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PE boss’s win in Virginia stokes political dreams on Wall Street

“Plenty of people will look at Youngkin and think ‘I could do that’,” said one Republican campaign strategist

The head of the world’s largest hedge fund is eyeing one of Pennsylvania’s Senate seats. Private-equity executives are weighing congressional runs in New Jersey and Wyoming. Over a recent dinner with Nikki Haley, a Texas investor gamed out a political future that could include a run for senator.

Political ambitions are stirring again on Wall Street.

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