Loren Parks

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Loren Parks, the owner of an Aloha-based medical equipment company, contributed to multiple ballot measure campaigns in Oregon. Parks moved to Nevada in 2002 but remained active as a donor to Oregon causes. In 2006, Parks spent $600,000 on Oregon ballot measures. For 2008 ballot measures, Parks had contributed approximately $800,000 as of September 2007 to signature-gathering efforts of campaigns with the chief petitioners Bill Sizemore and Kevin Mannix.

Parks donated to the support campaigns of the following four 2008 ballot measures certified through petition drives run by Sizemore:

• Oregon Ballot Measure 58, a measure to require English immersion for non-English-speaking students
  • Parks gave at least $123,000.
• Oregon Ballot Measure 59, a measure to make federal income taxes deductible on Oregon tax returns
  • Parks gave at least $122,500.
• Oregon Ballot Measure 60, a measure to base teacher raises on classroom performance
  • Parks gave at least $121,000.
• Oregon Ballot Measure 64, a measure to use taxpayer resources in collecting union political funds
  • Parks gave at least $125,000

Parks contributed to the support campaigns of two 2008 measures with petition drives run by Mannix:

• Oregon Ballot Measure 61, a measure to require mandatory prison sentences for some criminals
  • Parks gave at least $128,000.
• Oregon Ballot Measure 62, a measure to dedicate 15% of lottery profits for crime-fighting
  • Parks gave at least $170,000.

Additionally, The Oregonian reported that Parks donated $250,000 for ultimately unsuccessful ballot access efforts to limit attorney contingency fees and to sanction attorneys for filing frivolous lawsuits:

• Oregon Ballot Measure 51 - $134,000 from Parks
• Oregon Ballot Measure 53 - $134,000 from Parks

See also

• Kevin Mannix

External links

• Form to use to search Oregon campaign finance disclosure website
• Oregon needs more eccentric millionaires.
• The Man Behind Mannix
• Signature-gathering fueled by handful of donors
• Democracy Indirect
• Small group of donors contribute big to Oregon ballot measures