into a Council seat.
(Photo © J. Maus)
You can add Jim Middaugh’s name to the list of City Council candidates who are now officially certified to receive public financing.
Middaugh — who I profiled back in January — is running for Council Seat #2 (currently occupied by Erik Sten) and this morning, City Auditor Gary Blackmer gave the official word that Middaugh will receive just over $140,000 in public funding to run his campaign.
Middaugh’s certification comes as no surprise; he and his supporters were able to raise an impressive amount of individual, $5 contributions at a record clip. And now, they’re wasting no time in asking the bike community to help him go from candidate to Commissioner.
Last night, Middaugh sent an email to the Shift email list with an intro of, “I’m Jim Middaugh, the cyclist who is running for Portland City Council.” He then invited everyone on the list (644 subscribers at last count) to join him for a “campaign celebration and kick-off” event for this Sunday, March 2nd at the Green Dragon Pub (928 SE 9th Street).
Middaugh has also accepted my invitation to join BikePortland.org readers at our next Social Hour event. Stay tuned for details on that event (and yes, I’ll be inviting other candidates as well).
More on Middaugh at JimForPortland.com.