Peter B. Lewis was an American insurance industry executive and a major financial backer of left-of-center political and social causes. While he was best known for his career with Progressive Corporation, one of the largest automobile insurance firms in the United States, Lewis was also a patron of the architect Frank Gehry and a prolific philanthropist. One of the main causes which Lewis championed was the legalization of marijuana, with his political strategist and lawyer Graham Boyd crediting him with helping achieve legislative victories for the movement in Colorado and Washington. Lewis was also a prominent backer of former Senator John Kerry (D-MA) during his unsuccessful run in the presidential election of 2004. Throughout his life, Lewis donated hundreds of millions of dollars to various political and advocacy organizations and initiatives, including some of the leading think tanks and pressure groups on the political left. ⁶ Lewis also cited his Jewish heritage as one of his motivations for giving away approximately $500 million, which he claimed was “nearly half” of his net worth, to charitable and often politically liberal causes throughout his life. 0){ let parent=divs[divs.length-1].parentNode; let footer=divs[divs.length-1]; delete divs[divs.length-1]; for (let i=2; i