Meg Whitman the former chief executive officer of Ebay will be running for governor of California according to sources close to Whitman. Whitman, a 52 year old Republican is assembling a team to manager her campaign and should be announcing her candidacy as early as next month. In preparation for her political ambitions Whitman resigned from the board of directors of EBay, Proctoer & Gamble, and DreamWorks Animation. Whitman is a lesser known candidate in the up and coming 2010 Governor race and will be going against Steve Poinzer , current California Insurance Commissioner and other potential candidates such as U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and possibly Attorney General and former Governor Jerry Brown; both Democrats.

Candidates running for the 2010 Governor position will not have to worry about running against the current Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger due to term-limit laws but will have to deal with California’s current economic, social and enviromental challenges.

Whitman will be the second Ebay executive to seek the governor’s office following Steve Westly.

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