Friends of Tobias Read
Committee 5208 · Candidate Committee · active 2007-06-13 → 2026-10-07 · ORESTAR · Export to Excel
Contributions received
$8.9M
Expenditures
$8.2M
Transactions
13,438
Cash balance
$672.4K
as of 2026-10-08
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Statement of Organization
Address: 3321 SE 20th Avenue Portland, OR 97202
Treasurer: Jef A Green
Candidate: Tobias J Read
Latest filing:
Amendment, effective 2025-05-02
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People
| Role | Name | Since | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Tobias J Read | — | Secretary of State State of Oregon Salem, OR |
| Treasurer | Jef A Green | — | — |
Monthly activity
Cash balance
Daily account-summary snapshots (collection began July 2026).
Filing history
| Effective | Type | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-02 | Amendment | Secretary of StateDemocrat | ORESTAR |
| 2025-03-24 → 2025-05-02 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-06-14 → 2025-03-24 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-03-14 → 2024-06-14 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2024-03-13 → 2024-03-14 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2023-07-24 → 2024-03-13 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2021-09-27 → 2023-07-24 | Amendment | GovernorDemocrat | ORESTAR |
| 2020-11-09 → 2021-09-27 | Amendment | State TreasurerDemocrat | ORESTAR |
| 2020-05-27 → 2020-11-09 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2019-11-06 → 2020-05-27 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2018-10-12 → 2019-11-06 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2016-11-28 → 2018-10-12 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2016-09-01 → 2016-11-28 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2015-08-10 → 2016-09-01 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2015-07-20 → 2015-08-10 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2015-07-20 → 2015-07-20 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2014-05-29 → 2015-07-20 | Amendment | State Representative, 27th DistrictDemocrat | ORESTAR |
| 2014-03-17 → 2014-05-29 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2013-08-22 → 2014-03-17 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2013-04-10 → 2013-08-22 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2013-04-04 → 2013-04-10 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2013-03-31 → 2013-04-04 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2012-07-02 → 2013-03-31 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2011-09-08 → 2012-07-02 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2010-05-24 → 2011-09-08 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2009-09-01 → 2010-05-24 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2009-08-13 → 2009-08-31 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2008-06-09 → 2009-08-12 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2008-01-31 → 2008-06-08 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2008-01-16 → 2008-01-30 | Amendment | Read, Tobias, Friends of | ORESTAR |
| 2006-03-01 → 2008-01-15 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2005-12-06 → 2006-02-28 | Amendment | — | ORESTAR |
| 2005-12-05 → 2005-12-05 | Original | GovernorDemocrat | ORESTAR |
Transactions
| Date | Contributor / Payee | Type | Amount | Purpose | Occupation / Employer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-04 | Miscellaneous Cash Expenditures $100 and under | Cash Expenditure | $5 | — | — |
| 2015-11-04 | Matthew Chapman | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | President/Exec Director · Northwest Evaluation Assoc. (NWEA) |
| 2015-11-04 | Morel Ink | Cash Expenditure | $556 | #15-4351 | — |
| 2015-11-04 | US Postmaster (USPS) | Cash Expenditure | $175 | — | — |
| 2015-11-04 | Miscellaneous Cash Contributions $100 and under | Cash Contribution | $980 | — | — |
| 2015-11-04 | Harris Matarazzo | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | Attorney |
| 2015-11-04 | Michael Bennett | Cash Contribution | $100 | — | Sr. Associate VP for University Relations · Willamette University |
