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Oregon Republican Senate candidate Monica Wehby speaks in March at a candidate forum in Lake Oswego.

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Portland timber executive Andrew Miller accused Senate Republican candidate Monica Wehby of "stalking" him at home and "harassing" his employees, according to an April 4, 2013 Portland police report obtained by Politico.

A police officer questioned Wehby after she entered Miller's home uninvited, then left. Miller called police; Wehby was not charged in the incident. Miller, who had been in a relationship with Wehby, told the officer she had come to his home about five times in the last 10 days and that he intended to seek a stalking order against her.

Miller, who has since been a prominent supporter of Wehby's U.S. Senate campaign, told Politico that he never sought the order and regrets calling the police. Wehby, in a statement to Politico, said there "really wasn't much" to the report of consequence and that she was sorry it was reported.

The story comes just four days before Tuesday's primary, in which Wehby, a pediatric neurosurgeon, is seeking the Republican nomination to run against Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore. One poll -- done for a group supporting Wehby -- said that she had a 17-point lead over her major rival, state Rep. Jason Conger.

The police report is the latest wrinkle in one of the more unusual story lines in Wehby's candidacy: her relationship with Miller, the head of Portland-based Stimson Lumber Co. and one of the largest Republican donors in the state. Miller has donated to her campaign, helped in her fundraising -- and also helped finance a separate $106,000 advertising campaign criticizing Conger.

The police report cast new light on their personal relationship, which both had previously declined to comment upon.

Miller told police officer Brent Taylor that he intended to get a stalking order because Wehby had repeatedly shown up at his home uninvited. He said that the last few times, Wehby "knocked on the doors and rang the doorbell repeatedly for the duration of about 10 minutes before leaving," according to the report.

Miller said he wanted to get a stalking order because Wehby was "stalking" him and "harassing" his employees.

He said that in the latest incident, Wehby found an unlocked door and entered the house in Southwest Portland looking for Miller. He said he left the house so he wouldn't see her and then sent a text to her saying that he was calling police. He said he then spent the night at a friend's house.

Wehby, who is divorced, told the officer that she had been in a relationship with Miller, who is also divorced, for about two years but that something had changed on Easter weekend, at the end of March.

She said that Miller would not talk to her or return her calls and that she "just wanted to speak with Miller to try to sort things out." She said the two had been close up to that point and that they had keys to each other's houses.

Wehby told Politico, a Washington, D.C.-based news organization specializing in politics, that she was unaware of the police report and "downplayed the incident."

"The first time I ever learned of this report was this evening and there really isn't much to it of consequence," Wehby said in her statement. "A year ago I went through the process of concluding a relationship. That relationship ended amicably, and while I'm not pleased that it has been deemed newsworthy, I guess that is the cost of challenging the political status quo."

Miller also said the two had dated for about two years, according to Politico and now remain friendly.

"There was a week there or so when we were breaking up that people can be emotional. And me included," Miller said. "If I think back to that period of time, I regret saying those things in that light."

"There's a lot of things that I like about Monica and respect about her," Miller added. "I never sought [a protective order]... We're friends."

Merkley, asked about the report Friday at a Portland news conference he called to talk about stemming suicides among military veterans, called the Wehby report a private family matter.

Asked whether his campaign had found and released the police report, he said only: "I had not heard about this issue until it came up in the news." He declined to comment on any implications for his matchup with Wehby if she wins the GOP nomination Tuesday.

Wehby and Miller had repeatedly refused to discuss reports that they were in a romantic relationship. The Oregonian reported in October that the two had been seen at events together and

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The Democratic Party of Oregon has filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission

could not be truly independent, as required by federal election law. The complaint said it was "implausible" to think that Miller was not privy to non-public details about her campaign.

Miller has insisted in interviews that he is not involved in working on her campaign's strategy and told Politico that he would not be involved in her race if she becomes the Republican Senate nominee.

Officials from the National Republican Senatorial Committee accused Democrats of

in an attempt to embarrass Wehby just before the primary -- and just hours before she is scheduled to debate Conger at 12:15 p.m.

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"When Democrats fear the unique background and strengths of a talented female candidate, they set out to personally destroy her," said the committee's press secretary, Brook Hougesen, in a blog post. "Their latest tactic surfaced overnight as Democrats dumped what little they have to Politico in a story that was intended to do little more than embarrass an accomplished woman by detailing her personal relationships."

Len Bergstein, a veteran Portland political and public relations consultant, said the information certainly seemed to be the result of a leak designed to cause political damage to Wehby.

He said he doubted it would have a major impact on the outcome of the primary, but he said it could well damage her in a fall race against Merkley. He said it hurts her campaign's effort to create a "carefully constructed picture" of the pediatric neurosurgeon, who is a newcomer to politics.

-- Jeff Mapes