Mahan
Americannoun
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The contest has become the most expensive California gubernatorial race on record, with immense ad spending by Steyer and Silicon Valley support for another Democratic candidate, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
Mahan had no bigger fan than Teddy Roosevelt, who in a review External link for the Atlantic Monthly called Influence “the best and most important” modern book on naval history.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
A U.S. naval officer, historian, and military theorist, Mahan argued that control of the seas was the key to empires from Rome to Britain.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
At 43, Mahan has plenty of highway ahead and a good deal of political potential.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Some of the inmates at Pontiac Correctional Center called Charlie Mahan Wolfie, because they thought his eyes looked like the Wolfman’s.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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