The Democratic National Committee is sending Oregon $125,000 for get-out-the-vote efforts. (Getty Images)
The Democratic National Committee announced Friday that it will send Oregon’s Democratic Party $125,000 to turn out voters in congressional races.
It’s the first time the DNC has invested in late get-out-the-vote efforts in Oregon, a Democratic stronghold, and it represents both the state’s growing importance on the congressional field and skyrocketing Democratic fundraising. The Democratic National Committee and Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign raised $257 million in August, more than triple the $85 million raised by Donald Trump and the Republican National Committee, the committees’ latest federal campaign finance filings show.
Oregon, meanwhile, is home to three of the country’s most competitive congressional districts. The 5th Congressional District, where Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer eked out a 2-point win in 2022, is one of just 24 tossup districts in the country. And the 4th and 6th districts, represented by first-term Democrats Val Hoyle and Andrea Salinas, are also close.