RG:  "Knight didn’t cut any checks to legislative candidates in 2014, instead sending one major contribution of $250,000 to Democratic Gov. John Kitzhaber.

That contribution came shortly before Kitz­haber endorsed a $40 million state subsidy to help the bid for the 2019 track world championships in Eugene. Nike and Knight are advocates for that event. Eugene was awarded the 2021 event."...
++++     and that's the way it works  -  one hand washes the other...