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| Name | Steve Westly |
| First Name | Steve |
| Last Name | Westly |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Birthday | August 27 |
| Birth Year | 1956 |
| Place of Birth | Arcadia |
| Home Town | Peloponnese |
| Birth Country | Greece |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Anita Yu |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Steve Westly Biography
Steve Westly is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on August 27, 1956 in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece.
A member of the Democratic Party, Westly worked for Congressman Leo Ryan in 1978 as his first job out of college. Later that year, after Ryan’s death on foreign soil at the hands of the Peoples Temple cult, he worked in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Solar and Conservation under President Jimmy Carter until 1980. After working in the Carter Administration, he joined the California Public Utilities Commission as Assistant to the President.
Westly was born in Arcadia, California. Raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Westly received an A.B. in history from Stanford University in 1978, where he served as student body co-president. He received an M.B.A. in Public Management from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983.
Steven Paul Westly (born August 27, 1956) is an American venture capitalist and politician. He was the State Controller of California from 2003 to 2007 and was one of the top candidates in the Democratic primary for Governor of California in the 2006 election. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by California State Treasurer Phil Angelides, who later lost to Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in the November 2006 elections. During the 2008 Presidential Election, Westly served as California Campaign Co-chair for Obama for America and also as a member of Obama for America’s National Finance Committee. Westly was briefly considered for a cabinet-level position in the Obama administration. Currently, Westly is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group, a clean technology venture capital firm he founded.
Steve Westly Net Worth
Steve is one of the richest Politician from Greece. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Steve Westly's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Politician |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
In 1994, he became the Director of Netcom, one of the early large internet service providers and in 1995, became Vice President of WhoWhere?, then the largest Internet directory. In 1997, Westly joined eBay as one of its early executives. He began as Vice President and subsequently gained the title of Senior Vice President for Marketing, Business Development, and International. He retired from eBay in 2000 when he and his wife, Anita Yu, established the Steve and Anita Westly Foundation.
Westly ran for California State Controller in 2002 against State Senator Tom McClintock and won by a margin of 22,730 votes (out of 7,258,758 votes cast). Westly garnered 3,289,839 (45.4%) votes while McClintock won the support of 3,273,028 (45.1%) people. Three other candidates won 695,891 (9.5%) votes.
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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In 1983, Westly became the New Business Manager at Sprint Telecommunications. In 1986, he became an investment banker at Valentine and Company (later called Bridgemere Capital) in San Francisco. In 1988, Westly became President of Codd & Date, a leading relational database consulting & services firm. In 1991, Westly became the Deputy Director of the City of San Jose Office of Economic Development and began teaching at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a position he held for the next five years.
Who is Steve Westly Dating?
According to our records, Steve Westly married to Anita Yu . As of January 13, 2024, Steve Westly’s is not dating anyone.
Relationships Record: We have no records of past relationships for Steve Westly. You may help us to build the dating records for Steve Westly!On June 19, 2005, Steve Westly announced his candidacy for the 2006 California gubernatorial election.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
In addition to his professional career, Westly has maintained a concurrent career in the Democratic Party. At age 23 in 1981, he was elected as Northern Treasurer of the California Democratic Party, the youngest party officer ever. He was subsequently elected State Controller of the California Democratic Party in 1983, Northern Chair of the California Democratic Party in 1985, and Vice Chair of the California Democratic Party in 1987. In 1989, he was defeated as State Chair of the California Democratic Party by Jerry Brown. Despite that loss, Westly continued his activism within the party by being elected to the Democratic National Committee in 1988, as the highest vote getter, and was reelected in 1992, 1996, and 2000.
Westly also introduced the ReadyReturn plan to simplify tax preparation by offering to send taxpayers a prefilled form from the state, and allowing them to sign and automatically file their tax refund in a pilot program started in 2005. Westly is also in favor of enforcing current laws requiring Californians to pay sales tax on Internet purchases.
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Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Greece. Steve Westly celebrates birthday on August 27 of every year.
As Controller, Westly opposed Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s plan to change Proposition 98, which requires a certain amount of the state’s budget to go towards funding public education and community colleges, and in 2005, he created a tax amnesty plan that allowed individuals and corporations who owed back taxes to prevent facing criminal charges and increased penalties if they would immediately pay their back taxes. Westly’s plan brought in a gross amount of $4 billion revenue for the State of California. The state’s non-partisan Legislative Analyst’s Office states that after refunds and advance payments the net profit of the tax amnesty plan was $380 million.
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