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James Graf (California)

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James Graf
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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments
Last election

June 3, 2014

Education

Bachelor's

University of Chicago

Personal
Profession
CFO, Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp
Contact

Personal website

James Graf was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 33rd Congressional District of California.[1] He ended his campaign on April 11, 2014.[2]

Biography

Graf earned a degree from the University of Chicago. He then began an investment banking career at Morgan Stanley in New York and Los Angeles before working internationally. Graf then founded his own company and later went to work at MGM Studios. At the time of his candidacy, Graf was the CFO of Silver Eagle Acquisition Corp.[3]

Campaign themes

2014

Graf's campaign website listed the following issues:[4]

“
  • Doing Right by Seniors: "As Americans, we have a sacred pact to promote and protect the well-being of our senior citizens. We are working later in life, and enjoying a new kind of retirement. Some of us will choose to start new careers and businesses; some will be forced to continue working because they’ve lost their life savings or pensions in the economic crisis or due to financial predators."
  • Start Ups and Small Business: Spur Business Formation, Economic Growth and Jobs: "Start-up business funding is risky business, whether you’re starting a donut franchise, internet company or dog-walking service. But new business formation is what spurs job growth across our community and exciting technologies for our future. James has started technology and media companies and raised money in challenging markets. He has taken two companies based in the district public in the last three years, and they now have combined market capitalization of about $1.5 billion today."
  • Not Business as Usual: Accountability and Transparency: "James Graf brings over 25 years of real-world private sector experience to the US Congress, with a track record of innovation, success and accountability on local, national and international stages. He is not a career politician. In business there is no incumbency - you deliver or you go home. James will hold himself to the same standard in Congress."
  • Vigilant Wall Street Oversight: "James believes that protection of the financial markets at a Federal level is fundamentally important to ensure our way of life. It affects us here directly, from home prices to retirement savings, to funding for our schools, to local service sector jobs, but the scale and complexity of the issue is global."

[5]

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—James Graf's campaign website, http://www.graf33.com/issues

Elections

2014

See also: California's 33rd Congressional District elections, 2014

Graf briefly ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent California's 33rd District. Graf ended his campaign on April 11, 2014. His campaign website stated, "I could not in good faith raise money from others to compete against this field when there was no reasonable chance of success."[2]

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Personal

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Graf and his wife, Christine, have one son.[3]

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Politics1, "California," accessed March 10, 2014
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Campaign website, "Home," accessed June 3, 2014
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Campaign website, "About," accessed April 23, 2014
  4. ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed April 23, 2014
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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