Nike co-founder donates $1 million to Oregon’s GOP gubernatorial candidate

By Virginia Aabram

Published October 10, 2022 4:45pm ET

Nike co-founder donates $1 million to Oregon’s GOP gubernatorial candidate — Nike co-founder Phil Knight is backing a second candidate in Oregon’s gubernatorial race after donating several million dollars to independent candidate Betsy Johnson. Knight made a $1 million contribution to Republican Christine Drazan last week, while his last campaign donation in early September was $3.75 million to Johnson. Since then, Drazan and former state Rep. […]

Nike co-founder Phil Knight is backing a second candidate in Oregon’s gubernatorial race after donating several million dollars to independent candidate Betsy Johnson.

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