The National Republican Congressional Committee, the Republican election campaign arm of the House of Representatives, released an ad accusing Democratic Oregon Rep. First shared.
A freshman congressman received campaign funds from several Oregon cannabis owners, including a controversial marijuana dispensary, to run for Congress in 2022. La Mota and affiliated companies non-profit, according to a Federal Election Commission filing. In response to the article, Mr. Hoyle, who was Secretary of Labor and Industry at the time, said: supervised It was a $554,990 grant from taxpayers to ENDVR, a non-profit organization co-founded by the pharmacy’s CEO, which the NRCC claims was part of a “pay-to-play” scheme.
“Cannabis companies embroiled in controversy. Thousands of dollars to then Labor Commissioner Val Hoyle. A lot of cash donated to Val Hoyle.” Said. “In return, Hoyle gave donors a $500,000 grant. Donations come in, our taxpayers’ money goes out, that’s Val Hoyle’s corrupt machine.”
La Mota co-founder CEO Rosa Cazares and board chairman Aaron Mitchell donated $5,800 to coincide with Hoyle’s congressional campaign in April 2022, and La Mota, who co-founded ENDVR with Caseres Vega gave Hoyle $1,000 to campaign. In the same period, according to the FEC. Mitchell also donated $20,000 to Hoyle for state campaign funds in 2021. according to Visit Secretary of State Hoyle’s website reportedly She returned when she ran for Congress.there is no record of that senator return Total from executives is $6,800.
“Soliciting campaign donations is not part of my favorite process, but when working-class people are running for office, you can’t just write yourself a check. It means we have to rely on donations to fund ,” Hoyle previously said of pharmacy donations. Around KOIN news. “We need a different system and that is one of the reasons I support campaign finance reform. We do not intend to receive additional funding.”
Christina Stevenson, who took over as Secretary of Labor and Industry after Hoyle resigned, withdrew subsidies to ENDVR in late April after reports of La Mota’s legal troubles and multi-million dollar tax liens. rice field. according to to Willamette Week. federal prosecutor and the FBI It launched an investigation into the pharmacy after the now-resigned Secretary of State Shemir Fagan undertook work for La Mota.
“Corrupt politicians like Shemir Fagan and Val Hoyle have betrayed Oregonians and betrayed their trust in La Mota’s service to donors,” NRCC spokesperson Ben Peterson told the DCNF in a statement. Told. “This ad purchase is just one example of how voters will perceive Val Hoyle as a central figure in the La Mota scandal and a toxic culture of corruption.”
Hoyle holds one of the Democratic House seats the NRCC hopes to overturn in 2024, along with 36 others. according to to that website. (Related: Republicans will chase these House Democrats in 2024)
Hoyle, who represents Oregon’s 4th congressional district and has been the Oregon Labor and Industry Commissioner since 2019, was elected for the first time in 2022, beating Republican opponent Alex Scarlatos by 7.4 percentage points. according to Go to Ballotpedia. Before taking office, Hoyle was the majority leader in the state House of Representatives before running for secretary of state in 2016, when he lost the election.
Hoyle did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.
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