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Posted on 11/25/2025 9:17:33 AM PST by DFG
A co-founder of Nike has spent a staggering $3 million in a bid to boost Republican victories in Oregon.
Phil Knight, worth an estimated $34.4 billion, donated a sliver of his wealth last month into the Bring Balance to Salem PAC, which aims to curb Democratic dominance in state politics, according to the Willamette Week.
The political action committee, founded in 2021, spent nearly $5 million in 2022 - and slightly more again in 2024 - to support Republican candidates.
Democrats now dominate both legislative chambers, holding an 18–12 majority in the Oregon state Senate and a 37–23 majority in the House - a three-fifths margin in each - giving them the power to push through new or increased taxes without Republican votes.
Between 2022 and 2024, the 87-year-old businessman personally contributed $2 million to the cause.
Just weeks before November’s election results that favored Democrats nationwide, Knight signed off on an eye-popping $3 million, breaking his own record for political spending.
The president’s party typically loses seats in the midterms. As a result, Democrats are expected to be the ones who benefit in 2026.
With his big-money bets, Knight is trying to defy the usual midterm pattern, yet analysts, including the Cook Political Report, foresee a solid 2026 for Democrats - though gains may be limited by the scarcity of competitive races.
Knight’s donation has boosted the committee’s cash on hand to $3.93 million, fueling its push to chip away at Oregon’s Democratic majority.
His commitment to dish out big money hints that he could take an aggressive approach in the governor’s race as well.
In 2022, Knight poured $3.75 million into former state Senator Betsy Johnson’s independent bid and $1.5 million into state Senator Christine Drazan’s Republican campaign.
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Oregon has all mail voting, no amount of money will get Republican representation let alone control.
after decades of funding radical lefties, he must feel guilty about his contribution to the shitholing of oregon.
I knew someone would have something demoralizing to say here. Right off.
Exactly. My wife and I escaped that liberal hellhole back in 2021. Oregon was the beta test for mail only voting. There has not been a Republican legislature or governor ever since. Shock.
Do you live in Oregon?...I do. Knight should be funding attorneys who sue the Secretary of State to mandate cleaning up voter rolls...or an initiative that demands it.
Not even if Marcus Mariota ran for governor as a Republican.
I do not like being so negative but refer to post #5.
Or Dan Lanning.
HUH? Ok. Now I’m confused. Phil knight? Oh, wait. My normal status is confused. Never mind.
Huh? Now we’re both confused.
You can’t outdo fraud in mail-in elections.
Good effort.
But vote fraud will overcome all the $$ he’s donated and donating.
Not so fast my friend. You change 10,000 votes and the entire state changes.
This seems unlikely.
As long as Portland stopped trying to grab the Nike campus, they toed the DNC line.
Exactly
That would be good. Be even better for Eastern WA and OR to file for a divorce from the coastal retards
Maybe I was misinformed. I thought he was a dem donor.
same in WA
Better to put the money in contested races.
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