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Meg Carly and Linda Rich Republican and Running
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Meg Whitman, 54
Best Known For: Being the CEO of eBay and the fourth richest woman in the state of California. Her fortune has been estimated at $1.3 billion.Education: She graduated high school in three years, studied physics and mathematics at Princeton and got an M.B.A. at Harvard. Career: She worked at Procter & Gamble, Disney, and Hasbro, where she oversaw worldwide sales of Mr. Potato Head as well as importing Teletubbies before going to eBay. When she arrived in 1998, the company had 30 employees and revenues of $4 million. When she left in 2007 it had 15,000 employees and $8 billion in sales. When she resigned she told the San Francisco Chronicle, "I've said for some time that 10 years is roughly the right time to stay at the helm at a company like ours...It's time for new leadership, a new perspective and a new vision.Her style: Very, very ladylike. Wears pants suits with shirts, skirt suits with pearls. Hardly any makeup and hasnt changed her blond pageboy since high school.On the issues: Has middle of the road, slightly to the right takes on most issues. Shes emphasized three major areas: job creation, reduced state government spending, and reform of the state's K-12 educational system.Hint of scandal: Was accused of once shoving an eBay employee. And her role as a director of Goldman Sachs has been scrutinized. Personal life: She is married to a brain surgeon, Dr. Griffith Rutherford Harsh IV, and has two sons.
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