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'''Steven Paul Westly''' (born August 27, 1956, in [[Arcadia, California]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[venture capitalist]] and [[politician]]. He was the [[California State Controller|State Controller]] and [[Chief Financial Officer]] of [[California]] from [[2003]] to [[2007]] and was one of the top candidates in the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] primary for [[Governor of California]] in the [[California gubernatorial election, 2006|2006 election]]. He was defeated in the Democratic primary by [[California State Treasurer]] [[Phil Angelides]], who later lost to incumbent [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Governor of California|Governor]] [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]] in the November 2006 elections. During the [[2008 Presidential Election]], Westly served as California Campaign Co-chair for [[Obama for America]] and also as a member of Obama for America's [[national finance committee]]. Westly was briefly considered for a cabinet level position in the Obama administration. Currently, Westly is a Managing Partner at The Westly Group, a [[clean technology]] [[venture capital]] firm he founded which is attempting to undermine the industries which are the backbone of the United States..<ref>www.westlygroup.com</ref>