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More Top Technology Leaders Endorse Boxer for Reelection

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 by Lucas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    Contact:  Rose Kapolczynski
October 28, 2009                                                            323-254-5700 x 22

MORE TOP TECHNOLOGY LEADERS
ENDORSE BOXER FOR REELECTION

New members of Technology Leaders for Boxer include
CEOs of Google, Symantec, Adobe, Netflix and Applied Materials


(Los Angeles) – Twenty-six additional technology leaders, including Brook Byers, Charles M. Geschke, Reed Hastings, Vinod Khosla, Eric Schmidt, Mike Splinter and John W. Thompson, have endorsed Senator Barbara Boxer for reelection by joining the Technology Leaders for Boxer committee.  The bipartisan committee is co-chaired by Safra Catz, President and CFO of Oracle; John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco Systems; and John Doerr, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

“I am proud to receive the endorsement of so many respected business leaders in Silicon Valley,” said Senator Boxer. “Their valued advice has helped me work  to ensure that our high tech industry remains a vibrant economic engine for our state and nation.”

“California’s most important long-term competitive advantage will be a highly educated work force, and Senator Boxer gets that,” said Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google, Inc.  ”She’s working hard to enact an ‘innovation agenda’ that helps make sure that Californians can fill the high-tech jobs of the future, and because of that I’m proud to support her.”

“Senator Boxer has been a proven leader in the fight for information security and against software piracy,” John W. Thompson, Chairman of the Board, Symantec Corporation, said. “We need to reelect Senator Boxer to help protect consumers and ensure that Silicon Valley remains the world’s epicenter of invention and opportunity.”

“Senator Boxer has an excellent record of fighting for California’s technology industry and its workforce,” said Charles M. Geschke, Co-Founder and Chairman of the Board, Adobe Systems, Inc.  “I’m endorsing Senator Boxer’s reelection so she can continue as our champion on research and development issues and expanding access to broadband services.”

The California technology leaders who have endorsed Senator Boxer’s reelection include:

Shai Agassi, Founder and CEO, Better Place
David Arfin, Vice President – Strategy, SolarCity
Sue L. Bostrom, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Brook Byers, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Safra A. Catz, President and CFO, Oracle Corporation
John Chambers, President and CEO, Cisco Systems, Inc.
Aimée Christensen, CEO, Christensen Global Strategies
Barry Cinnamon, Founder & CEO, Akeena Solar
John Doerr, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Steven Engle, Chairman and CEO, Xoma US LLC
Charles M. Geschke, Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board, Adobe Systems
Carl Guardino
Leslee Guardino, Co-Founder, Canyon Snow
Reed Hastings, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Netflix, Inc.
Chris Kelly, Chief Privacy Officer, Facebook*
Vinod Khosla, Founder & Partner, Khosla Ventures
Chris Larsen, CEO & Chairman, Prosper
Tom McCalmont, CEO, Real Goods Solar
Rex Northen, Executive Director, Cleantech Open
Joe Pon, Vice President, Applied Materials, Inc.
Jason Pyle, CEO, Sapphire Energy
Wade Randlett, Co-Founder, NextFuels, Inc.
Eric Schmidt, Chairman and CEO, Google, Inc.
John Shoch, General Partner, Alloy Ventures
Jon W. Slangerup, CEO, ClearEdge Power
Mike Splinter, Chairman and CEO, Applied Materials, Inc.
John W. Thompson, Chairman of the Board, Symantec Corporation
Bob Walsh, CEO, Aurora Biofuels
John Webley, CEO, PAX Streamline, Inc.

*on leave

Technology Leaders for Boxer will reach out to other Silicon Valley leaders to build support for Boxer’s reelection. Boxer was first elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving 10 years in the House of Representatives and is running for reelection in 2010. She is the only Senator to chair two committees, the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Ethics Committee.  She also serves on the Commerce and Foreign Relations Committees.

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Boxer Reports More Than $6.3 Million Banked For 2010 Senate Race

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 by Lucas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 8, 2009

Contact: Rose Kapolczynski / (323) 254-5700 x 22


Boxer Reports More Than $6.3 Million Banked For 2010 Senate Race

Raised $1.6 million in the third quarter


Los Angeles – Senator Barbara Boxer’s reelection campaign will report more than $6.3 million cash on hand in its Federal Election Commission filing for the 2009 third quarter fundraising period, which ended on September 30.

The campaign will report $6.34 million cash on hand, with $1.64 million in contributions between July 1 and September 30.  The Boxer committee will file its complete report with the FEC by the deadline of October 15, 2009.

More than 8,800 new donors contributed in the past three months to the Boxer reelection effort.  Eighty percent of all donors have contributed $100 or less to the campaign, demonstrating Senator Boxer’s strong grassroots support.

Senator Boxer’s 2010 reelection campaign fundraising continues to outpace the fundraising in her 2004 reelection campaign.  At this point in 2003, Senator Boxer’s campaign reported $4.09 million cash on hand.

“Grassroots supporters are the foundation of my campaigns.  I am so pleased that more than 43,000 individuals have contributed to my campaign,” Sen. Boxer said.

Boxer was first elected to the Senate in 1992 after serving 10 years in the House of Representatives.  She is the only Senator to chair two committees, the Environment and Public Works Committee and the Ethics Committee. She is also a member of both the Commerce and Foreign Relations Committees.

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Boxer Reports $5.4 Million Banked for 2010 Campaign

Monday, July 13th, 2009 by Lucas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Rose Kapolczynski
July 13, 2009 323-254-5700 x 22

BOXER REPORTS $5.4 MILLION

BANKED FOR 2010 CAMPAIGN

More than $1.4 million raised this quarter

Los Angeles – Senator Barbara Boxer’s 2010 re-election campaign will report more than $5.4 million in the bank, according to the Federal Election Commission report due to be filed on July 15.

“This early support from thousands of Californians is so gratifying,” said Boxer. “With this strong base, I know we will be ready for the tough campaign that lies ahead.”

The Boxer campaign will report $5,406,593 cash on hand, with receipts totaling $1,469,524 during this quarterly period.  The report covers contributions from April 1, 2009 through June 30, 2009.

The Boxer donor base continues to grow, with nearly 4,000 individuals contributing to the 2010 campaign for the first time during this quarter. More than 35,000 individuals have contributed to the campaign, including at least one person from each of California’s 58 counties. Ninety percent of donors to the Boxer campaign have given $100 or less.

The Boxer 2010 campaign continues to outpace the fundraising of past Boxer campaigns.  In its July 15, 2003 report, the Boxer 2004 campaign reported $3,194,420 cash on hand.

Boxer was first elected to the United States Senate in 1992 and is currently seeking election to her fourth term in the Senate.  She chairs both the Senate Ethics and Environment and Public Works Committees. Boxer also serves on the Foreign Relations and Commerce Committees.

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