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American physicist and political donor
Charles Thomas Munger Jr. is an American physicist and political donor, known for his support of independent redistricting in California.[1][2][3] A member of the Republican Party and son of Charlie Munger,[4][5] Munger emerged as the principal financial backer of Proposition 77 (2005),[6] Proposition 11 (2008), Proposition 20 (2010),[7] and as an opponent of Proposition 50 (2025).[8][9][10]
A key ally of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger,[11][12][13] Munger is considered by many to be responsible for the creation of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission.[14] He was also a major donor supporting Proposition 32 (2012) and opposing Proposition 30 (2012). From 2012 to 2015, Munger served as Chair of the Santa Clary County Republican Party.[1] He resides in Palo Alto, California.[15]
- ^ a b McCarthy, Will (September 21, 2025). “The megadonor physicist standing against California’s blue tide”. POLITICO. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Sosa, Anabel (August 26, 2025). “A Palo Alto scientist’s $10M plan to kill Calif. redistricting”. SFGate. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Mehta, Seema (August 22, 2025). “Millions of dollars flow into redistricting battle on the November ballot”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Blakeley, Kirk (September 9, 2025). “Berkshire Hathaway Heir Is Pouring Millions Into Fight Against Gov. Newsom’s Redistricting Proposal”. Realtor.com. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Hrehor, Brock (September 4, 2025). “A GOP Megadonor Is Trying to Kill California Redistricting”. Jacobin. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Finnegan, Michael; Moore, Maloy (April 4, 2015). “GOP donor Charles Munger Jr. finds wealth buys few friends”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Maya C.; Koseff, Alexei (August 26, 2025). “California GOP takes Newsom to court over redistricting, again. Will Trump sue next?”. CalMatters. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Madden, Monica (September 22, 2025). “CA’s Prop 50 campaign heats up as ballots head to voters in two weeks”. KABC-TV. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Gligich, Daniel (September 4, 2025). “Newsom, Munger Jr. launch Prop 50 ad blitz”. San Joaquin Valley Sun. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Munger Jr., Charles T. (September 2, 2025). “Do Not Re-Gerrymander California”. The New York Times. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Russell, Lia (August 18, 2025). “New redistricting maps leaked before release by CA Legislature. See them here”. The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
- ^ Rosenhall, Laurel (August 15, 2025). “Newsom’s Gerrymander of California Has a Formidable Foe: Schwarzenegger”. The New York Times. Retrieved August 15, 2025.
- ^ McCarthy, Will; Schultheis, Emily (July 28, 2025). “The Republican donor ready to fight Newsom on redistricting”. POLITICO.
- ^ White, Jeremy B. (August 22, 2025). “Independent redistricting champion spends millions against California gerrymander”. POLITICO. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
- ^ Gardiner, Dustin; Jones, Blake (August 19, 2025). “Scoop: How Dems are preparing to torch a megadonor fighting CA redistricting”. POLITICO. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
