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Robert Sargent "Bobby" Shriver III (born April 28, 1954) is an American activist, attorney, journalist and a Democratic member of the Santa Monica City Council in Santa Monica, California.

Early life and education

He was born in Chicago, Illinois, to Eunice Kennedy Shriver ( née Kennedy) and Robert Sargent Shriver, Jr., the first of their five children. His siblings are:

  • Maria Owings Shriver (b. 1955)
  • Timothy Perry Shriver (b. 1957)
  • Mark Kennedy Shriver (b. 1964)
  • Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (b. 1965)

Shriver attended Yale College at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was a member of The Scroll and Key Society, and graduated with cum laude honors. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1981.

Business career and philanthrophy

After graduating from law school, Shriver clerked for a year for Judge Stephen R. Reinhardt at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

He then moved to New York City, New York, to work in a venture capital business.

Along with his father, Eli Jacobs and Larry Lucchino, he was an investor, from 1989 to 1993, in the Baltimore Orioles, a professional-baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Shriver is an attorney. He is also president of RSS Inc., a Beverly Hills, California, music, film and philanthropic company. (The letters RSS are Shriver's initials.)

In 1987, he produced a prime-time television feature about the Special Olympics, an organization for disabled young people and founded by his mother in 1968. This and subsequent productions have raised in excess of US$55 million for the Special Olympics program.

He has also produced several films, including True Lies (1994), which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger — who is married to Shriver's sister, Maria Shriver.

In 2002, Shriver was a co-founder — with U2 lead singer Bono — of DATA (Debt, AIDS, Trade in Africa), a multinational, non-government organization whose purpose is to obtain social equality and justice for Africa through debt relief; adjust trade rules which burden Africa; eliminate the African AIDS epidemic; and strengthen democracy with more accountability by the wealthiest nations and African leaders with transparency towards the people.

With Shriver's involvement, DATA, in turn, was one of the founding organizations in 2004 of the ONE Campaign, a U.S.-based, non-partisan, non-profit organization which aims to increase U.S. government funding for and effectiveness of international-aid programs.

In 2006, he and Bono also co-founded, and Shriver is chief executive officer of, (Product) Red, a brand-licensing company, to raise money for The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. The company licenses its "(Product) Red" logo to partner companies in return for the opportunity to increase their own revenue through the "(Product) Red" products that they sell. A percentage of the profits goes to The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Political career

California State Parks and Recreation Commission

After Schwarzenegger became the Governor of California in 2004, he reappointed Shriver as chairman of the California State Park and Recreation Commission overseeing the state's parks and gardens. He had first been appointed by prior California Governor Gray Davis.

In 2005, Shriver, the commission chairman, and Clint Eastwood, the commission vice chairman, led a commission panel in its unanimous opposition to a six-lane, 16-mile (26 km) toll road that would cut through San Onofre State Beach (north of San Diego) that includes Trestles, a collection of surfing spots — one of Southern California's most-cherished. Shriver and Eastwood also supported a 2006 lawsuit to block the toll road and urged the California Coastal Commission to reject the project, which it did in February 2008.

In March 2008, Shriver and Eastwood, whose terms had expired, were not reappointed. The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) asked for a legislative investigation into the decision not to re-appoint Shriver and Eastwood, citing their opposition to the toll-road extension. According to the NRDC and The New Republic , Shriver and Eastwood were not reappointed in 2008 because they both opposed the freeway extension of California State Route 241, that would cut through the San Onofre State Beach. This extension is likewise supported by Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger's press release appointing Alice Huffman and Lindy DeKoven to replace Shriver and Eastwood makes no mention of a reason for the commission change.

Santa Monica City Council

In November 2004 Shriver ran for, and was elected to, a seat on the Santa Monica City Council. He stated that he decided to run for the seat after a dispute with the city over the height of the hedges at his home.. He was one of thirteen candidates for four at-large council seats and received 23,260 votes, or 16.5 percent, of the vote.. The other three winning candidates received 16,710, 14,475, and 13,408 votes, respectively.

He ran for re-election in 2008, again in a race in which thirteen candidates were running for four open seats. He again received the most votes, although he won by a smaller margin over the candidate receiving the second-most number of votes. Shriver received 24,298 votes, or 18.56 percent of the vote. The other three winning candidates received 20,232, 19,145, and 17,202 votes, respectively.

As a city councilman, he has focused on homelessness, particularly on the issue of homeless veterans, and on cleaning up the Santa Monica Bay.

Candidacy for California Attorney General

On March 13, 2009, an article in The Sacramento Bee' s "Capitol Alert" said that Shriver is considering becoming a candidate in the 2010 California Attorney General election. The incumbent, Democrat Jerry Brown — who served two terms as California Governor from the mid-1970s into the early 1980s — is widely expected to run again for governor.

Personal life

He married Malissa Feruzzi on May 7, 2005. He has a stepdaughter, Natasha Lee (born June 5, 1997), and a daughter, Rosemary Scarlett Shriver (born January 8, 2009).

Awards

In 2007, Shriver received The Advertising Club's Silver Medal Award -- also known as the Advertising Person of the Year Award--for his work with (RED). The annual award recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to the advertising industry, furthering industry standards, demonstrating creative excellence and responsibility in areas of social concern.

In February 2008, he was honored with amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS's Award of Courage for his outstanding contribution to HIV/AIDS research and awareness.

See also

  • Kennedy family
  • DATA
  • ONE Campaign
  • (Product) Red

References

  1. ^ Hyman, Mark (December 7, 1988). "Orioles are sold: $70 million; Buyers say team will stay". The Baltimore Sun .
  2. ^ a b Young, Samantha. - "Schwarzenegger removes his brother-in-law and Clint Eastwood from Calif. parks panel". The Associated Press (via The San Diego Union-Tribune ). 2008-03-20. Accessed 2008-05-28.
  3. ^ Staff writer (March 22, 2008)."Group wants probe into governor's removal of Eastwood, Shriver". The Associated Press (via The San Diego Union-Tribune ). Accessed 2008-05-28.
  4. ^ a b Patashnik, Josh (April 23, 2008). - "It's Not a Tumor". - The New Republic . Accessed 2008-05-28.
  5. ^ a b "California Rejects Superhighway in State Park". - Natural Resources Defense Council. Accessed 2008-05-28.
  6. ^ Press Release: Press release (May 23, 2008). "Governor Schwarzenegger Announces Appointments" - Office of the Governor, State of California. Accessed 2008-05-28.
  7. ^ (May 23, 2008). "Schwarzenegger names replacements for parks panel". - The Associated Press (via Yahoo! News ). Accessed 2008-05-28.
  8. ^ Groves, Martha (2004-09-24). "Bobby Shriver Joins the Family Business". Los Angeles Times . http://articles.latimes.com/2004/sep/25/local/me-shriver25 . Retrieved 2009-08-15 .  
  9. ^ Chronicle Sacramento Bureau (2004-11-04). "Governor's in-law wins council seat". San Francisco Chronicle . http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/11/04/BACADIGEST2.DTL . Retrieved August 15, 2009 .

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