Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle

Paul Joseph Romero Jr.

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. Senate · Oregon
Filing address
Roseburg, OR (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
ROMERO, PAUL JOSEPH MR. JR.
Next election
General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Oregon with the whole state highlighted

Oregon

RepublicanU.S. Senate · OregonChallengerLost primary

FEC candidate ID S0OR00337 · Principal campaign committee: ROMERO FOR SENATE

Total raised$7,984.93
Total spent$6,595.91
Cash on hand$10.25
Debts owed by the campaign$4,295.00
Loans from the candidate$116.73

2019–2020 cycle totals through December 31, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $4,869.20Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $116.73Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $2,999.00
  • Individual contributions$4,869.2061%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$116.731%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$2,999.0038%

Self-funding: $116.73 (1% of money raised): $0.00 given and $116.73 lent by the candidate.

Raised and spent over time

Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.

PAC and committee contributors

1 committee reported giving $500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.

The race

Oregon U.S. Senate, 2020 · 3 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Paul Joseph Romero Jr. (R)$7,984.93$10.252020-12-31
Jeffrey Alan Merkley (D)$6,410,830.47$3,805,561.172020-12-31
Jo Rae Perkins (R)$142,923.60$25,858.612020-12-31

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Civiqs/Daily KosSeptember 26–29, 2020944 (LV)± 3.5%Jeff Merkley 55% · Jo Rae Perkins 35%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Oregon (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: ROMERO FOR SENATE.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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