Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, and Civic Leader

The man who helped Colorado and California take politics out of redistricting calls the race toward partisan gerrymanders a living ‘nightmare’

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Kent Thiry

Kent J Thiry is an entrepreneur, philanthropist, and civic leader. He was campaign cochair of the 2016 ballot initiatives (Props 107 and 108) that opened primary elections in Colorado to independent voters and replaced caucuses with a presidential primary. He also was cochair of the successful campaign to outlaw partisan gerrymandering.