Charles Munger Jr.

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Charles Munger Jr.
Born1956or1957(age 68–69)
Alma mater Stanford University (BS)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Occupation Physicist
Political party Republican
Movement Independent redistricting in California
SpouseMandy Lowell
Children3
Father Charlie Munger

Charles Thomas Munger Jr. is an American physicist [1] and political donor, known for his support of nonpartisan redistricting in California. [2] [3] [4] A member of the Republican Party and son of Charlie Munger, [5] [6] he emerged as the principal financial backer of Proposition 77 (2005), [7] Proposition 11 (2008), Proposition 20 (2010), [8] and as an opponent of Proposition 50 (2025). [9] [10] [11]

A key ally of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, [12] [13] Munger is considered by many to be responsible for the creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission. [14] He was also a major donor supporting Proposition 32 (2012) and opposing Proposition 30 (2012).

From 2012 to 2015, Munger served as chair of the Santa Clara County Republican Party. [2] He resides in Palo Alto, California. [15]

References

  1. ↑ John, Arit (2025-10-05). "This reclusive heir is the most powerful foe to Gavin Newsom's plan to redraw California's maps | CNN Politics". CNN. Retrieved 2025-10-08.
  2. 1 2 McCarthy, Will (September 21, 2025). "The megadonor physicist standing against California's blue tide". POLITICO . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  3. ↑ Sosa, Anabel (August 26, 2025). "A Palo Alto scientist's $10M plan to kill Calif. redistricting". SFGate . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ Mehta, Seema (August 22, 2025). "Millions of dollars flow into redistricting battle on the November ballot". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  5. ↑ Blakeley, Kirk (September 9, 2025). "Berkshire Hathaway Heir Is Pouring Millions Into Fight Against Gov. Newsom's Redistricting Proposal". Realtor.com . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  6. ↑ Hrehor, Brock (September 4, 2025). "A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting". Jacobin . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  7. ↑ Finnegan, Michael; Moore, Maloy (April 4, 2015). "GOP donor Charles Munger Jr. finds wealth buys few friends". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Miller, Maya C.; Koseff, Alexei (August 26, 2025). "California GOP takes Newsom to court over redistricting, again. Will Trump sue next?". CalMatters . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  9. ↑ Madden, Monica (September 22, 2025). "CA's Prop 50 campaign heats up as ballots head to voters in two weeks". KABC-TV . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ Gligich, Daniel (September 4, 2025). "Newsom, Munger Jr. launch Prop 50 ad blitz". San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  11. ↑ Munger Jr., Charles T. (September 2, 2025). "Do Not Re-Gerrymander California". The New York Times . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  12. ↑ Russell, Lia (August 18, 2025). "New redistricting maps leaked before release by CA Legislature. See them here". The Sacramento Bee . Retrieved September 23, 2025.
  13. ↑ McCarthy, Will; Schultheis, Emily (July 28, 2025). "The Republican donor ready to fight Newsom on redistricting". POLITICO .
  14. ↑ White, Jeremy B. (August 22, 2025). "Independent redistricting champion spends millions against California gerrymander". POLITICO . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  15. ↑ Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (August 19, 2025). "Scoop: How Dems are preparing to torch a megadonor fighting CA redistricting". POLITICO . Retrieved September 22, 2025.
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