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Who Is Karla Jurvetson?
Karla Jurvetson is an American physician and philanthropist residing in Silicon Valley. Originally born Karla Tinklenberg in New Haven, Connecticut, she received her bachelor’s degree in human biology from Stanford University and her medical doctorate from the University of California, Davis School of Medicine. She married Steve Jurvetson in 1990 and had two children before divorcing in 2018.
Why is Karla Jurvetson Relevant?
Today, Karla Jurvetson has a private practice in Los Altos, California, and is incredibly active in politics and philanthropy. Her activism with the Democratic Party dates back to 1988 when she went door-to-door handing out VCR tapes of Anna Eshoo explaining her candidacy.
She volunteered in Nevada for Barack Obama in 2008, donating $128,700 through 46 contributions to the Democratic Party.
What Are Karla Jurvetson's Remarkable Feats?
In 2016, she again went door-to-door in Nevada for Hilary Clinton and Catherine Cortez Mastro. Following Donald Trump’s 2016 election, Jurvetson drastically increased her Democratic donations to $6.9 million before the 2018 midterms, staking her claim as one of the nation’s peak political donors.
Read more about Jurvetson and learn about her $5.4 million donation to Women Vote!, a Super Pac operated by Emily’s List, devoted to electing pro-choice female candidates.
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