Sarah Pompei said, "Meg believes the state cannot afford the costs associated with high-speed rail due to our current fiscal crisis." Her opponent Jerry Brown was in favor of the project. Whitman has made monetary donations to various candidates and political action committees (PAC). While these have gone to both Republicans and Democrats, the donations are weighted to Republicans. Though Whitman has contributed to a few Democrats, including Senator Barbara Boxer; donating $4,000 to her campaign and serving on the "Friends of Boxer" committee in 2004, she donated more than $225,000 during the same period to Republicans, eBay's PAC and to Americans for a Republican Majority, the PAC of former Congressman Tom DeLay. Awards In 2017, Whitman was the Commencement speaker for Carnegie Mellon University and was awarded an honorary doctorate degree. See also List of richest American politicians References Further reading External links Meg Whitman for Governor official campaign site Billionaire Women We Envy, Forbes, March 6, 2007 Is California Sold on Governor Meg Whitman? , Sheelah Kolhatkar, Time Magazine, December 14, 2009 Meg Whitman Celebrates Gubernatorial Nomination with husband Dr. Griffith Harsh, Vitals, June 9, 2010 Meg Whitman Video produced by Makers: Women Who Make America Meg Whitman on Breaking it Down with Frank MacKay |- |- 1956 births 20th-century American businesspeople 20th-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesspeople 21st-century American businesswomen 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians Ambassadors of the United States to Kenya American Presbyterians American billionaires American chief executives of Fortune 500 companies American corporate directors American people of Canadian descent American people of Dutch descent American people of English descent American technology chief executives American women chief executives Bain & Company employees Businesspeople from New York (state) Businesspeople in online retailing California Republicans Candidates in the 2010 United States elections EBay employees FC Cincinnati owners Female billionaires Goldman Sachs people Harvard Business School alumni Hewlett-Packard people Kleiner Perkins people Living people People from Atherton, California People from Cold Spring Harbor, New York Princeton University alumni Procter & Gamble people Women in California politics Cold Spring Harbor Jr./Sr. High School alumni