| 2015-11-04 | John Hudkins | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | Admissions Director · Willamette University |
| 2015-11-04 | Amy Saberiyan | Cash Contribution | $100 | — | President · AVA Roasteria, Co |
| 2015-11-04 | Gwyneth Gamble Booth | Cash Contribution | $500 | — | Vice Chair · Regional Arts & Culture Council |
| 2015-11-04 | Kerry Tymchuk | Cash Contribution | $200 | — | Executive Director · Oregon Historical Society |
| 2015-11-02 | Miscellaneous Cash Expenditures $100 and under | Cash Expenditure | $14 | — | — |
| 2015-11-02 | Morel Ink | Cash Expenditure | $88 | #15-4100 | — |
| 2015-11-02 | Douglas Obletz | Cash Contribution | $500 | — | Project Manager · Shiels Obletz Johnsen, Inc. |
| 2015-11-02 | Patricia Reser | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | Board Chair · Reser's Fine Foods, Inc |
| 2015-11-02 | Sharon Meieran | Cash Contribution | $150 | — | Physician · NW Permanente |
| 2015-11-01 | Paul Utz | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2015-11-01 | Arthur Kayser | Cash Contribution | $100 | — | — |
| 2015-10-31 | Michael Bennett | In-Kind Contribution | $218 | event expenses, food, beverage, printing | Sr. Associate VP for University Relations · Willamette University |
| 2015-10-31 | James Sumner | In-Kind Contribution | $218 | event expenses, food, beverage, printing | — |
| 2015-10-31 | Kenneth Nolley | In-Kind Contribution | $218 | event expenses, food, beverage, printing | Emeritus Professor of English · Willamette University |
| 2015-10-30 | Alaska Airlines | Cash Expenditure | $275 | airfare | — |
| 2015-10-30 | Miscellaneous Cash Contributions $100 and under | Cash Contribution | $390 | — | — |
| 2015-10-30 | Doug Goe | Cash Contribution | $500 | — | Attorney · Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe LLP |
| 2015-10-30 | ADP EasyPay | Cash Expenditure | $1,865 | payroll taxes | — |
| 2015-10-30 | ADP EasyPay | Cash Expenditure | $4,361 | — | — |
| 2015-10-30 | ADP EasyPay | Cash Expenditure | $103 | payroll processing | — |
| 2015-10-30 | Clear Communications, Inc. | Cash Expenditure | $6 | — | — |
| 2015-10-29 | Frontier Airlines | Cash Expenditure | $208 | airfare | — |
| 2015-10-29 | ADP EasyPay | Cash Expenditure | $117 | TriMet taxes | — |
| 2015-10-29 | Miscellaneous Cash Contributions $100 and under | Cash Contribution | $100 | — | — |
| 2015-10-29 | ProspectPDX | Cash Expenditure | $10,744 | email service, graphic design, website development | — |
| 2015-10-28 | Nicholas Fowler | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | CEO and Chairman · Perpetura Power Source Technologies, Inc |
| 2015-10-28 | Michelle Yee | Cash Contribution | $2,000 | — | Education & Outreach Advisor |
| 2015-10-28 | Reid Hoffman | Cash Contribution | $2,000 | — | Venture Capitalist · Greylock Partners |
| 2015-10-28 | Comcast Business | Cash Expenditure | $364 | — | — |
| 2015-10-28 | Elizabeth Cushwa | Cash Contribution | $100 | — | Strategic Director · Children First for Oregon |
| 2015-10-27 | Alaska Airlines | Cash Expenditure | $125 | airfare | — |
| 2015-10-27 | Democratic Party of Oregon (353) | Cash Expenditure | $1,250 | event sponsorship | — |
| 2015-10-27 | Ronald Beltz | Cash Contribution | $1,000 | — | — |
| 2015-10-27 | Scott Shorr | Return or Refund of Contribution | $200 | credit card processed twice | Attorney · Stoll Berne |
| 2015-10-27 | John Russell | Cash Contribution | $5,000 | — | President |
| 2015-10-26 | Miscellaneous Cash Expenditures $100 and under | Cash Expenditure | $7 | — | — |
| 2015-10-26 | Delta Airlines | Cash Expenditure | $113 | airfare | — |
| 2015-10-26 | Miscellaneous Cash Contributions $100 and under | Cash Contribution | $425 | — | — |
| 2015-10-26 | Hewlett Packard | Cash Contribution | $500 | — | — |
| 2015-10-26 | Donald Cruickshank | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | President · Chemical Distributors, Inc. |
| 2015-10-26 | Tom Kelly | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | President · Neil Kelly Company |
| 2015-10-26 | C&E Systems | Cash Expenditure | $1,673 | merchant services, #2413 | — |
| 2015-10-26 | Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde | Cash Contribution | $250 | — | — |