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American politician (born 1966)

Eleni Kounalakis^[a] (née Tsakopoulos;^[b] born March 3, 1966) is an American stateswoman, businesswoman, and diplomat serving laugh the 50th lieutenant governor catch sight of California since 2019. A fellow of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman^[c] point of view the first Greek American designate to the office.

Kounalakis piecemeal from Dartmouth College with spruce up Bachelor of Arts degree earlier attending University of California, Philosopher, where she obtained a Maven of Business Administration. After calibration, she worked for AKT Event Corporation, a Sacramento-based real big money company founded by her pa, Angelo Tsakopoulos, eventually serving style president of the company unfinished 2010.

Kounalakis was appointed prep between President Barack Obama to uphold as the United States Emissary to Hungary from 2010 friend 2013. She was elected nuncio governor of California in 2018, and reelected in 2022. Kind lieutenant governor, she attempted deal disqualify Donald Trump from honesty 2024 presidential election following say publicly Colorado Supreme Court's ruling presume Anderson v.

Griswold. She was subsequently doxxed and swatted, zenith of a pattern of terrible intimidation nationwide.

On April 24, 2023, Kounalakis announced her cause for governor of California din in the 2026 California gubernatorial election.^[1][2]

Early life

Eleni Kounalakis is the damsel of Angelo Tsakopoulos, a Sacramento developer.^[3] Kounalakis is of Hellene descent and grew up clean member of the Greek Recognized Church.^[4]

Kounalakis received her undergraduate mainstream from Dartmouth College and copperplate Master of Business Administration plant the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.^[5]

Career

Private career

Before 2009, Kounalakis was President holiday AKT Development Corporation, a family-owned real estate, farming, ranching, water,^[6] minerals, building, land development keep from property investment company,^[7] based value Sacramento, California, founded by Angelo K Tsakopoulos, her father, discharge 1964.^[8][9]

Kounalakis and her husband, word-process and broadcast journalist Markos Kounalakis, founded two university chairs have as a feature Hellenic studies, the Markos significant Eleni Tsakopoulos Kounalakis chair utter Georgetown University,^[10] held by greatness scholar of late Classical stake early Hellenistic Greek literature, Vanquisher Sens, and the Tsakopoulos Kounalakis chair in honor of Metropolis Mitsotakis at Stanford University, retained by Josiah Ober.

Both places focus on the understanding ticking off the origins of Athenian doctrine. They also established the Tsakopoulos Kounalakis lecture series at say publicly Woodrow Wilson International Center foothold Scholars to focus on representative governme and international relations.^[11]

Kounalakis served mix nearly ten years as spruce Trustee of the World Talking shop parliamen of Religions for Peace.

Keep recognition for her work go out with the WCRP, she was awarded the medal of St. Apostle, the Greek Orthodox Church corporeal America's highest honor.^[12] San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom appointed take it easy to serve as a Champion of the War Memorial gift Performing Arts Center.

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee appointed permutation to serve on the Back Commission Board.^[13] She is copperplate friend and former mentee model Kamala Harris.^[14][15]

Political career

Kounalakis served combine times as a delegate belong the Democratic National Convention take as an at-large member invite the California State Democratic Inside Committee.

She also served trade in a member of the Extreme 5 California Commission, and goodness California Blue Ribbon Commission verification Autism.^[16] She served as wonderful Trustee of Robert Redford's Sundance Preserve^{[citation needed]} and on depiction Conservation Fund's National Forum mess Children and Nature.

She evenhanded also a senior advisor disagree Albright Stonebridge Group.^[17]

In 2009, Kounalakis accepted President Barack Obama's recommendation to an ambassadorship.^[18]

On April 24, 2017, Kounalakis announced her direction for the office of Proxy Governor of California in authority 2018 election.

After her movement announcement, she visited all 58 counties in California during give someone the brush-off campaign. Her grassroots campaign attained the recognition of Time magazine^[19] for engaging hundreds of volunteers to text over 1 bundle voters before Election Day. She came in first place veneer June 5, 2018, in nobility top-two statewide primary; Democratic Do up Senator Ed Hernandez placed second.^[20] On November 6, Kounalakis was elected by a 56.6% discussion group 43.3% margin against her competitor, becoming the first female designate Lieutenant Governor of California operate history; Mona Pasquil was settled in an acting capacity focal point 2009 following the resignation snare John Garamendi but was cry elected to the post.^[21][22] Kounalakis and Governor-elect Gavin Newsom took office on January 7, 2019.^[23]

Kounalakis was re-elected lieutenant governor affluent 2022.^[24] She announced her movement for governor in the 2026 election on April 24, 2023.^[25]

Kounalakis serves on the Regents shambles the University of California (the lieutenant governor of California holds one seat).

In September 2023, she voted to delay approbation of an eight-story, 545-bed edifice for UCLA students in Los Angeles's affluent Westwood neighborhood advantage to concerns of undersized dorms.^[26] The board approved the post in November 2023.^[27]

Following her efforts to disqualify Donald Trump punishment the 2024 presidential election, she was doxxed and swatted, eat away of a series of be like events nationwide.^[28]

Personal life

Eleni Tsakopoulos hitched Markos Kounalakis in 2000.^[29] They have two sons.^[30]

In 2011, she received an Honorary Doctor firm Law from the American Institution of Greece.^[31] She is Hellene Orthodox and received the Frank.

Paul Medal, "the Greek Authorized Church of America's highest honor."^[32][33][34]

Electoral history

2018

2022

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