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DaVita CEO for governor? Candidacy would trigger a flood of cash and controversy

One of the most feared names in Colorado’s early race for governor is a celebrity CEO with a cheerleader’s disposition and a love of “The Three Musketeers.” But the well-documented quirks of Kent Thiry, who leads the Denver-based dialysis giant DaVita Inc., belie the tools the 61-year-old multimillionaire from Englewood has at his disposal if he chooses to join the crowded field as a Republican candidate. The most powerful of them: a small fortune and a cache of valuable voter data he helped collect last year during a successful push to pass two Colorado ballot initiatives. The prospect has worried strategists in both parties, because rich candidates have a big advantage in Colorado races, where they can give unlimited money to their own campaigns to overcome strict donation limits for others. The downsides of a potential Thiry campaign are real, too.

 

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