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Article: San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Term Sheet Column.
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- San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
- Article date:
- May 2, 2002
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Byline: Matt Marshall
May 2--In Massachusetts, there's a heated campaign for governor and deputy governor in which candidates are bragging about their venture capital credentials.
So why isn't VC playing much of a role in the governor's race in California, the center of the world's VC industry?
For one, incumbent Gov. Gray Davis has no VC history.
But at least on the surface, Republican candidate Bill Simon appears to have a VC-friendly background. The millionaire's Los Angeles-based business invests in a number of industries, including high-tech start-ups. It injected $10 million into San Francisco's digital marketing services ...
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