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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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That’s quite a welcome surprise coming from Nike. They’ve been as woke as it gets.
$3M staggering?
Now do George Soros.
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It takes time, sometimes a long time, for people in liberal hellholes to realize the error of their ways.
They can change their voting habits, or just move away from the hellholes they created.
Spending money to elect more republicans won’t work, since its the stupid voters who keep electing the same kind of hellhole creating politicians.
That’s hard to believe considering the majority of Knight’s fortune came from demoncrats.
Depressing. I’m sure you’re right.
You got that right. Also, giving more money to Johnson than Drazan was a bad decision.
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