Checking in On Charlie Hales' Campaign Cash: More Money From Development Types

Portland Mercury:

Mayor Charlie Hales, the lone announced candidate for his seat in next year's primary race, continues to haul in campaign donations in his off hours—and report them well before campaign finance deadlines, in case would-be rivals are curious. In the last three weeks, Hales reports fielding nearly $5,500, much of it from well-known development players in this city. Here are the highlights. •$2,000 from Ann Edlen, a former marketing executive and wife of Gerding Edlen Development Company CEO Mark Edlen. Gerding Edlen has built and manages some of the city's most posh and prominent buildings, including a huge stake in the development of the South Waterfront.
•$1,000 from CH2M Hill, the engineering consulting firm that's at the top of every water activist's "enemies" list. The company's got a contract to build new below-ground reservoirs that will kick into service once Portland disconnects its beloved above-ground tanks. •$500 each from, Timbers owner Meritt Paulson; Singer Dazzle Building LLC, partly owned by Nob Hill overlord Richard Singer; Phillip Beyl, an architect with local powerhouse GBD Architects; and Stanley Penkin, a local developer and arts booster. The Mercury first reported in February Hales had kicked his campaign finance machine into gear, noting an enormous donation from light rail builder Stacy and Whitbeck. That firm stands to win big from a vote city council will take later this morning on tweaks to Portland's "urban renewal areas." Hales has raised a bunch of other cash, too. [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

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