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Facebook Exec Seeks To Be California’s State Attorney In 2010

Posted on: Thursday, 30 April 2009, 08:05 CDT

The executive responsible for maintaining the safety of Facebook has announced that he is considering a bid for California's state attorney general in the 2010 election.

Facebook chief privacy officer Chris Kelly made his pronouncement on a YouTube video at his campaign site kelly2010.com.

Kelly noted that he has created a committee to review his practicality as a candidate for the elected position.

"Improving Internet safety for young people and providing people of all ages with safer online experiences will be a critical goal for me as your attorney general," Kelly said in the four minute video.

He also spoke about police have modernized technology to dissuade and resolve crimes to stop the selling of guns, drugs and humans across the US-Mexico border.

Kelly added that as the chief privacy officer at Facebook he has labored intimately with attorneys general all through the nation to defend children from sexual predators and to defend people's right to privacy.

"Over the past year, many people I respect have asked me to run for California attorney general in 2010," Kelly said.

"This committee will help me determine how I can best continue my contributions to a safer, more secure and more transparent California."

Kelly attended and graduated from law school and has worked for a federal judge in California. He has worked on former US president Bill Clinton's 1992 campaign.

"My time with the Clinton administration left me with an abiding respect for public service and a desire to contribute further myself," Kelly said.

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On the Net:

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• Chris Kelly for California Attorney General

Source: redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports

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