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I believe that University of Phoenix founder John Sperling has literally given millions of dollars in the past to groups that want to legalize money.

We should ask him for some money.

The first chunk of money would be a few thousand dollars to pay for the petitions we need to circulate.

The second chunk would be for a few hundred thousand or a million to pay for ads and publicity after the measure gets on the ballot.

There are a couple of other billionaires who have donated lots of money to legalizing marijuana and we should ask them for money too.

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University of Phoenix founder's son lists Arcadia mansion for $16.85M

Catherine Reagor , The Republic | azcentral.com 3:15 p.m. MT Jan. 27, 2017

University of Phoenix founder John Sperling’s son Peter has listed his opulent Arcadia mansion with 18,900 square feet of space for $16.85 million.

The controversial David and Gladys Wright House is near Peter Sperling's Arcadia estate University of Phoenix founder John Sperling’s son Peter has listed his opulent Arcadia mansion for $16.85 million.

The 18,900-square-foot Phoenix estate is situated on five acres in the coveted neighborhood and comes with 12-and-a-half bathrooms and 10 bedrooms. It's one of the top five priciest houses for sale in the Valley now.

University of Phoenix, one of the U.S.’s largest for-profit schools, is being sold for $1.1 billion to private equity firm Apollo Global Management.

Sperling founded the University of Phoenix chain in the 1970s and retired as executive chairman from its parent company in 2012. He died in 2014.

His son Peter Sperling is chairman of the school’s parent company, Apollo Education Group, which is different from the hedge fund buying the company.

Paradise Valley home sells for $12.75 million, the 3rd-priciest home sale in Arizona history The controversial David and Gladys Wright House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is near Peter Sperling's Arcadia estate. The Wright house was in danger of demolition and preservation efforts are underway.

Peter Sperling paid $2.45 million for his Arcadia home in 1995, according to real estate records. He did a big expansion of the property that was designed by acclaimed architect George Christensen.

The estate now has a 3,500-square-foot guesthouse, a 1,500-square-foot fitness center and a caretaker cottage.

In 2015, Peter Sperling sold a Montecito, Calif. mansion, previously owned by actress Jane Seymour, for $10.5 million.

The deal for the hedge fund to purchase University of Phoenix was approved by a college accreditation agency earlier this week and could close in the next few months.

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