Sean Parker
Sean Parker is a technology entrepreneur who founded the file sharing network Napster and served as the first president of Facebook. Parker met Facebook co-founders Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin in 2004; he later became the company’s president in summer 2004. 1 In 2005, Parker was asked to leave Facebook as president after being arrested for cocaine possession. 2
Political Funding
Parker has donated to both Democrats and Republicans but leans towards Democrats on issues like campaign finance reform and a Nevada gun control initiative. 3 4
In 2010, Parker donated $100,000 to the California Proposition 19 campaign, which would have legalized marijuana throughout the state. 5 In 2016, he donated $400,000 to Proposition 63 campaign which would have required background checks for all ammunition purchases in California. 6
Parker played an instrumental role in adding provisions for Opportunity Zones in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. 7