Silicon Valley's Tech Elite Embrace the GOP
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Andy Barkett, a former Facebook software engineer, is the new technology officer for the Republican National Committee. He poses for a portrait at his new offices in San Mateo, CA, on July 25, 2013.
( Preston Gannaway/For The Washington Post / Getty )
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Produced by Ellen Frankman