Oregon Business & Industry Issues PAC
Committee 3073 · Miscellaneous · Political Action Committee · active 2007-05-29 → 2026-07-15 · ORESTAR · Export to Excel
Contributions received
$2.3M
Expenditures
$2.3M
Transactions
1,096
Cash balance
$104.5K
as of 2026-08-15
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Statement of Organization
To conduct research and support policies that enhance the competitiveness of OBI members — The committee is not a candidate-controlled committee. — The committee supports or opposes the following: — 2024 General Election — Opposes Measure #118 — Increases highest corporate minimum taxes; distributes revenue to eligible individuals; state replaces reduced federal benefits — 2026 Primary Election — Opposes Measure #20-373 — Establishes rights for watersheds and clean water; County, private enforcement
Address: 1149 Court St. NE Salem, OR 97383
Treasurer: Kelly M Comm
Latest filing:
Amendment, effective 2026-03-05
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People
| Role | Name | Since | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternate Transaction Filer | Paloma Sparks | — | — |
| Director | Justin Delaney | 2005-12-07 | VP External Affairs & Associate Counsel The Standard Portland, OR |
| Treasurer | Kelly M Comm | — | — |
Monthly activity
Cash balance
Daily account-summary snapshots (collection began July 2026).
Filing history
| Effective | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | Amendment | Miscellaneous | ORESTAR |
| 2025-11-20 → 2026-03-05 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-08-02 → 2025-11-20 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2023-09-11 → 2024-08-02 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2022-12-21 → 2023-09-11 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2022-12-19 → 2022-12-21 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2022-09-30 → 2022-12-19 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-09-21 → 2022-09-30 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-09-17 → 2021-09-21 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-09-03 → 2021-09-17 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-03-28 → 2021-09-03 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-01-22 → 2019-03-28 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-01-18 → 2019-01-22 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-01-18 → 2019-01-18 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2018-12-11 → 2019-01-18 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2017-09-26 → 2018-12-11 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2016-02-09 → 2017-09-26 | Amendment | Oregon Business Association PAC | ORESTAR |
| 2013-04-29 → 2016-02-09 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2011-12-06 → 2013-04-29 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2011-01-07 → 2011-12-06 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2010-06-25 → 2011-01-07 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2008-08-20 → 2010-06-25 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2008-02-14 → 2008-08-19 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2005-12-07 → 2008-02-13 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2003-12-19 → 2005-12-06 | Amendment | MeasureSupports Measure 30 - 2004 | ORESTAR |
| 2002-07-01 → 2003-12-18 | Amendment | Miscellaneous | ORESTAR |
| 2000-10-23 → 2002-06-30 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 1998-03-31 → 2000-10-22 | Original | Coalition for Oregon's Future | ORESTAR |
Transactions
| Date | Contributor / Payee | Type | Amount | Purpose | Occupation / Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-13 | Eric Blackledge | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | Retail merchant · Blackledge Furniture |
| 2012-10-09 | Friends of Tim Freeman (11927) | Cash Expenditure | $500 | — | — |
| 2012-10-09 | Friends of Tobias Read (5208) | Cash Expenditure | $500 | — | — |
| 2012-10-09 | Elect Betty Komp (4241) | Cash Expenditure | $500 | — | — |
| 2012-10-06 | B. Bond Starker | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | Forester · Starker Forests, Inc. |
| 2012-09-29 | Miscellaneous Cash Contributions $100 and under | Cash Contribution | $25 | — | — |
| 2012-09-29 | Stoel Rives LLP | Cash Contribution | $500 | — | — |
| 2012-09-28 | Elect Ellen Rosenblum for Attorney General (15406) | Cash Expenditure | $1,500 | — | — |
| 2012-09-27 | C&E Systems | Account Payable | $350 | #13174 | — |
| 2012-09-20 | Friends of Chris Garrett (12511) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-09-07 | Harmony Investments Limited Partnership | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-28 | Future PAC, House Builders (1524) | Cash Expenditure | $500 | event sponsorship | — |
| 2012-08-15 | C&E Systems | Cash Expenditure | $151 | #12675, #12803, #12984 | — |
| 2012-08-14 | Gomberg for State Rep (15348) | Cash Expenditure | $1,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-11 | Harmony Investments Limited Partnership | Cash Contribution | $3,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Katie Eyre Brewer (14349) | Cash Expenditure | $2,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Katie Eyre Brewer (14349) | Cash Expenditure | $2,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Mark Hass (11487) | Cash Expenditure | $2,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Arnie Roblan (4726) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Steve Newgard (15497) | Cash Expenditure | $1,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Patrick Sheehan (14052) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Matt Wand for East County (14014) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Matt Wand for East County (14014) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Julie Parrish (14592) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Shawn Lindsay (13866) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Jeff Barker (4270) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Oregonians for Clem (5133) | Cash Expenditure | $1,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Joe Pishioneri (15658) | Cash Expenditure | $1,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Friends of Laurie Monnes Anderson (3584) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Caddy McKeown for Representative (15298) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-08-03 | Nena Cook for Oregon Supreme Court (15394) | Cash Expenditure | $5,000 | — | — |
| 2012-08-01 | Courtney, Peter, for State Senate (470) | Cash Expenditure | $750 | — | — |
| 2012-07-31 | Tonkon Torp LLP | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-07-27 | Friends of Sherrie Sprenger (12916) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-07-27 | Friends of Jules (12498) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-07-27 | Committee to Elect Jason Conger (13926) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-07-27 | Friends of Val Hoyle (13967) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-07-08 | C&E Systems | Cash Expenditure | $102 | #12907 | — |
| 2012-06-28 | Friends of Tina Kotek (4792) | Cash Expenditure | $2,500 | — | — |
| 2012-06-16 | Portland General Electric Employee Candidate Assistance Fund (2480) | Cash Contribution | $10,000 | — | — |
| 2012-06-16 | Neil Kelly | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-06-06 | Donald Washburn | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | Investor |
| 2012-05-31 | Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (682) | Cash Expenditure | $1,100 | event attendance | — |
| 2012-05-29 | Kitzhaber 2010 (13920) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-05-22 | PacifiCorp | Cash Contribution | $500 | — | — |
| 2012-05-15 | Promote Oregon Leadership PAC (682) | Cash Expenditure | $500 | — | — |
| 2012-05-12 | Mark Long | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | Managing Partner/Practicing Lawyer · Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. |
| 2012-05-11 | Committee to Elect Chris Telfer (11767) | Cash Expenditure | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2012-05-10 | C&E Systems | Account Payable | $51 | #12803 | — |
| 2012-05-03 | Courtney, Peter, for State Senate (470) | Cash Expenditure | $250 | — | — |