Phil Knight sinks another $1 million into the 2018 election [View all]

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Source: Oregonian

By Hillary Borrud

Nike co-founder Phil Knight is continuing to spend freely this election cycle, with a $1 million contribution to the Republican Governors Association.

Knight has already given a record-shattering $1.5 million directly to the Republican candidate for governor in Oregon, Knute Buehler, a lawmaker and orthopedic surgeon from Bend.

The association's communications director Jon Thompson said campaign cash "all goes in one pot" and the governor's association doesn't accept contributions with the understanding that they'll spend the money on a particular race.

However, the Republican Governors Association has reported giving a total of $962,000 to Buehler's campaign over the last couple months. The group disclosed Knight's contribution, which he made in August, in its latest quarterly filing with the IRS.

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