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Oregon lawmaker proposes 8-member commission to review alleged false campaign statements
Summary
Rep. Paul Evans told the House Rules Committee his bill would create an eight-member Oregon campaign review commission to investigate and issue nonmonetary sanctions for demonstrably false campaign publications; members questioned timeline and impartiality but no vote was taken.
House Committee on Rules Chair Paul Bowman opened a public hearing on House Bill 28 70 on May 5, 2025. The bill would create an eight-member Oregon campaign review commission to review complaints alleging a publication contains a false statement of material fact about a candidate, political committee or measure.
Representative Paul Evans, the bill sponsor, told the committee the commission would be made up of six partisan appointees (three Democrats, three Republicans) and two nonaffiliated or minor-party members, and would require at least six votes to find a violation. Evans said the panel would issue…
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