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September 25. 2014 3:40PM Election officials fine Richardson for late reporting of rent-free home Oregon election officials fined the campaign of Republican governor candidate Dennis Richardson on Thursday because he was late to report that he stayed rent-free in a Lake Oswego home. SALEM — Oregon election officials fined the campaign of Republican governor candidate Dennis Richardson on Thursday because he was late to report that he stayed rent-free in a Lake Oswego home. Secretary of State Kate Brown's office issued the $365 fine after election officials determined that the use of the house was an "in-kind" contribution that must be reported within 30 days. Richardson and his wife, who live in southern Oregon, stayed in a supporter's home over the summer to be closer the Portland metro area and the bulk of voters. His campaign reported three months of rent, valued at $6,820, on Tuesday. Election officials said $4,400 from June and July were considered late. Meanwhile, the secretary of state's office said there's no evidence that a public service announcement featuring Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber violated state election laws. The 20-second video promoting hands-only CPR was produced by Portland Fire & Rescue and appeared on the fire bureau's website. Conservative talk-radio host Lars Larson filed a complaint last month, saying he believed the video was an effort to boost Kitzhaber's re-election campaign. Portland officials said the public service announcement was trying to capitalize on the governor's high profile as well as the attention Kitzhaber received after performing CPR to revive a woman suffering from a drug overdose in May. They said the city worked only with Kitzhaber's government staffers and had no interaction with his campaign team. The subject of his political campaign never came up, city officials said. The video shows Kitzhaber explaining hands-only CPR, which does not require mouth-to-mouth breathing assistance, and urging people to call 911 and step in if they see someone collapse. "You don't have to be a doctor, or a governor, to save a life," he says. — Associated Press http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20140925/NEWS/140929779 © 2015 Copyright © 1995-2011 Crain Communications Inc. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use Privacy Statement -->