Follow the Money Analysis of 2002 Chief Petitioner Initiative Committees

The chart below summarizes the total contributions and top donors to the chief petitioner committees that gathered signatures to place initiatives on the November ballot.

Total Contributions & Major Contributors to Chief Petitioner Committees that Qualified Initiatives for the November Ballot


Init/
BM #
Subject/Chief Petitioners Total Contributions Major Contributors and percent of total contributions
Init 23

BM 27

Labeling of Genetically Engineered Food
58,058
*Mel Bankoff (Emerald Valley Kitchens) - $38,000 (65% of total)
*Californians for Labeling - $5,000 (9%)
* Donna Harris - $2,400 (4% of total)
Donna Harris, Katelyn Lord
Init 27

BM 23

Ruth Duemler, John Partridge, Phil Dreyer
57,643
*John Jaqua - $8,000 (14% of total)
*Mark Lindgren - $4,600 (8% of total)
*Roberta Palmer – $4,000 (7% of total)
*Max Williams - $2,500 (4% of total)
Init 67

BM 21

None of the Above – allows this option in judicial races
$125,105
*Loren Parks - $124,605 (99.6% of total)
*Taxpayers Association of Oregon - $500
Don McIntire, Gregg Clapper
Init 88

BM 25

The Minimum Wage Inflation Adjustment Act
$82,965
*Chip Shields - $20,000 (24% of total)
*United Food & Commercial Food –AFL-CIO (Washington DC) - $10,000 (12% of total)
*OR AFSCME Council 75 - $10,000 (12% of total)
*COPE-AFL-CIO - $5,500 (7% of total)
*OR School Employees Assoc/Organizing & Education-Oregon (SEATAC, WA)/AFT-OR Action PAC Plus - $5,000 each (each is 6% of total)
*OR AFL-CIO - $4,215 (5% of total)
Eugene P. Pronovost, Diane Rosenbaum, Dan Gardner
Init 90

BM 22

Judicial Accountability Act of 2002
$134,028
*Loren Parks - $133,848 (99.9% of total)
*Victim Rights Commission - $300
Steve Doell, Ted Ferrioli, Bob Smith
Init 109

BM 24

The Consumer Denture Care Act
$150,403
*OR State Denturist Association - $150,103 (99.8% of total)
*Dwayne Bremer - $300
Ken Holden, Jim Davis, Alice Pickard
Init 143

BM 26

Initiative Integrity Act
$207,914
*OR AFSCME Council 75 - $55,000 (26% of total)
*SEIU Local 503 OPEU - $47,000 (23% of total)
*Oregon Education Association - $25,000 (12%)
*Oregonians to Maintain Community Standards - $20,000 (10% of total)
*OR AFL-CIO - $17,289 (8% of total)
*Pacific NW Regional Council of Carpenters - $15,000 (7%) * AFT-OR Action PAC Plus - $10,000 (5%)
Timothy J. Nesbitt, Robert D. Davis, Ellen Lowe
*The contributions include cash and in-kind contributions as well as any loans received by a committee.