Nike Legend Phil Knight Buys Controlling Stake in Oregon GOP

$14 million in contributions mostly to right-wing committees & candidates since 2007

Jul 16, 2023

∙ Paid

There’s no shortage of ink spilled about how octogenarian Oregon billionaire & Nike founder Phil Knight spends his fortune to advance philanthropic interests.

Healthcare.

Academia.

Community groups.

But there’s one entity Knight has effectively purchased a controlling stake in with a $2 million donation that more or less sealed the deal in early April 202…

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