Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. named Silicon Valley attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his vice presidential pick at a campaign rally Tuesday in her hometown of Oakland, California.
Aaron Pellish and Gregory KriegRobert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Bay Area attorney and entrepreneur Nicole Shanahan as his running mate Tuesday in Oakland.
The deep-pocketed investor could also provide a financial boost to backstop Kennedy's expensive campaign and its attempt to get on the presidential ballot in all 50 states. That effort has been stunted by requirements in certain states that candidates file alongside a running mate.An Oakland native, Shanahan was raised by a father diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia and a mother who immigrated to the US from China, according to People magazine.
Before aligning with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Shanahan contributed to Democratic campaigns. She gave $25,000 to President Joe Biden's joint fundraising committee in 2020, according to federal campaign finance records and labeled herself "a lifelong Democrat" in an interview with Newsweek earlier this year.Shanahan has previously said she supports Kennedy, 70, in part because of his environmental advocacy and for his stance on vaccines and children's health.
Kennedy is among the most prominent vaccine skeptics in the country and, through his role as the head of Children's Health Defense, has helped spread falsehoods about vaccines, including the claim that they can lead to "injuries."
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