MSU’s biggest donor Norm Asbjornson also gave to dark money group

Norm Asbjornson, who is making a record-setting $50 million gift to Montana State University, was once a major donor to a secretive conservative group accused of trying to influence elections through anonymous, "dark money" donations.

Asbjornson, 78, president and founder of a commercial heating and air-conditioning manufacturer in Tulsa, Okla., was the largest individual donor in 2008 to Western Tradition Partnership, giving $50,000.

GAIL SCHONTZLER, Chronicle Staff Writer

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