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The 2026 Michigan gubernatorial election is scheduled to take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist are term-limited and are ineligible to seek a third term.
The 2022 Michigan gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Michigan. Incumbent Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer ran for re-election to a second term and faced former political commentator Tudor Dixon in the general election.
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Jeff Skoll was born to a Jewish family in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His mother was a teacher and his father was a chemical company owner who sold industrial chemicals. The family settled in Toronto in the late seventies. When Skoll was fourteen, his father was diagnosed with cancerwhich prompted him to discuss with his son how much he regretted not...
In 1996 Skoll met eBay's founder Pierre Omidyar, who hired him as the company's first president and first full-time employee. While eBay was already profitable at the time Skoll joined, he wrote the business plan that eBay followed in subsequent years. He remained President until the arrival of Meg Whitmanin January 1998 when he became Vice Preside...
In 2004, Skoll founded the company Participant to create films that increase public awareness of critical social issues and give audiences opportunities to get involved through education and social action campaigns. In 2005, Skoll's first Participant productions were released, with Syriana; Good Night, and Good Luck; North Country; and Murderball, ...
Skoll is a recipient of the Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy, and a Giving Pledge signatory. He has given the eponymous Skoll Foundation approximately $1 billion of eBay stock since its formation in 1999. The Foundation supports "social entrepreneurship". As of 2020, Skoll has been working for over ten years to help prevent pandemics and other global...
In 2014, Skoll married television executive Stephanie Swedlove.In January 2019, it was announced Skoll had filed for divorce from Swedlove.
National Leadership Award for Commonwealth Club Silicon Valley (2004)Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the International Association of Fundraising Professionals (2003)Outstanding Philanthropist Award from the Silicon Valley chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (2002)Cue Jeff Skoll. Skoll—a billionaire by way of eBay, where he was the first president—wanted to start a film-production company that would foster social change. Movies seemed an opportune way to draw attention to the world's problems and inspire viewers to address them.
Nov 27, 2015 · Jeff Skoll, who amassed a $4bn fortune as the first employee at eBay, says philanthropists’ money goes further if they can galvanise public opinion for their cause.
Incumbent Gretchen Whitmer (D) defeated Tudor Dixon (R) and five other candidates in the general election for governor of Michigan on November 8, 2022. Whitmer was first elected governor in 2018. She was a member of the state House from 2001 to 2006 and the state Senate from 2006 to 2015.
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Nov 8, 2022 · Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, a Democrat, won a tough re-election race against her Republican rival, Tudor Dixon. WINNER Brad Raffensperger, Republican, is re-elected as Georgia’s...
