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

Oregon District 04 House race

General election in 52 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Oregon District 04 House race

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

Candidates in the Oregon District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $1.7M between them. Val T. Hoyle reports $1.2M and Monique Despain reports $372,747, a gap of $850,175. Of what Val T. Hoyle reports, 50% came from individuals and 50% from PACs. Outside groups spent for HOYLE, VALERIE ($292,419).

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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
Labor / Unions$90K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • THINK BIG · super pac$292K
  • 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
  • CRH AMERICAS, INC. PAC · 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+. 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
Labor / Unions$90K
Small donors & unclassified$40K
Law & Lobbying$10K
Transportation$10K
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