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'''Michael Rubens Bloomberg''' (born February 14, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloomberg |first1=Michael |url=http://www.mikebloomberg.com/about/ |title=Mike Bloomberg |work=mikebloomberg.com }}</ref>), an [[elitist]] [[New York City]]-[[liberal]] [[gun control|gun grabbing]] American [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[billionaire]] [[politician]], is the founder and primary owner of Bloomberg, L.P., which licenses computer systems for real-time stock quotes to Wall Street and has news-related businesses. He served as mayor of [[New York City]] for three terms, 2002 to 2013. Even though he was a life-long registered [[Democrat]], Michael Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor as a [[Republican]] in 2001 due in large part to the support of popular outgoing mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], and was reelected in 2005.  He ran for a third term in 2009 as an independent, spending a record-breaking sum—the equivalent of $174.53 per vote (more than ten times his competitor).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Celeste |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/28/2009-11-28_mayor_bloomberg_spends_102m_to_win_third_term__or_175_per_vote_.html |title=Mayor Bloomberg spent $102M on campaign to win third term - or $175 per vote  |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=November 27, 2009 }}</ref>  Michael Bloomberg is also one of the richest people in the world according to ''Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $17 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Michael-Rubens-Bloomberg_C610.html |title=The 400 Richest Americans |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 21, 2006 }}</ref>  Michael Bloomberg is divorced and has 2 children.

'''Michael Rubens Bloomberg''' (born February 14, 1942, in Boston, Massachusetts<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bloomberg |first1=Michael |url=http://www.mikebloomberg.com/about/ |title=Mike Bloomberg |work=mikebloomberg.com }}</ref>), an [[elitist]] [[New York City]]-[[liberal]] [[gun control|gun grabbing]] American [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[billionaire]] [[politician]], is the founder and primary owner of Bloomberg, L.P., which licenses computer systems for real-time stock quotes to Wall Street and has news-related businesses. He served as mayor of [[New York City]] for three terms, 2002 to 2013. Even though he was a life-long registered [[Democrat]], Michael Bloomberg successfully ran for mayor as a [[Republican]] in 2001 due in large part to the support of popular outgoing mayor [[Rudy Giuliani]], and was reelected in 2005.   

 

He ran for a third term in 2009 as an independent, spending a record-breaking sum—the equivalent of $174.53 per vote (more than ten times his competitor).<ref>{{cite web |last1=Katz |first1=Celeste |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2009/11/28/2009-11-28_mayor_bloomberg_spends_102m_to_win_third_term__or_175_per_vote_.html |title=Mayor Bloomberg spent $102M on campaign to win third term - or $175 per vote  |work=[[New York Daily News]] |date=November 27, 2009 }}</ref>  Michael Bloomberg is also one of the richest people in the world according to ''Forbes'' magazine, with an estimated net worth of $17 billion.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/54/biz_06rich400_Michael-Rubens-Bloomberg_C610.html |title=The 400 Richest Americans |work=[[Forbes]] |date=September 21, 2006 }}</ref>  Michael Bloomberg is divorced and has 2 children.

Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107202541/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856 |title=Bloomberg Drops GOP, Fuels Talk of Presidential Bid |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 20, 2007 }}</ref>  Bloomberg is traditionally known as a fiscal [[conservative]] with social liberal tendencies. He was frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]].

Bloomberg dropped his Republican Party affiliation on June 19, 2007, stating "I believe this brings my affiliation into alignment with how I have led and will continue to lead our city."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080107202541/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11203856 |title=Bloomberg Drops GOP, Fuels Talk of Presidential Bid |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 20, 2007 }}</ref>  Bloomberg is traditionally known as a fiscal [[conservative]] with social liberal tendencies. He was frequently mentioned as a possible independent candidate for the [[2008 Presidential Election]].