1. The nature of an individual's principal business; and
    
2. If the individual is employed by another person, the business name and address, by city and state, of the employer.

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or

An Automatic Monthly Contribution

After you make your contribution, you will see:

1. How to earmark your contribution for any particular candidate, if you want.
    
2. Whether we need to know your occupation and employer (only if your contribution is over $100).
    
3. How you can get all or part of your contribution back as an Oregon income tax credit (up to $50 per person per year).

NOTE: You do not need to have a PalPay account in order to make a contribution, using PayPal.  On the next page, just fill in the amount and click on "Donate with a Debit or Credit Card."

Oregon Progressive Party depends on contributions to fund our activities. Remember that, if you pay virtually anything in Oregon income taxes, you may give up to $50 and get it all back (every dollar) as a state income tax credit. A couple filing a joint return can give $100 and get it all back. See more information below.

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You can send a check to:

Oregon Progressive Party
411 S.W. Second Avenue, Ste 200
Portland, OR  97204

Please make sure that your check includes your address.  If you are contributing more than $100 in a calendar year, write your occupation, employer, and employer's city and state (see Required Information below) on the comment line on your check (usually in the lower left corner).  If you wish to be contacted in the future by email, also write your email address on the check.

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Required Information:: Oregon law requires that we obtain your name. Anonymous contributions must be donated to charity. If you contribute more than $100 in a calendar year to us, we must also obtain your (1) address and (2) occupation. The law defines "occupation" as:

1. The nature of an individual's principal business; and
2. If the individual is employed by another person, the business name and address, by city and state, of the employer.

According to the Secretary of State, you are "not employed" if you are a student, retired, a volunteer, or a "homemaker." These folks should write "not employed" on the line for occupational information. Here is more information on what are considered acceptable "occupations."  If you are self-employed, then your employer is "self."

Oregon Political Tax Credit: If you are an individual with taxable income of $1,000 or more, you may give up to $50 to political campaigns and get it all back (every dollar) as a state income tax credit. A couple filing a joint return can give $100 and get it all back, if your taxable income is at least $2,000. Those with lower incomes can get back amounts contributed, up to their total state income tax withheld or otherwise paid. Here is official government information about the: Oregon Political Tax Credit.It has not been updated since 2007 but is still accurate.

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or

To Make An Automatic Monthly Contribution

Please choose a level of support:

Here is More Information about the Tax Credit and Reporting Your Occupation
 

NOTE: You do not need to have a PalPay account in order to make a contribution, using PayPal.  On the next page, just click on the the link that says:

"No PayPal account? Pay using your credit or debit card."
or
"Don't have a PayPal account? Use your credit card or bank account."

Thank you for contribution to the Progressive Party of Oregon.

If you have any questions about your contribution, please contact us at:

contribute@progparty.org or 503-548-2797

Thank you.

Review the tax credit that you earn with this contribution at Oregon Political Tax Credit

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According to the Secretary of State:

Occupation is the nature of an individual's primary job or business, whether paid or unpaid. Occupational information is not required for an individual that is not employed (e.g. student, retired, volunteer, and homemaker).

If the individual is not employed (including retired, student, etc.) indicate "not employed."

Some examples of acceptable occupational descriptions include:

Accountant
Bank Teller
Building Contractor
Car Salesperson
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
Counselor
Educator
Electrician
Engineer
Executive Director
Executive Vice-President
Farmer
Firefigher
Forester
Lawyer
Loan Officer
Nurse
Office Manager
Personal Assistant
Plumber
President
Realtor
Restaurant Owner
Retired
Secretary
Software Developer
Teacher
Truck Driver
Vice President of Marketing

Unacceptable Occupational Descriptions

Titles, industry names or other generic descriptors that do not convey the nature of the work performed are not sufficient. Some examples of unacceptable occupational descriptions include:

Administrator
Banking
Business Owner
Consultant
Contractor
Developer
Director
Education Employee
Logging
Manager
Owner
Planner
Project Manager
Public Employee
Real Estate
Retail Sales
Small Business Owner
State Employee
Vice President

Acceptable Employer Information

Employer's name and address is the company's legal name and the physical location address by city and state.

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You can send a check to:

Progressive Party of Oregon
320 S.W. Stark Street #202
Portland, OR 97204

Or you can use a credit or PayPal account by clicking here.

You can use the above link, even if you do not have or want a PayPal account. When you get to the destination of the link, look in the bottom left for

"Don't have a PayPal account? Use your credit card or bank account?"

Then click on "Continue."

Thank you for your contribution.

Contributing by Credit Card, Debit Card, or PayPal

To contribute in these ways, you need to comlete the form below and then click on the Submit button.

Required Inormation:  The law requires that we obtain your name. Anonymous contributions must be donated to charity.

If you contribute more than $100 in a calendar year to us, we must also obtain your (1) address and (2) occupation. The law defines "occupation" as:

1. The nature of an individual's principal business; and
2. If the individual is employed by another person, the business name and address, by city and state, of the employer.

According to the Secretary of State, you are "not employed" if you are a student, retired, a volunteer, or a "homemaker." These folks should write "not employed" on the line for occupational information. Here is more information on what are considered acceptable "occupations."  If you are self-employed, then your employer is "self."

Oregon Political Tax Credit: If you are an individual with taxable income of $1,000 or more, you may give up to $50 to political campaigns and get it all back (every dollar) as a state income tax credit. A couple filing a joint return can give $100 and get it all back, if your taxable income is at least $2,000. Those with lower incomes can get back amounts contributed, up to their total state income tax withheld or otherwise paid. Here is official government information about the: Oregon Political Tax Credit.