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Mehul M. Thakker is the first South Asian person to run for a Statewide office in California as a Green Party candidate.〔(Elections app being rebuilt )〕 In 2006, he ran for State Treasurer as a Green Party candidate but was defeated.〔(abonnement journal presse affaire annuaire at votethakker.com )〕〔(abonnement journal presse affaire annuaire at votethakker.com )〕 Thakker is a second generation South Asian American whose parents immigrated to the U.S. from India in 1969. He was born and raised in Odessa, Texas, where he graduated from Permian High School in 1995.〔(Permian High School - Class of 1995 )〕 He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas〔(abonnement journal presse affaire annuaire at votethakker.com )〕 As co-author of the book, ''California Under Corporate Rule'',〔(abonnement journal presse affaire annuaire at votethakker.com )〕 Thakker outlined the reasons for the number of uninsured Californians and proposes that single-payer health care is the best long-term solution for people of California. Along with Peter Camejo, Donna J. Warren, Forrest Hill, Michael Wyman, Larry Cafiero, and Todd Chretien, Mehul comprised the MVP slate of the 2006 Green Party of California candidates.〔(IDEA PAC )〕 MVP stands for "Million Votes for Peace," a campaign in which these candidates aim to garner one million votes from California voters that are against the war in Iraq.〔(US Labor Against the War : Anti-war leader launches "Million Votes for Peace" campaign to unseat Dianne Feinstein )〕 Mehul M. Thakker is an Investment Advisor with Oakland, CA based Progressive Asset Management (PAM).〔(Progressive Asset Management )〕 PAM was founded in 1987 as the nation's first, independent socially responsible investment broker-dealer.〔(Progressive Asset Management )〕 Thakker is also active in the movements for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), shareholder rights, and to expose unnecessarily high CEO compensation packages.〔(Full Biography for Mehul M. Thakker )〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mehul Thakker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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