Jefferson Smith Campaign Will Stump for School Bond

Willamette Week:

Mayoral candidate Rep. Jefferson Smith (D-Portland) took an unusual step on Monday—he amended his campaign committee filings with the Secretary of State's elections division to reflect that his staff will now shift some of their time and energy to helping support the campaign for Portland Public Schools $482 million capital bond measure.

Smith is also giving $5,000 of his scarce campaign cash to the bond measure. "We're hoping other folks can match that," says Smith's campaign manager, Henry Kraemer. (Prior to that gift, Smith had $142,000 on hand; his opponent, former City Commissioner Charlie Hales, who last week announced he will be accepting union contributions above his self-imposed $600 contribution cap, has $121,000 on hand).

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