With Governor Schwarzenegger's approval ratings plummeting and a budget crisis looming, Californians are already looking for their next gubernatorial savior--and Silicon Valley is stocking the till.
The Valley used to be the state's political bank, a place where candidates--some, like the Governator, hailing from Hollywood--could go to bankroll their campaigns. Now it seems that with the economy floundering, many of NorCal's business elite want to put aside their ventures and get into the business of governing directly.
Three prominent candidates for next year's race for governor are former Valley folks, according to the Associated Press: Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay; Steve Poizner, an early Gps entrepreneur and current state insurance commissioner; and Tom Campell, a dean at Uc Berkeley's business school. (Oh, and relatedly: former Hp chief Carly Fiorino is reportedly considering a run for Senate, too.)
Those three gubernatorial candidates will all vie for the Gop ticket, but...
The Valley used to be the state's political bank, a place where candidates--some, like the Governator, hailing from Hollywood--could go to bankroll their campaigns. Now it seems that with the economy floundering, many of NorCal's business elite want to put aside their ventures and get into the business of governing directly.
Three prominent candidates for next year's race for governor are former Valley folks, according to the Associated Press: Meg Whitman, former CEO of eBay; Steve Poizner, an early Gps entrepreneur and current state insurance commissioner; and Tom Campell, a dean at Uc Berkeley's business school. (Oh, and relatedly: former Hp chief Carly Fiorino is reportedly considering a run for Senate, too.)
Those three gubernatorial candidates will all vie for the Gop ticket, but...
- 4/24/2009
- by Chris Dannen
- Fast Company
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