Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that lawyer and technology entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan will be his running mate for the November general election.
Shanahan, a 38-year-old native of Oakland, California, is a philanthropist with a long history of donating to the Democratic Party and left-wing causes, including supporting President Biden in his 2020 campaign and then Kennedy announcing his candidacy. This includes switching to President Biden at the time. in last year’s Democratic nomination contest.
Kennedy praised Shanahan’s insight into “how big tech uses AI to manipulate the public,” his athletic ability, and his willingness to be a “partner” in many policy areas, including border security. Announced.
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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (left) and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan (right). (Getty Images)
Mr. Shanahan initially withdrew his support for Mr. Kennedy after he decided to run as an independent, but later endorsed Mr. Kennedy in a John F. Kennedy-themed campaign ad that aired during the Super Bowl. Kennedy again, donating $4 million to the super PAC that supported his candidacy. During February.
Shanahan previously donated to Democratic presidential candidates Marianne Williamson and Pete Buttigieg during the 2020 presidential campaign, and $150,000 to support progressive Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon’s 2020 campaign. I invested more than that.
She is the founder and president of the private company Via Echo Foundation, which describes its mission as focused on “reproductive longevity and equality, criminal justice reform, and new frontiers for a healthy and livable planet.”
Shanahan was previously married to Google co-founder Sergey Brin, but their marriage ended following reports of an affair with Tesla and X’s Elon Musk, which both parties denied. are doing. She has one daughter from her marriage to Bryn.
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Nicole Shanahan and Sergey Brin attend the 2020 Breakthrough Awards Ceremony at NASA Ames Research Center on November 3, 2019 in Mountain View, California. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)
After her divorce from Brin, Shanahan met her partner, Jacob Strumwasser, who works at Bitcoin software company Lightning Labs. The two took part in a “love ceremony” last year to celebrate their commitment to their relationship.
Mr. Shanahan’s wealth and connections to major donors are likely to benefit Mr. Kennedy as he seeks to improve his fundraising efforts.
“I am looking for partners with strong ideas about how to reverse dire threats to our democracy and our freedoms. I have managed to find technologists who are at the forefront of AI. She has spent the past decade relying on neural networks, artificial intelligence, and machining to develop cutting-edge science to identify abuses in our government,” Kennedy told Shanahan. talked about.
He described her as “a woman who grew up here in Oakland, the daughter of immigrants who, against all odds, went on to achieve the highest level of the American dream,” and “a fellow lawyer and brilliant scientist and engineer.” and the mother of a brave warrior.”
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