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Howard Schultz (born July 19th, 1953) is an American business man turned politician who served as Governor of New York from 2007 to 2011, CEO of Starbucks from 1986 to 2000, mayor of NYC from 2000 to 2004, and as a candidate for President of the United States in the 2012 Election.

Life and Career
Howard Schultz was born in Brooklyn to Elaine Ledderman and her ex-husband, former army trooper Fred Schultz. He grew up in the working class neighborhood of Canarse. He graduated High School in 1971 and started Starbucks in 1986. Starbucks soon became a huge success which made Schultz one of the richest CEOs in America. He was critical of President Dukakis' taxes on the rich while supporting Jack Fellure in the 1992 election. Schultz's political ambitions would soon culminate in him running for Mayor of New York City in 1999, to which he won.