Kitzhaber campaign raising money


Gov. John Kitzhaber hasn’t committed to a re-election bid, but his campaign has reported contributions of $232,000 so far this year.

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Gov. John Kitzhaber hasn’t committed to a re-election bid, but his campaign has reported contributions of $232,000 so far this year.

Kitzhaber, a Democrat, has said repeatedly that he hasn’t made up his mind about running for a fourth term. But that hasn’t stopped some big checks from rolling in.

In the past two months, Nike and Comcast have each contributed $10,000. He’s received 12 other contributions of at least $5,000, including from Portland General Electric employees, PacifiCorp and several attorneys and business executives.

Read more at KGW.