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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Meg_WhitmanMeg Whitman - Wikipedia

    On February 10, 2009, Whitman announced she would run for governor of California in the 2010 election. On June 8, 2010, Whitman won the Republican primary, becoming the first female to run on the Republican ticket and the third female overall to run for Governor of California after Dianne Feinstein in 1990 and Kathleen Brown in 1994. Her ...

  2. Aug 18, 2020 · California billionaire Meg Whitman, a Republican who spent $144 million of her own wealth on an unsuccessful run for governor a decade ago, endorsed Joe Biden for president at the Democratic ...

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  4. Dec 8, 2021 · Margaret Cushing "Meg" Whitman (b. August 4, 1956) is a Republican politician and a former candidate for the Governor of California in the 2010 elections.Whitman is the former president and CEO of eBay, where she guided the growth from a starting point of about 30 employees and revenues of about $4 million to approximately 15,000 employees and over $8 billion in annual revenue.

  5. Nov 3, 2010 · Meg Whitman, the former Ebay CEO who ran as a Republican, spent $140 million of her money on the California governor's race. STORY HIGHLIGHTS On a good night for Republicans, Democrats did well in ...

  6. Former Governor Jerry Brown, to whom the term limits did not apply due to a grandfather clause, defeated Meg Whitman in the general election and was sworn into office on January 3, 2011. As of 2023, this is the last time the Governor’s office in California changed partisan control.

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  7. Feb 10, 2009 · Feb. 10, 2009 12 AM PT. Former EBay Chief Executive Meg Whitman joined the race for governor of California on Monday, setting off a battle between Silicon Valley moguls for the 2010 Republican ...

  8. May 30, 2010 · Former eBay chief executive Meg Whitman recovered a wide lead over her rival for the Republican nomination in California's governor race after the pair stepped up their costly television campaigns ...

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