 | $4,904 | 13% | |
| Individuals | 9 | $1,408 | 3.8% | |
| Business entities | 1 | $875 | 2.4% | |
| City matching funds (as reported) | 1 | $810 | 2.2% | |
| Total | $36,694 |
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland addresses | 6 | $30,630 | 99% | |
| Addresses outside Oregon | 5 | $350 | 1.1% | |
| Total | $30,980 |
Addresses outside Oregon account for $350 (1.1%) 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 | 13% | $4,904 | |
| 4 | 33% | $100 or less, itemized | 0.3% | $100 |
| 4 | 33% | $101–$250 | 2.7% | $975 |
| 2 | 17% | $251–$1,000 | 3.3% | $1,208 |
| 0 | 0.0% | $1,001–$5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 1 | 8.3% | Over $5,000 | 78% | $29K |
| 1 | 8.3% | City matching funds | 2.2% | $810 |
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.
| 97204 | $29K | 1 gifts | |
| 97202 | $875 | 1 gifts | |
| 97266 | $333 | 1 gifts | |
| 97206 | $250 | 1 gifts | |
| 97222 | $250 | 1 gifts | |
| 97213 | $225 | 1 gifts |
How the total built up
Where the largest gifts came from
| Contributor | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Donor Elections | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $28,697 | 1 transaction |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $4,904 | 67 transactions |
| Monkey With a Hat On LLC | Business entities | Portland, OR | $875 | 1 transaction |
| City of Portland | City matching funds (as reported) | Portland, OR | $810 | 1 transaction |
| Camille Castillo | Individuals | Portland, OR | $333 | 1 transaction |
| Samantha Woehl | Individuals | San Rafael, CA | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Jonathan Ling | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Keaton Ray | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Erik Aanestad | Individuals | Portland, OR | $225 | 1 transaction |
| Martin Leon | Individuals | Hutto, TX | $100 | 4 transactions |
Money spent by the campaign
Cash expenditures since Jan 1, 2025: $18,574.
Accounts payable reported in the period ($300) and personal expenditures awaiting reimbursement ($0) 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wages, Salaries, Benefits | 14 | $14,000 | 75% | |
| General Operational Expenses (need description) | 15 | $1,203 | 6.5% | |
| Other Advertising (yard signs, buttons, etc.) | 6 | $895 | 4.8% | |
| No purpose code reported | 16 | $744 | 4.0% | |
| Newspaper and Other Periodical Advertising | 1 | $632 | 3.4% | |
| Utilities | 6 | $372 | 2.0% | |
| Online and Social Media Advertising | 1 | $300 | 1.6% | |
| Fundraising Event Expenses | 3 | $269 | 1.4% | |
| Literature, Brochures, Printing | 2 | $157 | 0.8% | |
| Total | $18,574 |
| Payee | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Carter | Individuals | Portland, OR | $7,560 | 4 transactions |
| Noelle Daniels | Individuals | Portland, OR | $3,700 | 6 transactions |
| Rin Stone | Individuals | Portland, OR | $2,440 | 3 transactions |
| Democratic Party of Oregon ORESTAR committee 353 | Political party committees | Portland, OR | $1,040 | 1 transaction |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $743 | 15 transactions |
| The Southeast Examiner | Business entities | Portland, OR | $632 | 1 transaction |
| Big Frog | Business entities | Portland, OR | $506 | 1 transaction |
| James Dyer | Individuals | Portland, OR | $300 | 1 transaction |
| Dresden de Vera | Individuals | Portland, OR | $300 | 1 transaction |
| City of Portland | City matching funds (as reported) | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| QFC | Business entities | Portland, OR | $217 | 2 transactions |
| OfficeMax | Business entities | Portland, OR | $212 | 5 transactions |
| ActBlue | Other (as reported) | Boston, MA | $177 | 19 transactions |
| Sticker Ninja | Business entities | Portland, OR | $162 | 1 transaction |
| Button Works | Business entities | Portland, OR | $125 | 1 transaction |
| USPS | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $111 | 1 transaction |
| Paperjam | Business entities | Portland, OR | $100 | 1 transaction |
Independent spending for Esther Leon
No independent spending for Esther Leon appears in ORESTAR filings since Jan 1, 2026, as exported on Oct 19, 2026.
Independent spending against Esther Leon
No independent spending against Esther Leon appears in ORESTAR filings since Jan 1, 2026, as exported on Oct 19, 2026.
Source: ORESTAR, committee 24973. 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.