Three men who have never held public office have raised and spent more for the Democratic nomination in Oregon’s new 6th Congressional District seat than three women who are or have been elected officials.

The three men also happen to advocate or develop cryptocurrency, a digital currency run through a computer network instead of a central authority, such as government.

They are in order of fundraising Cody Reynolds, Matt West and Carrick Flynn. The women officeholders are Rep. Andrea Salinas, former Multnomah County commissioner Loretta Smith and state Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon of Woodburn.

A total of nine Democrats are running.

On the Republican side, the leading fundraiser is Mike Erickson, a Lake Oswego businessman who was the party’s losing nominee in 2006 and 2008 for the 5th District seat. Six other Republicans trail Erickson, who has raised $723,000, including $457,000 in loans.

Oregon gained a U.S. House seat as a result of the 2020 Census. Legislative mapmakers created a 5th District that extends from the Portland suburbs — part of Beaverton, Tigard, Tualatin and Sherwood, and part of Clackamas County — into Yamhill and Polk counties, and the portion of Marion County that includes Woodburn, Keizer and Salem.

The winners of the major-party primaries May 17 will face off in the Nov. 8 general election. Minor-party candidates qualify for the ballot through a different process.

Federal law limits contributions by individuals and many political action committees. But as a result of a 2010 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, contributions by other types of campaign entities are not limited and not subject to disclosure requirements.