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Marianne Williamson
Marianne Deborah Williamson (born July 8, 1952) is an American author, spiritual leader, politician, and activist. She has written 13 books, including four New York Times number one bestsellers in the "Advice, How To, and Miscellaneous" category. She is the founder of Project Angel Food, a volunteer food delivery program that serves home-bound people with HIV/AIDS and other life-threatening illnesses. She is also the co-founder of the Peace Alliance, a nonprofit education and advocacy organization supporting peace-building projects. She later received national attention as a result of her frequent appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show and was known as Oprah's "spiritual adviser." In 2014, Williamson unsuccessfully ran as an independent to represent California's 33rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. On January 9, 2019, she announced her campaign for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election. She suspended her campaign on January 10, 2020, a few days after laying off her campaign staff. She later endorsed Bernie Sanders at a rally in Austin, Texas on February 23, 2020.
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Born
1952-07-08
Birth Place
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education
Pomona_College
Political Ideology
Independent_politician
Children
1
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Marianne Williamson stresses power of love in politics at Penn Justice Dems event

Penn Justice Democrats hosted 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson at an event on Tuesday evening. Approximately 100 attendees gathered in Houston Hall’s Bodek Lounge for the event. Williamson spoke to the crowd for about an hour and then took questions from attendees. At the event, Williamson focused on what she called a sense of political “despair” in the country and the power of love and spirituality in political changemaking.
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Marianne Williamson endorses Tom Nelson in Wisconsin Senate race

Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson endorsed Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson in Wisconsin's Democratic Senate primary on Monday, calling Nelson "the candidate with the truest progressive vision." “Tom Nelson has consistently shown himself to be a change agent in confronting the various crises facing our nation,” Williamson said in a...
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Marianne Williamson visits GW to discuss Democratic Party, future of U.S. politics

Former U.S. presidential candidate Marianne Williamson discussed how the younger generation can shift the current political climate in the United States during a town hall at the University Student Center Amphitheater Tuesday. Williamson spoke about the role of spirituality in American politics, how to shape the next generation of political...
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Former presidential hopeful, Marianne Williamson, says purity testing in candidate endorsements is 'immature'

Marianne Williamson , a former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, said on Wednesday that using “purity testing” in candidate endorsements is “immature” as the country prepares for the upcoming 2022 midterms. During a Wednesday appearance on Hill.TV’s “Rising,” Ryan Grim, the Washington, D.C., bureau chief of The...
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Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson calls for spiritual change at NU Political Union event

Former Democratic presidential candidate and spiritual leader Marianne Williamson spoke to a 150-person audience Thursday night about how to heal the United States’ political divisions and her perspective on spirituality in politics. Williamson drew on religious and spiritual roots to provide a “metaphysical” perspective on America’s divided political sphere....
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“I have hope”: Marianne Williamson on the Democratic party and 2024 election

Former Democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson believes that holding onto hope for America’s political future is “a moral imperative.”. “I have hope,” said Williamson. “I think we’re going to have to show a lot of conviction, commitment, and courage in order to save our democracy.”
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Author Marianne Williamson endorses Diana DeGette's Democratic primary challenger

Former Democratic presidential hopeful Marianne Williamson has thrown her support behind U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette's progressive primary challenger, calling on her millions of followers to get behind first-time candidate Neal Walia and his "people powered campaign." The spiritual guide and best-selling author of self-help books endorsed Walia on Monday in...
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Bible verse - Isaiah Isa.7:3-4; quote by Marianne Williamson

Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, thou, and Shear-jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller’s field; And say unto him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
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