THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Netflix Co-Founder and Wife Donate Millions to Oppose Voter ID Initiatives.
Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have donated $2.5 million to oppose California's Proposition 39, a ballot measure to implement voter ID.
Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have contributed a combined $2.5 million to block a voter ID measure in California, signaling greater involvement in Democrat and Democrat-aligned politics after stepping down as Netflix chairman. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings and his wife, Patty Quillin, have donated $2.5 million to oppose California’s Proposition 39, a ballot measure to implement voter ID. DETAIL: Hastings contributed $1 million earlier this month to a “No on 39” campaign, while Quillin donated $1.5 million at the end of August to a similar campaign linked to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Proposition 39 would require voters to show a government-issued photo ID for in-person…Open