GOP challenger outraises Oregon’s U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle in latest fundraising period • Oregon Capital Chronicle
Campaign fundraising most competitive between Oregon’s 4th and 5th congressional districts
Air Force veteran and attorney Monique DeSpain, a Republican, will challenge U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Oregon, in the 4th Congressional District. (Photo by Monique DeSpain’s campaign)
Oregon’s congressional incumbents outraised their challengers over the past two months, except in one race.
Monique DeSpain, a U.S. Air Force veteran, attorney and Republican vying to represent Oregon’s central and southern coast and parts of the Willamette and Umpqua River Valleys in Congress, raised nearly $192,000 for her campaign in the latest fundraising report, showing fundraising from April 30 to June 30, according to the Federal Election Commission.
That’s $15,500 more than her Democratic opponent, U.S. Rep. Val Hoyle of Oregon’s 4th Congressional District, though nearly half of DeSpain’s recent haul was money she loaned her campaign or transferred from another political action committee she controls.
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