Do you assume all political leadership is driven by those who fund their party?    Just a question Motley, not an indictment.    

I'll answer for myself, yes, I think both political parties make it clear to their membership that party support/party status,  is tied to their ability to raise money.  

The public unions are clearly affiliated with Democrats.     Does that mean that Gov Brown is required to support the Public Union, no.   She may just be searching for the obvious, Oregon's school standards are poor and unacceptable in modern America.   It takes money to sustain smaller classrooms and provide enrichment programs, like music, sports, theater, debate.......     97 was the only option on the table.   (I voted against 97, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't support spending more money on education - which goes beyond teachers benefits)