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Peter Thiel considering bid for California governor
politico.com ^ | 1/14/17 | Alex Isenstadt

Posted on 01/14/2017 5:42:58 PM PST by ColdOne

Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire and outspoken Donald Trump supporter, is considering a 2018 bid for California governor, according to three Republicans familiar with his thinking.

Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and was an early investor in Facebook, has been discussing a prospective bid with a small circle of advisers, including Rob Morrow, who has emerged as his political consigliere.

Morrow has worked at Clarium Capital, the San Francisco-based investment management firm and hedge fund that Thiel started.

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To: ColdOne

What’s his 2A position?


41 posted on 01/15/2017 2:04:34 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Controversial American billionaire, Trump donor and venture capitalist Peter Thiel has taken New Zealand citizenship and quietly acquired a Wanaka lakefront estate.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/news/article.cfm?c_id=3&objectid=11787741

The Governor shall be an elector who has been a citizen of the United States and a resident of this State for 5 years immediately preceding the Governor's election. The qualifications for governor: U.S. citizen and resident of California for the 5 years preceding the election. https://ballotpedia.org/Governor_of_California

42 posted on 01/25/2017 8:41:00 AM PST by AdmSmith (GCTGATATGTCTATGATTACTCAT)
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To: AdmSmith
New Zealand probably allows dual citizenship.
43 posted on 01/25/2017 9:50:18 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster (dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
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