Six candidates running for Lake Oswego City Council have raised nearly $83,000 combined, according to campaign finance data reported by the Lake Oswego Review.
That is roughly 2.5 times the approximately $33,000 that six candidates raised during the last competitive council race in 2022, the Review reported. The figures are current as of Oct. 22.
Four council seats are on the Nov. 3 ballot. Three winners will serve four-year terms starting Jan. 1, 2027, according to the city's elections page. A fourth seat, left vacant by Councilor Rapf's resignation in April, will carry a two-year term through Dec. 31, 2028.
Suzanne Miles leads all candidates in spending at $63,747. Miles raised $14,975 in cash contributions and $11,675 in in-kind contributions. Her largest single donation was $10,000 from Adrianne Wolkenberg, a family member who lives out of state. Miles also loaned her own campaign $47,000.
"I've spent my career in federal service instead of in local service," Miles told the Review.
"So I didn't have these built-in relationships in the community to be able to lean back on. I felt like I needed to do more in terms of gaining name recognition … which is why we decided to do internet ads."
Neil Tunmore raised the most in cash contributions at $25,200, plus $3,549 in in-kind support. His donors include City Councilor John Wendland and former Mayor Kent Studebaker. Tunmore's campaign spent $21,389.
Bryan Guiney raised $19,822 in cash and $8,596 in in-kind contributions, including a donation from Wendland and a firefighters political action committee. His campaign spent $26,897.
Peren Tiemann raised $11,827 in cash and $2,997 in in-kind contributions. Her donors include the Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund at $500, Respond to Racism Executive Director Bruce Poinsette at $204 and Mayor Joe Buck at $250.
Tiemann's campaign spent $13,186.
Heather Ramsey raised $7,645 in cash, including a $1,000 donation from Wendland. Her campaign spent $3,841.
Patrick Walsh raised $3,199 in cash with no in-kind contributions. His campaign spent $2,662.
Wendland donated to three candidates: Tunmore, Guiney and Ramsey.
The Review reported that campaign merchandise, lawn signs and targeted Facebook advertising have all grown more expensive, driving costs higher across the field. Ballots are due Nov. 3.



