But its executive director said that a PAC formed to oppose Mayor Ethan Strimling's re-election was late to file reports and could face over $7,000 in fines, while a complaint against Strimling's campaign was unsubstantiated.

Three of the 4 contenders have raised almost $360,000 combined, and 2 have significant cash on hand to get their messages out during the final week of the campaign.

Recent reports have been filed for Kate Snyder, Ethan Strimling and Spencer Thibodeau.

The poll commissioned by the Portland Chamber of Commerce included 2nd- and 3rd-place voter preferences to account for the ranked-choice voting system.

The announcement comes late in a heated mayoral campaign, with incumbent Ethan Strimling's campaign trading ethics complaints with a Portland political action committee formed to oppose his re-election.

While the complaint by the incumbent's campaign says Unite Portland failed to file disclosure reports and concealed a consultant's identity, a group opposing Ethan Strimling's re-election says his operation failed to report in-kind contributions.

Snyder’s experience on the Portland school board during some tough budget years shows why she is best suited for the position.

Ethan Strimling said in a fundraising email that business leaders ‘heckled’ him for saying he'd propose a $15 minimum wage, but the chamber of commerce calls it a ‘flat-out misrepresentation.’

Ethan Strimling made the statement at a chamber of commerce forum with the 3 candidates who are trying to unseat him, telling the audience, ‘I know you're going to light your hair on fire.’

From July 1 to Sept. 30, Unite Portland raised nearly $19,000, much of it from real estate professionals, according to campaign finance reports.

Incumbent Ethan Strimling says the mayor should drive policy for the City Council to consider; opponents say the job requires more collaboration than he has delivered.

Jon Jennings, who has clashed repeatedly with the incumbent Mayor Ethan Strimling, would rather see someone else win the election.

Police officers endorse City Councilor Spencer Thibodeau, while firefighters again back incumbent Ethan Strimling, who says 31 unions are supporting his re-election.

Unite Portland's online video featured the CEO of Avesta Housing, a nonprofit that's barred from taking part in election campaigns.

Three candidates have already raised more than $300,000 – a record – and spent more that $173,000 seeking Portland's top elective office.

They debate issues ranging from Portland's lack of affordable housing to homelessness to providing property tax relief to the role of the mayor.

Portland's mayor gets the backing of more than 20 current and former elected officials, including City Councilor Pious Ali and 5 school board members.

The endorsements, which are reminiscent of those Mayor Ethan Strimling received in 2015, and a series of candidate forums signal the unofficial start of election season in the city.