Portland City Council, District 4
City of Portland · Three seats, ranked-choice voting.
Rules that apply to this race: City of Portland campaign finance regulations and Oregon law.
See the official summary at City of Portland.
State filings are in ORESTAR.
Which local rules apply changes what a campaign may accept and must disclose, so read a county figure and a city figure under their own rules.
For the race itself — offices, candidates, and election details — see this race on Ballotpedia.
Candidates compared
Contributions count from Jan 1, 2025.
“Spent” is cash expenditures only.
A total reads “Not yet available” when that committee's export is not here yet.
Period net is raised plus loans minus spent and loan payments in the period; it is not cash on hand.
| Independent spending | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bars, against to the left and for to the right | ||||||
| Timothy (TJ) Anderson | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Eli Arnold | $374,756 | $204,420 | $170,336 | $840 | $0 | |
| Olivia Clark (incumbent) | $307,601 | $146,543 | $161,058 | $840 | $0 | |
| Jayne Cronlund | $65,102 | $50,048 | $15,054 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jamey Evenstar | $109,302 | $46,294 | $63,008 | $0 | $0 | |
| John J Goldsmith | $600 | $331 | $269 | $0 | $0 | |
| Mitch Green (incumbent) | $293,030 | $187,913 | $105,117 | $0 | $73,673 | |
| Josh Leake | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| John McDonald | No committee registered. Last checked in ORESTAR on Oct 19, 2026 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Matt Schulte | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Jeremy Beausoleil Smith | $124,928 | $106,312 | $18,616 | $0 | $0 | |
| Eric Zimmerman (incumbent) | $284,943 | $28,823 | $256,121 | $840 | $0 | |
| Total | $1,560,263 | $770,684 | $789,579 | $2,520 | $73,673 | |
Candidates by last name. Independent spending reported since Jan 1, 2026; the bars use one scale for every candidate in this race.
What the filings show
- 12 candidates are on the ballot for Portland City Council, District 4. Contributions count from Jan 1, 2025.
- The 11 candidates with contributions data available reported $1,560,263 raised in all.
- Committees reported $2,520 in independent spending for candidates in this race and $73,673 against them since Jan 1, 2026.
- 1 candidate has no campaign committee registered in ORESTAR. Oregon law lets a candidate who expects to raise and spend $1,500 or less in a year run without one.
Who is spending independently, and on whom
Each row is one committee's reported independent spending for or against one candidate.
This is the same money as the bars above, organized by spender instead of by candidate.
| Committee that reported the spending | Candidate named | For or against | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future Portland PAC | Eli Arnold | For | $840 |
| Future Portland PAC | Olivia Clark | For | $840 |
| DitchMitch | Mitch Green | Against | $73,673 |
| Future Portland PAC | Eric Zimmerman | For | $840 |
Each independent expenditure is assigned to the candidate named on its ORESTAR detail page. By last name of the candidate named.
How the money built up
Cumulative contributions since Jan 1, 2025 for each candidate whose contributions are available here.
A flat line means no new reported contributions that month, not that a campaign stopped.
Eli Arnold $375K
Olivia Clark $308K
Jayne Cronlund $65K
Jamey Evenstar $109K
John J Goldsmith $600
Mitch Green $293K
Jeremy Beausoleil Smith $125K
Eric Zimmerman $285K
What kind of money, candidate by candidate
Each bar is one candidate's receipts, split by the kind of contributor the filing reported.
Every bar is the same length, so the bars compare shares, not totals.
- City matching funds (as reported)
- Individuals and candidate family
- Gifts of $100 or less (unnamed)
- Political committees and parties
- Businesses, labor organizations, and other
| Candidate | Share of receipts by kind | Raised |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Arnold | $374,756 | |
| Olivia Clark | $307,601 | |
| Jayne Cronlund | $65,102 | |
| Jamey Evenstar | $109,302 | |
| John J Goldsmith | $600 | |
| Mitch Green | $293,030 | |
| Jeremy Beausoleil Smith | $124,928 | |
| Eric Zimmerman | $284,943 |
Kinds are groups of ORESTAR's Book Type as the filer reported it. Businesses and labor organizations share a segment, so that neither kind of organization is singled out. Candidate pages list every Book Type.
Coverage for this race
- 11 of 12 candidates have contributions data available.
- No campaign committee registered in ORESTAR: John McDonald. Under ORS 260.043, a candidate who is their own treasurer and expects neither contributions nor expenditures to exceed $1,500 in a calendar year need not form one.
- The coverage list names every missing export.
Source: ORESTAR, exported on Oct 19, 2026.