PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — Although the city watchdog determined Portland Commissioner Carmen Rubio has not violated campaign finance laws, it has turned to the Secretary of State’s Office for an investigation into a political organization that endorsed her for mayor.
The Portland Auditor’s Office uncovered the findings of its own investigation on Wednesday, announcing there was not enough evidence to determine that Carmen for Portland and Portland For All violated the city’s campaign finance laws.
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Despite this, the office has advised Oregon officials to launch their own assessment into whether PFA violated state laws.
Portland Elections Division Manager Deborah Scroggin said the division received the complaint against Rubio and the political organization on Sept. 22. Both parties were accused of committing a campaign finance violation by failing to disclose who paid for the endorsement video PFA produced and shared in support of the candidate.