Democratic Oregon House candidate is big Republican donor [View all]
The Democratic candidate running against incumbent Democratic Rep. Jules Walters in a Clackamas County House district has given nearly $400,000 to state and federal Republican candidates and causes over the past 20 years, campaign finance records show.
Brian Maguire, the CEO of a data storage company, filed fewer than two hours before the March 12 filing deadline to challenge Walters, a first-term representative and the former mayor of West Linn. The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Ben Edtl in November, and Democrats hold an edge in the district.
Maguire’s history of political contributions, though, belie his decision to run as a Democrat. He contributed more than $284,000 to state and local candidates and organizations since 2008 and more than $110,000 to federal candidates since 2003, state and federal campaign finance databases show, and nearly all of that money went to Republican candidates or conservative causes.
That includes giving $25,000 to 2022 Republican gubernatorial nominee Christine Drazan and just more than $25,000 to former state Rep. Knute Buehler, R-Bend, in his 2018 race for governor. In 2020, Maguire gave $9,999 to House Republicans’ campaign arm, the Evergreen PAC.
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