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Oregon · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026

Oregon District 04 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Oregon District 04 House race

Val T. Hoyle has raised more than 3 times the next candidate.

Democrat Val T. Hoyle has raised about $1.2M, more than 3 times any rival.

Monique Despain reports 85% of campaign money from individuals.

$292K in itemized outside money is on file, led by THINK BIG.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Val T. Hoyle

Val T. Hoyle

DIncumbent
D · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 50% from PACs and 50% from individuals.

50% individuals50% PACs0% other
$1.2M
raised
MD

Monique Despain

R
R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 85% from individuals and 6% from PACs.

85% individuals6% PACs9% other
$373K
raised
MB

Melissa Bird

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 99% from individuals and 1% from PACs.

99% individuals1% PACs0% other
$76K
raised
BW

Boris Wiedenfeld-Needham

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$4K
raised

Where the money came from

$292K in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Ideological / Leadership$292K
Small donors & unclassified$92K
Labor / Unions$90K
Law & Lobbying$24K
Transportation$17K
Banking & Financial$14K
Energy & Utilities$4K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • THINK BIG · super pac$292K
  • ARNOLD VENTURES · company$14K
  • ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC) · pac$10K
  • AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E · pac$10K
  • BLUE WAVE PROJECT · pac$10K
  • CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS · pac$10K
  • COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA - COPE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

38%60%
38% PACs60% individuals2% other

The incumbent's record

Val T. Hoyle is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)
$836K
$298K - $1.4M. up $559K since 2022.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
2
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Natural Resources
  • House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Ideological / Leadership$292K
Small donors & unclassified$92K
Labor / Unions$90K
Law & Lobbying$24K
Transportation$17K
Banking & Financial$14K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Val T. Hoyle
D · incumbent
Val T. Hoyle
vs
MD
Monique Despain
R · challenger
$1.2M
Raised
$373K
$521K
Cash on hand
$388K
50%
From PACs
6%
50%
From individuals
85%
Ideological / Leadership
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No