The Leadership Fund
Committee 2690 · Caucus · Political Action Committee · active 2006-11-28 → 2026-09-02 · ORESTAR · Export to Excel
Contributions received
$14.5M
Expenditures
$15.4M
Transactions
13,714
Cash balance
$203.8K
as of 2026-09-04
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Statement of Organization
Support Republican Candidate for the Oregon Senate — The committee is a candidate-controlled committee. — Candidates controlling this committee: Bruce Starr , John Swanson
Address: no mail: 226 S Main St Suite #L PO Box 512 Independence, OR 97351
Treasurer: Jessica A Wilken
Latest filing:
Amendment, effective 2026-08-17
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People
| Role | Name | Since | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence Recipient | Bruce Starr | — | — |
| Director | Bruce Starr | 2025-09-18 | General Contractor Self Employed |
| Director | John Swanson | 2026-08-17 | Chief of Staff Senator Bruce Starr Salem, OR |
| Treasurer | Jessica A Wilken | — | — |
Monthly activity
Cash balance
Daily account-summary snapshots (collection began July 2026).
Filing history
| Effective | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-17 | Amendment | Caucus | ORESTAR |
| 2026-08-16 → 2026-08-17 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2025-09-26 → 2026-08-16 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2025-09-18 → 2025-09-26 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-04-20 → 2025-09-18 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-04-19 → 2024-04-20 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-04-12 → 2024-04-19 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-04-11 → 2024-04-12 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2023-12-26 → 2024-04-11 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2023-08-16 → 2023-12-26 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2022-09-22 → 2023-08-16 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2022-06-28 → 2022-09-22 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-12-06 → 2022-06-28 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-11-22 → 2021-12-06 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-11-03 → 2021-11-22 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2020-11-07 → 2021-11-03 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2020-04-29 → 2020-11-07 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-10-06 → 2020-04-29 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-02-05 → 2019-10-06 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2018-05-08 → 2019-02-05 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2017-10-30 → 2018-05-08 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2015-07-09 → 2017-10-30 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2014-01-31 → 2015-07-09 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2011-01-07 → 2014-01-31 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2010-01-27 → 2011-01-07 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2010-01-11 → 2010-01-27 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2009-11-03 → 2010-01-11 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2009-07-01 → 2009-11-02 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2008-03-28 → 2009-06-30 | Amendment | Leadership Fund, The | ORESTAR |
| 2007-01-18 → 2008-03-27 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2007-01-09 → 2007-01-17 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2006-03-30 → 2007-01-08 | Amendment | Miscellaneous | ORESTAR |
| 2005-01-11 → 2006-03-29 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2004-03-03 → 2005-01-10 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2003-12-12 → 2004-03-02 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2003-01-10 → 2003-12-11 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2001-07-19 → 2003-01-09 | Amendment | Leadership Fund | ORESTAR |
| 2000-02-08 → 2001-07-18 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 1997-07-31 → 2000-02-07 | Amendment | Leadership Fund, The | ORESTAR |
| 1997-07-25 → 1997-07-30 | Original | — | ORESTAR |
Transactions
| Date | Contributor / Payee | Type | Amount | Purpose | Occupation / Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-02 | Five Seasons Media | Cash Expenditure | $4,500 | — | — |
| 2026-09-02 | John E Swanson | Cash Expenditure | $83 | — | Chief of Staff · Senate Republicans |
| 2026-09-02 | John E Swanson | Cash Expenditure | $726 | Mileage | Chief of Staff · Senate Republicans |
| 2026-09-02 | Legacy Strategies | Cash Expenditure | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-09-01 | Friends of Todd Nash (22854) | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-09-01 | Draper Digital Communications LLC | Cash Expenditure | $768 | — | — |
| 2026-09-01 | Oregon Cattle PAC (5410) | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-31 | Courtney Bangs PAC (20246) | Cash Expenditure | $30,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-31 | Tracy Cramer PAC (22032) | Cash Expenditure | $70,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-31 | Starr Leadership Fund (23228) | Cash Contribution | $100,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Oregon Republican Party (379) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Hamilton Construction | Cash Contribution | $10,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-28 | Byrnes Oil Company Inc | Cash Contribution | $3,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-24 | Mike McLane for Oregon (23253) | In-Kind Contribution | $2,000 | podcast house rent | — |
| 2026-08-20 | Miscellaneous Cash Expenditures $100 and under | Cash Expenditure | $3 | — | — |
| 2026-08-20 | Lone Rock Timber Management Co. | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-20 | Del Rio Vineyards LLC | Cash Contribution | $2,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-20 | Micheal Naumes | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-20 | Sidney DeBoer | Cash Contribution | $19,000 | — | Chairman · Lithia Motors, Inc |
| 2026-08-19 | Wells Fargo & Co Employee PAC | Cash Contribution | $750 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Regence | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Credit Union Legislative Action Fund (51) | Cash Contribution | $2,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-19 | Oregon Automobile Dealers Association - Political Action Committee (133) | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-18 | Nelson Research | Cash Expenditure | $12,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-18 | Shelley Reimer | Cash Expenditure | $418 | Mileage | — |
| 2026-08-18 | Shelley Reimer | Cash Expenditure | $263 | — | — |
| 2026-08-17 | Miscellaneous Personal Expenditures $100 and under | Personal Expenditure for Reimbursement | $66 | — | — |
| 2026-08-17 | Miscellaneous Cash Expenditures $100 and under | Cash Expenditure | $15 | — | — |
| 2026-08-17 | Adams Rib Smokehouse | Cash Expenditure | $5,054 | Food for event | — |
| 2026-08-17 | Republican State Leadership Committee | Cash Contribution | $80,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-12 | Draper Digital Communications LLC | Cash Expenditure | $1,120 | Golf tournament fundraiser | — |
| 2026-08-12 | Squarespace, Inc. | Cash Expenditure | $5 | — | — |
| 2026-08-11 | WinRed | Cash Expenditure | $41 | Transaction Fees | — |
| 2026-08-11 | Adella J Robinson | Cash Contribution | $1,041 | — | Retired |
| 2026-08-11 | Five Seasons Media | Cash Expenditure | $7,750 | — | — |
| 2026-08-11 | Tracy Cramer PAC (22032) | Cash Expenditure | $3,500 | — | — |
| 2026-08-11 | Oregon Neighborhood Store Association | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-11 | Jim Pliska | Cash Contribution | $10,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Legacy Strategies | Cash Expenditure | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-07 | Internal Revenue Service | Cash Expenditure | $383 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Square, Inc | Cash Expenditure | $2,372 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Merlo Corporation | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Google Client Services LLC | Cash Contribution | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Charles E. Ireland, LLC | Cash Contribution | $2,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Koch Industries, Inc. | Cash Contribution | $10,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Don H Jones | Cash Contribution | $19,000 | — | — |
| 2026-08-06 | Committee to Elect Daniel Bonham (18925) | Cash Contribution | $6,828 | — | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Square, Inc | Cash Expenditure | $35 | Subscription Fee | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Mike McLane for Oregon (23253) | In-Kind Contribution | $2,000 | rent for Salem house | — |
| 2026-07-31 | Miscellaneous Personal Expenditures $100 and under | Personal Expenditure for Reimbursement | $17 | — | — |