Steve Novick
Candidate for Portland City Council, District 3 · Incumbent
- Campaign committee
- Novick for Portland
- ORESTAR ID
- 15109
- 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
- Steve Novick
Money given to the campaign
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City matching funds (as reported) | 3 | $200,000 | 66% | |
| Individuals | 258 | $61,712 | 20% | |
| Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | 187 | $40,206 | 13% | |
| Political committees | 4 | $1,400 | 0.5% | |
| Labor organizations | 2 | $500 | 0.2% | |
| Business entities | 1 | $500 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $304,318 |
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portland addresses | 212 | $48,212 | 75% | |
| Oregon addresses outside Portland | 33 | $9,100 | 14% | |
| Addresses outside Oregon | 20 | $6,800 | 11% | |
| Total | $64,112 |
Addresses outside Oregon account for $6,800 (11%) 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% | $40K | |
| 73 | 27% | $100 or less, itemized | 1.8% | $5,577 |
| 80 | 30% | $101–$250 | 6.0% | $18K |
| 112 | 42% | $251–$1,000 | 13% | $40K |
| 0 | 0.0% | $1,001–$5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 0 | 0.0% | Over $5,000 | 0.0% | $0 |
| 3 | 1.1% | City matching funds | 66% | $200K |
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 $5,100)
| 97212 | $5,100 | 19 gifts | |
| 97210 | $5,025 | 24 gifts | |
| 97202 | $4,750 | 19 gifts | |
| 97201 | $4,475 | 16 gifts | |
| 97206 | $3,627 | 20 gifts | |
| 97219 | $3,550 | 16 gifts | |
| 97214 | $2,825 | 19 gifts | |
| 97209 | $2,200 | 8 gifts | |
| 97215 | $2,025 | 13 gifts | |
| 97239 | $2,025 | 7 gifts |
How the total built up
Where the largest gifts came from
| Contributor | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Portland | City matching funds (as reported) | Portland, OR | $200,000 | 3 transactions |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $40,206 | 187 transactions |
| Warren Rosenfeld | Individuals | Portland, OR | $875 | 3 transactions |
| Jen Schuberth | Individuals | Portland, OR | $875 | 3 transactions |
| Paul Utz | Individuals | Roseburg, OR | $875 | 1 transaction |
| Northwest Oregon Labor Council | Labor organizations | Portland, OR | $500 | 2 transactions |
| Laura Willimgham Milne | Individuals | Portland, OR | $500 | 2 transactions |
| Karen Tosi | Individuals | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Erik Szeto | Individuals | Lake Oswego, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| P Diane Mountain | Individuals | Baltimore, MD | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Nancy Spencer | Individuals | San Mateo, CA | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Jubitz Corporation | Business entities | Portland, OR, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Robert Bonaparte | Individuals | Portland, OR | $450 | 2 transactions |
| Harold Goldstein | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Bernice Corman | Individuals | Washington, DC | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Bonnie Serkin | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Kalyn Free | Individuals | Tulsa, OK | $350 | 1 transaction |
| James Kelly | Individuals | Bend, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Jo Anne Trow | Individuals | Corvallis, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Dan Saltzman | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Momoko Saunders | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| TC Staton | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| William Scott | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| Roger Vrilakas | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 1 transaction |
| CAROL TURNER | Individuals | Portland, OR | $350 | 2 transactions |
25 smaller rows are not shown.
Money spent by the campaign
Cash expenditures since Jan 1, 2025: $154,598.
Accounts payable reported in the period ($0) and personal expenditures awaiting reimbursement ($962) 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online and Social Media Advertising; Management Services; Broadcast Advertising (radio, tv); Preparation and Production of Advertising | 1 | $44,025 | 28% | |
| Management Services; Preparation and Production of Advertising | 1 | $36,295 | 23% | |
| Literature, Brochures, Printing; Management Services; Postage; General Operational Expenses (need description) | 1 | $35,902 | 23% | |
| Management Services | 17 | $21,022 | 14% | |
| General Operational Expenses (need description) | 31 | $7,531 | 4.9% | |
| Management Services; General Operational Expenses (need description) | 2 | $4,600 | 3.0% | |
| Other Advertising (yard signs, buttons, etc.); Postage | 1 | $1,313 | 0.8% | |
| Literature, Brochures, Printing | 2 | $1,158 | 0.7% | |
| Reimbursement for Personal Expenditures | 5 | $985 | 0.6% | |
| Newspaper and Other Periodical Advertising | 2 | $882 | 0.6% | |
| Other Advertising (yard signs, buttons, etc.) | 1 | $741 | 0.5% | |
| No purpose code reported | 5 | $96 | <0.1% | |
| Wages, Salaries, Benefits | 1 | $49 | <0.1% | |
| Total | $154,598 |
| Payee | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Untidy Origins LLC | Business entities | Portland, OR | $80,320 | 2 transactions |
| WinningMark | Business entities | Portland, OR | $35,902 | 1 transaction |
| C&E Systems | Business entities | Portland, OR | $9,972 | 15 transactions |
| Kathleen Shriver | Individuals | Portland, OR | $9,678 | 3 transactions |
| Hannah Corbin | Individuals | Portland, OR | $6,431 | 4 transactions |
| Worldpay- C&E Merchant Services | Business entities | Portland, OR | $3,281 | 24 transactions |
| Morel Ink | Business entities | Portland, OR | $3,212 | 4 transactions |
| Hunch Theory | Business entities | Portland, OR | $2,250 | 4 transactions |
| Democratic Party of Oregon Federal | Unregistered committees (federal or out of state) | Portland, OR | $1,150 | 1 transaction |
| Schwab Creative | Business entities | Vancouver, WA | $850 | 2 transactions |
| The Southeast Examiner | Business entities | Portland, OR | $632 | 1 transaction |
| Steven Novick | Individuals | Portland, OR | $526 | 2 transactions |
| Northwest Labor Press | Business entities | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $96 | 5 transactions |
| ADP EasyPay | Business entities | Buena Park, CA | $49 | 1 transaction |
Independent spending for Steve Novick
$375 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 | 5864647, Oct 3, 2026, The Southeast Examiner: $375 Target as filed: “Novick for Portland” | $375 |
Independent spending against Steve Novick
No independent spending against Steve Novick appears in ORESTAR filings since Jan 1, 2026, as exported on Oct 19, 2026.
Source: ORESTAR, committee 15109. 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.