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Whitney Williams (born 1970/1971)[1] 2020 Montana gubernatorial election ,[2] [3]
Early life and education
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Williams is a sixth-generation Montana native. She is the daughter of the former Montana Senate majority leader Carol Williams and former congressman Pat Williams .[4] [5] The Washington Post [6]
Williams earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Montana , where she studied political science, forestry and Native American studies.[7]
Career
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Williams worked in the Clinton administration , first as an intern, and then as travel director for first lady Hillary Clinton .[8] Washington State finance cochairman for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign .[5]
In 2001, she joined Casey Family Programs and helped establish the $600 million Marguerite Casey Foundation .[5] [9] [10] Toms Shoes , the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , Nike Foundation, the Wikimedia Foundation and Thorn .[8] [11] [12]
Williams is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations .[13]
Philanthropy
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Williams previously served on the board of trustees for the Glacier National Park Fund as well as on the boards of directors for City Year Seattle and New Futures.[5] Eastern Congo Initiative with Ben Affleck and serves on the board as vice chairman.[8] [14]
Politics
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On October 3, 2019, Williams announced her candidacy for Governor of Montana in 2020 , receiving an endorsement from former governor Brian Schweitzer .[15] [16]
She faced incumbent lieutenant governor Mike Cooney but lost the June 2, 2020 Democratic primary with 45.14% of the vote.[17] Greg Gianforte .[18]
References
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^ "Whitney for Montana" . secure.ngpvan.com . Retrieved 2019-10-05 .
^ Sally Mauk. "Congressman's daughter follows her parents into a life of public service" . mtpr.org .
^ a b c d "Whitney Williams" . williamsworks . Retrieved 8 April 2014 .
^ Cillizza, Chris. "Fix Clip -N- Save: 'First families' of politics" . Washington Post . Retrieved 8 April 2014 .
^ "Whitney Williams" . williamsworks.com . Retrieved 2019-10-05 .
^ a b c Rapkin, Mickey. "When Ben Affleck Wants to Change the World, He Calls This Woman" . Elle . Retrieved 8 April 2014 .
^ "Carrying on family legacy: Whitney Williams goes global" . Montana Standard .
^ Whinney, Joe; Williams, Whitney (2013-11-11). "Seattle, Congo and the chocolate trade" . Seattle Times . Retrieved 2014-04-08 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ "williamsworks Clients" . williamsworks . Retrieved 8 April 2014 .
^ "Strategy/Wikimedia movement/2017/People/Core team - Meta" . meta.wikimedia.org . Retrieved 2019-10-05 .
^ "Membership Roster" . Council on Foreign Relations Archived from the original on 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2023-08-09 .
^ "Fund instituted to help Native families find missing people" . AP News . Associated Press . 10 February 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2021 .
^ Volz, Matt (3 October 2019). "Williams now 4th Democrat in governor's race" . Great Falls Tribune . Retrieved 24 March 2021 .
^ Schweitzer, Brian (17 May 2020). "Guest view: Schweitzer backs Williams for governor" . Billings Gazette . Retrieved 24 March 2021 .
^ a b "2020 STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS" (PDF) . Montana Secretary of State Corey Stapleton. Retrieved 24 March 2021 .
^ "General Election - November 3, 2020" . electionresults.mt.gov . Montana Secretary of State Christi Jacobsen. Retrieved 24 March 2021 .
External links
[ edit ] R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Whitney_Williams&oldid=1169435932 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● A m e r i c a n p h i l a n t h r o p i s t s ● B u s i n e s s p e o p l e f r o m M o n t a n a ● W o m e n i n M o n t a n a p o l i t i c s ● L i v i n g p e o p l e ● M o n t a n a D e m o c r a t s ● U n i v e r s i t y o f M o n t a n a a l u m n i ● C a n d i d a t e s i n t h e 2 0 2 0 U n i t e d S t a t e s e l e c t i o n s ● 2 1 s t - c e n t u r y A m e r i c a n w o m e n H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● C S 1 m a i n t : u n f i t U R L ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● Y e a r o f b i r t h m i s s i n g ( l i v i n g p e o p l e )
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 9 A u g u s t 2 0 2 3 , a t 0 2 : 1 9 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
