Serena Cruz
Candidate for Multnomah County Commissioner, District 2
- Campaign committee
- Friends for Serena Cruz
- ORESTAR ID
- 25049
- 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
- Multnomah County campaign finance regulations and Oregon law. Official summary: Multnomah County
- Ballotpedia
- Serena Cruz
Money given to the campaign
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individuals | 117 | $50,824 | 76% | |
| Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | 63 | $9,091 | 14% | |
| Political committees | 8 | $4,368 | 6.5% | |
| Candidate and immediate family | 9 | $1,310 | 2.0% | |
| Unregistered committees (federal or out of state) | 2 | $1,103 | 1.6% | |
| Labor organizations | 1 | $250 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $66,947 |
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland addresses | 99 | $40,245 | 70% | |
| Addresses outside Oregon | 19 | $9,133 | 16% | |
| Oregon addresses outside Portland | 19 | $8,477 | 15% | |
| Total | $57,855 |
Addresses outside Oregon account for $9,133 (16%) 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 | 14% | $9,091 | |
| 8 | 5.8% | $100 or less, itemized | 0.8% | $506 |
| 48 | 35% | $101–$250 | 17% | $11K |
| 81 | 59% | $251–$1,000 | 69% | $46K |
| 0 | 0.0% | $1,001–$5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 0 | 0.0% | Over $5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 0 | 0.0% | City matching funds | 0.0% | $0 |
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 $13K)
| 97212 | $13K | 33 gifts | |
| 97232 | $3,109 | 7 gifts | |
| 97221 | $2,609 | 5 gifts | |
| 97210 | $2,509 | 6 gifts | |
| 97202 | $2,406 | 7 gifts | |
| 97217 | $2,059 | 4 gifts | |
| 97219 | $1,356 | 3 gifts | |
| 97229 | $1,353 | 3 gifts | |
| 97213 | $1,103 | 3 gifts | |
| 97215 | $1,000 | 3 gifts |
How the total built up
Where the largest gifts came from
| Contributor | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $9,091 | 63 transactions |
| Serena Cruz | Candidate and immediate family | Portland, OR | $1,310 | 9 transactions |
| William Jemison | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Lisa Naito | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Ana Maria Gale | Individuals | Springville, UT | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Maria Rojo De Steffey | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Carlos Salazar | Individuals | Lake Oswego, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Adam Karol | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| William Shields | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Ketan Sampat | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Michelle Ganow-Jones | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Trevor Jones | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Melinda Jemison | Individuals | Lewisville, TX | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Andrew Olshin | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Maria Garcia Seabold | Individuals | Gearhart, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Phil Ting for Treasurer 2026 | Unregistered committees (federal or out of state) | Sacramento, CA | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Ramona Brandes | Individuals | Seattle, WA | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Andrea Ball | Individuals | Euclid, OH | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Breck Dillard | Individuals | Kihei, HI | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Jack Friedman | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Susan Climo | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Steve Naito | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Ginnie Cooper | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Joanne Fuller | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
| Sarah Szper | Individuals | Portland, OR | $603 | 1 transaction |
25 smaller rows are not shown.
Money spent by the campaign
Cash expenditures since Jan 1, 2025: $46,791.
Accounts payable reported in the period ($10,000) and personal expenditures awaiting reimbursement ($162) 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Literature, Brochures, Printing | 1 | $12,055 | 26% | |
| Online and Social Media Advertising | 1 | $10,000 | 21% | |
| Preparation and Production of Advertising | 2 | $9,802 | 21% | |
| Other Advertising (yard signs, buttons, etc.); General Operational Expenses (need description) | 1 | $5,328 | 11% | |
| General Operational Expenses (need description) | 19 | $4,765 | 10% | |
| Management Services | 4 | $2,949 | 6.3% | |
| Newspaper and Other Periodical Advertising | 5 | $1,663 | 3.6% | |
| No purpose code reported | 7 | $229 | 0.5% | |
| Total | $46,791 |
| Payee | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pendulum Creative Group LLC | Business entities | Needham, MA | $37,185 | 5 transactions |
| C&E Systems | Business entities | Portland, OR | $2,949 | 4 transactions |
| Worldpay- C&E Merchant Services | Business entities | Portland, OR | $1,883 | 10 transactions |
| Mailchimp | Business entities | Atlanta, GA | $1,140 | 4 transactions |
| Democratic Party of Oregon Federal | Unregistered committees (federal or out of state) | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 transaction |
| North Peninsula Review | Business entities | Portland, OR | $770 | 2 transactions |
| The Star News | Business entities | Portland, OR | $475 | 1 transaction |
| Multnomah County Elections Division | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $300 | 1 transaction |
| Kylie Augis | Individuals | Clarks Summit, PA | $295 | 1 transaction |
| Northwest Labor Press | Business entities | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $229 | 7 transactions |
| Eliot Neighborhood Association | Business entities | Portland, OR | $168 | 1 transaction |
| Google Workspace | Business entities | Mountain View, CA | $147 | 2 transactions |
Independent spending for Serena Cruz
$752 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 |
|---|---|---|
| People's Voter Guide PAC | 5888621, Oct 12, 2026, Empirical Media LLC: $752 Target as filed: “Serena Cruz” | $752 |
Independent spending against Serena Cruz
No independent spending against Serena Cruz appears in ORESTAR filings since Jan 1, 2026, as exported on Oct 19, 2026.
Source: ORESTAR, committee 25049. 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.