RFK Jr. names California tech lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential choice
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday announced that he had selected California tech lawyer, entrepreneur and political newcomer Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential running mate.
With no experience holding or running for elected office, Shanahan epitomizes the kind of nontraditional choices Kennedy has said he would bring to the White House if his long shot bid for the presidency succeeds. In the unlikely event the Kennedy-Shanahan ticket prevails, the 38-year-old vice president would become the second youngest in history.
"I was most importantly looking for a partner who is a young person and Nicole is only 38 years old," Kennedy said as he introduced Shanahan. "I want Nicole to be a champion to the growing number of millennials
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