RFK Jr picks California lawyer Nicole Shanahan as his running mate
11 hours ago
By Samantha Granville,
BBC News, Los Angeles
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Reuters Nicole Shanahan greets people as she becomes the vice presidential candidate of independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy JrReuters
US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced Silicon Valley lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.
Ms Shanahan, 38, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, has never before run for political office.
Mr Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist and scion of America's most famous political dynasty, is running as an independent.
Naming a VP pick is a prerequisite to be on the ballot in a number of states.
The Kennedy campaign has ruffled Democrats, who are concerned about its spoiler potential on President Joe Biden's re-election chances.
The daughter of a Chinese immigrant mother and a white father, she grew up in Oakland and was raised on food stamps, a federal subsidy that helps low-income families buy groceries.
11 hours ago
By Samantha Granville,
BBC News, Los Angeles
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Reuters Nicole Shanahan greets people as she becomes the vice presidential candidate of independent presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy JrReuters
US presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr has announced Silicon Valley lawyer and philanthropist Nicole Shanahan as his running mate.
Ms Shanahan, 38, the ex-wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin, has never before run for political office.
Mr Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, anti-vaccine activist and scion of America's most famous political dynasty, is running as an independent.
Naming a VP pick is a prerequisite to be on the ballot in a number of states.
The Kennedy campaign has ruffled Democrats, who are concerned about its spoiler potential on President Joe Biden's re-election chances.
The daughter of a Chinese immigrant mother and a white father, she grew up in Oakland and was raised on food stamps, a federal subsidy that helps low-income families buy groceries.