McClintock ran for State Controller again in 2002 and finished 22, 730 votes behind eBay executive Steve Westly out of 7, 258, 758 votes cast.

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.

A member of the Democratic Party, Westly worked for Congressman Leo Ryan in 1978 as his first job out of college.

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.

On June 19, 2005, Steve Westly announced his candidacy for the 2006 California gubernatorial election.

The two front-runners for the Democratic nomination were Angelides and California State Controller Steve Westly.

The Field Poll conducted on April 17, 2006 showed that both Democratic candidates had low recognition factors amongst the state's electorate, with only 45 % having any opinion on Angelides and 40 % for Westly.

Of registered Democrats surveyed, 59 % said they didn't know enough about Angelides to have any opinion about him, with 58 % saying the same for Westly.

The Los Angeles Times reported that the race for the Democratic nomination was a virtual tie, with Angelides leading Westly by three percentage points ( 37 %- 34 %), within the 3 % margin of error.

Westly was born in Arcadia, California.

His brother, Dean Westly, practices law in the Silicon Valley region of Northern California where he advises high tech companies.

In March 2007, Westly joined the board of Tesla Motors, a pioneering northern California manufacturer of electric sports cars.

He is now a Managing Partner and founder of The Westly Group, a clean technology-oriented venture capital firm located in Menlo Park, California.

Several organizations also endorsed Westly, such as the California Sierra Club, California Police Chiefs Association, California NOW, and the Orange County Professional Firefighters Association.

* Steve Westly, Former CEO, eBay, California State Controller

The California Democratic Party endorsed him prior to the primary, despite most polls showing that Westly would fare much better against Schwarzenegger in the general election.

Hevesi met with his California counterpart, comptroller Steve Westly, and Elliot Broidy of Markstone Capital Group.

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.

However, many registered Democrats believed that Westly had a greater chance of winning against incumbent governor Schwarzenegger and felt that he had a slightly " more positive " image.

Westly outspent McClintock by a 5-to-1 margin.

Westly garnered 3, 289, 839 ( 45. 4 %) votes while McClintock won the support of 3, 273, 028 ( 45. 1 %) people.

Congressman Honda continued his interest in nanotech by convening the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Nanotechnology with then-controller Steve Westly in 2005.

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.

In the months leading up to the election, Westly overcame an early Angelides advantage and gained the edge in various polls, leading by as much as 13 points.

A Field Poll held on June 2, 2006 had Westly leading Angelides by one percentage point, 35 % to 34 % with 26 % undecided and an error size of +/- 4. 5 points.

A pre-election poll had Westly leading Angelides by six percentage points.

Notable past Board members have included Caspar Weinberger ( 1967 – 1969 ), Jesse Unruh ( 1983 – 1987 ), Gray Davis ( 1986 – 1994 ), Matt Fong ( 1995 – 1998 ), Kathleen Connell ( 1995 – 2003 ), Phil Angelides ( 1999 – 2006 ), Willie Brown ( 2000 – 2005 ), and Steve Westly ( 2003 – 2006 ).

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In late 1854, Lincoln ran as a Whig for the U. S. Senate seat from Illinois.

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