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Nike co-founder worth $35.4bn splurges huge amount to try and get more Republicans elected in Oregon

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.