Portland Measure 26-267
Amends Charter: Portland residents decide 2% of city's annual discretionary budget.
Ballot question: “Should Portland create participatory budgeting program for residents to make binding decisions to spend 2% of city’s discretionary budget?”
- Caption and question
- quoted from Multnomah County's official ballot content
- Counting from
- Jan 1, 2023; independent spending from Jan 1, 2026
- Exported from ORESTAR
- Oct 19, 2026
- Measure text, arguments, and election details
- this measure on Ballotpedia
| For | Raised$995,904 | Spent$82,890 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Against | Raised$45,153 | Spent$7,483 |
How each side built up
Cumulative money raised for and against the measure since Jan 1, 2023, in direct receipts.
Raised includes in-kind contributions (goods and services valued by the filer) as well as cash.
Money for the measure
| Committee | Position as recorded | Raised | Spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes on Your Two Cents PDX | Registered to support the measure. | $883,295 | $0 |
| Community Budgeting for All | The committee that ran the petition drive. Its amended statement of organization (September 11, 2026) records support for the measure. | $119,582 | $82,890 |
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as reported) | 35 | $882,210 | 89% | |
| Individuals | 65 | $108,219 | 11% | |
| Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | 110 | $4,576 | 0.5% | |
| Political committees | 2 | $750 | <0.1% | |
| Political party committees | 1 | $150 | <0.1% | |
| Total | $995,904 |
| Count | Share of contributions | Size | Share of dollars | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | $100 or less, reported as lump sums | 0.5% | $4,576 | |
| 4 | 3.9% | $100 or less, itemized | <0.1% | $180 |
| 55 | 53% | $101–$250 | 0.8% | $7,874 |
| 16 | 16% | $251–$1,000 | 0.9% | $9,409 |
| 8 | 7.8% | $1,001–$5,000 | 2.7% | $27K |
| 20 | 19% | Over $5,000 | 95% | $947K |
| 0 | 0.0% | City matching funds | 0.0% | $0 |
| Contributor | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East County Rising Action Fund | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $829,908 | 18 transactions |
| James Labbe | Individuals | Portland, OR | $61,000 | 5 transactions |
| Participatory Budgeting Oregon | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $44,651 | 12 transactions |
| Mahlon Jordan Gudebski | Individuals | Piedmont, CA | $25,000 | 2 transactions |
| Rita Sabler | Individuals | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 transaction |
| Next Up Action Fund (C4) | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $7,550 | 4 transactions |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $4,576 | 110 transactions |
| Theodore Labbe | Individuals | Portland, OR | $3,000 | 2 transactions |
| Eddy Morales | Individuals | Gresham, OR | $1,000 | 1 transaction |
| James Ofsink | Individuals | Portland, OR | $510 | 2 transactions |
| Jill Fuglister | Individuals | Portland, OR | $503 | 2 transactions |
| Hugh Harris | Individuals | Gresham, OR | $500 | 2 transactions |
| Josh Lerner | Individuals | Brooklyn, NY | $500 | 2 transactions |
| Mitchell Hornecker | Individuals | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| East County Rising PAC ORESTAR committee 19280 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Amy Stork | Individuals | Portland, OR | $400 | 2 transactions |
| Gayle Palmer | Individuals | Portland, OR | $351 | 3 transactions |
| Eli Spevak | Individuals | Portland, OR | $312 | 2 transactions |
| Allison Handler | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Matthew Clark | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Barb Grover | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Sandra Comstock | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Jesse Beason | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Johanna Brenner | Individuals | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Friends of Felicita ORESTAR committee 18441 | Political committees | Beaverton, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
25 smaller rows are not shown.
Money against the measure
| Committee | Position as recorded | Raised | Spent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protect Our City Services | Registered to oppose the measure. | $45,153 | $7,483 |
| Category | Transactions | Amount | Share | Share, drawn from 0 to 100% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political committees | 4 | $25,403 | 56% | |
| Individuals | 5 | $8,900 | 20% | |
| Business entities | 6 | $5,400 | 12% | |
| Other (as reported) | 1 | $5,000 | 11% | |
| Labor organizations | 1 | $250 | 0.6% | |
| Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | 4 | $200 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $45,153 |
| Count | Share of contributions | Size | Share of dollars | Dollars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | $100 or less, reported as lump sums | 0.4% | $200 | |
| 0 | 0.0% | $100 or less, itemized | 0.0% | $0 |
| 1 | 5.9% | $101–$250 | 0.6% | $250 |
| 9 | 53% | $251–$1,000 | 12% | $5,375 |
| 4 | 24% | $1,001–$5,000 | 32% | $14K |
| 3 | 18% | Over $5,000 | 55% | $25K |
| 0 | 0.0% | City matching funds | 0.0% | $0 |
| Contributor | Type as reported | Address on filing | Amount | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Fighters Political Action Committee ORESTAR committee 2109 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $10,400 | 2 transactions |
| Keep Portland Safe PAC ORESTAR committee 4167 | Political committees | Portland, OR | $10,000 | 1 transaction |
| Plumbers & Steamfitters PAC ORESTAR committee 221 | Political committees | Tualatin, OR | $5,003 | 1 transaction |
| Christine Vernier | Individuals | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 transaction |
| Portland Metro Association of Realtors | Other (as reported) | Portland, OR | $5,000 | 1 transaction |
| Downtown Development Group LLC | Business entities | Portland, OR | $2,676 | 2 transactions |
| Robert Ball | Individuals | Portland, OR | $2,000 | 1 transaction |
| Mariah Shields | Individuals | Portland, OR | $1,000 | 1 transaction |
| Gremar Properties | Business entities | Portland, OR | $910 | 1 transaction |
| Downtown Developers LLC | Business entities | Portland, OR | $708 | 1 transaction |
| Uptown Developers LLC | Business entities | Portland, OR | $708 | 1 transaction |
| Andrew Rowe | Individuals | Portland, OR | $500 | 1 transaction |
| Laurie Wimmer | Individuals | Portland, OR | $400 | 1 transaction |
| Portland Police Association | Business entities | Portland, OR | $400 | 1 transaction |
| Northwest Oregon Labor Council | Labor organizations | Portland, OR | $250 | 1 transaction |
| Gifts of $100 or less | Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed) | — | $200 | 4 transactions |
Source: ORESTAR, exported on Oct 19, 2026. Receipts count from Jan 1, 2023 so that the petition drive is included. Each committee counts for the side it recorded in ORESTAR, and transfers between committees on the same side count once in the side totals. Independent expenditures reported since Jan 1, 2026, each assigned to the measure named on its ORESTAR detail page.