15 Facts About Bobby Shriver

Robert Sargent Shriver III was born on April 28,1954 and is an American activist, attorney, and journalist.

Bobby Shriver was a member of the Santa Monica City Council from 2004 to 2012, serving as mayor pro tem in 2006 and as mayor during part of 2010.

Bobby Shriver attended Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, where he was a member of the Scroll and Key Society.

Bobby Shriver graduated from Yale Law School with a JD in 1981.

Bobby Shriver then moved to New York City to work in a venture capital business at James D Wolfensohn, Inc.

Bobby Shriver had first been appointed by prior California Governor Gray Davis.

In November 2004 Bobby Shriver ran for, and was elected to, a seat on the Santa Monica City Council.

Bobby Shriver stated that he decided to run for the seat after a dispute with the city over the height of the hedges at his home.

Bobby Shriver was one of thirteen candidates for four at-large council seats and received 23,260 votes, or 16.5 percent, of the vote.

Bobby Shriver ran for re-election in 2008, again in a race in which thirteen candidates were running for four open seats.

Bobby Shriver again received the most votes, although he won by a smaller margin over the candidate receiving the second-most votes.

Bobby Shriver received 24,298 votes, or 18.56 percent of the vote.

In March 2009 Bobby Shriver was reported to be considering becoming a candidate in the 2010 California Attorney General election.

Bobby Shriver did not run, and Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate, was elected Attorney General.

On January 21,2014, the Los Angeles Times reported that Bobby Shriver launched his campaign for Los Angeles County supervisor.