Phil Knight donates $1M to Christine Drazan after donating $2M to Betsy Johnson last month

FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015, file photo, Phil Knight watches the second half of an NCAA...
FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2015, file photo, Phil Knight watches the second half of an NCAA college football game between Utah and Oregon in Eugene, Ore. Knight has given another $1 million to the Oregon gubernatorial campaign of Republican Rep. Knute Buehler. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang, File)(Ryan Kang | AP)
Published: Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:25 PM PDT
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PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – Nike founder Phil Knight donated $1 million to the Republican nominee for Oregon Governor Christine Drazan on Thursday. The donation follows a $2 million September donation to independent candidate Betsy Johnson.

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Knight’s donation comes on the heels of a $1.5 million donation to Drazan from the Republican Governor’s Association on Wednesday.

Drazan is running against previously Johnson and Democratic nominee for Governor Tina Kotek.

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The 2022 Oregon gubernatorial election is scheduled for Nov. 8.