A deep-pocketed scientist and Berkshire Hathaway heir is determined to derail Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to help Democrats by redrawing California’s congressional map.
Whether Charles Munger Jr.’s fortune can save the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission won’t be clear until November. But Newsom has treated the megadonor scientist as a foil, featuring him in a broadcast and digital ad that labels him as a Republican extremist.
