This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project , a nonprofit newsroom covering the state.

Phil Knight has broken his own record for political spending. The 87-year-old Nike co-founder wrote a $3 million check to the Bring Balance to Salem PAC on Oct. 22, according to a new filing with the Oregon secretary of state.

Bring Balance was formed in 2021. The PAC spent nearly $5 million in 2022 and just over $5 million in 2024, all in support of Republican legislative candidates.

The new check eclipses the previous single contribution record, also set by Knight when he wrote $2 million checks to the same political action committee in both 2023 and 2024. The latest contribution came a couple of weeks before recent November election results that favored Democrats nationwide.

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