Billionaire global warming zealot Tom Steyer may be throwing his hat in the ring to run for the California senate seat opening in 2016 now that Democrat Barbara Boxer announced that she is stepping down.
Boxer’s likely successor will be a Democrat, with members of that party who could be vying for that slot in no short supply. Yet while it will likely prove to be an uphill battle for Republican candidates, there are a few who might consider taking a stab at the seat. Here is a list of the top contenders.
Billionaire hedge fund manager Tom Steyer, lately obsessed with climate change, euphorically described California Governor Jerry Brown as “shockingly effective” after attending Brown’s swearing-in Monday morning and Brown’s subsequent speech.
Democrats bagged the bulk of big dollar donations in the 2014 midterm elections according to an analysis by the Associated Press. Out of the $128 million spent by the top 10 individual donors to outside groups, Democrats hauled in $91
Billionaire oil-trader-turned-green-evangelist Tom Steyer has made a very expensive discovery: at the cost of $4.5 million from his own pockets, he has learned that the Koch Brothers just aren’t evil enough, even for progressives, any more. Traditionally, the Koch Brothers