Working Off the Books

Gov. John Kitzhaber has reported all kinds of ways he’s spent money this year in pursuit of re-election: printing campaign literature, running his Kitzhaber 2014 website and employing a full-time campaign staff.

That’s as it should be. State law requires that Kitzhaber and other candidates fully disclose how they spend campaign money, making their election efforts completely transparent to Oregonians.

 

But Kitzhaber has not disclosed the experienced political consultant steering his campaign behind the scenes, Patricia McCaig.

 

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