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    RFK Jr. is about to name a running mate. Will he pick this California tech lawyer?

    by James Rainey, Los Angeles Times Mar 24, 2024 5 minutes
    Nicole Shanahan, left, and Sergey Brin attend the 2020 Breakthrough Prize Red Carpet at NASA Ames Research Center on Nov. 3, 2019, in Mountain View, California.

    She's a Californian, who recalls being raised on food stamps in a home where both parents struggled to find work. She bussed tables at age 12, before education powered her to a career as a lawyer and entrepreneur who started a company while still in her 20s.

    Though she had been politically active for years, she made her biggest splash last month, when she helped produce and pay for a commercial for presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that aired during the Super Bowl.

    The $4 million investment in the ad, which was derided by some of Kennedy's relatives, amounted to a political coming out for Nicole Shanahan, a tech attorney, entrepreneur and wealthy philanthropist. Shanahan's profile could expand again on Tuesday, when Kennedy is set to announce his choice for vice presidential running mate at an event in her hometown of Oakland.

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