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Age: 63
Party: Green Party
Occupation: Investment firm chairman and co-founder.
Residence: Folsom
Family: Married, two children
Education: Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1958-60; UC Berkeley, 1965-67.
Career Highlights: Lifelong supporter of civil rights for minorities and workers. Unsuccessful 1976 run for president as a Socialist. Founding member of California Green Party in the 1990s. In 1987, helped create Progressive Asset Management Inc., focusing on socially responsible investments.
Quote: “If I became governor, I would do an investigation into what has happened, because millions of dollars have been given away.”
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