First, he must defeat Oakley in the county's only contested primary race on May 16. For 10 years, she represented Oregon House District 36, which includes northeast Corvallis, Albany, Tangent and Millersburg. Term limits forced her to step down from that position. In 1998 she ran against Democrat Mae Yih for state senator and lost. Candidates for the other open seat, position 2, raised and spent significantly less.
Candidates have to file three contribution and expenditure reports during the elections period.
The next report is due on May 11. The third, a post-election report, is due on June 16. The reports are public record. It tells where the money is coming from and where it is going. He attributed the contributions to a December fundraising push that found citizens who wanted to take advantage of the campaign donation tax credit before the end of the year.