Question

Don left a high-paying, high-status job on wall street to run for governor of his state. which need level would maslow say don is striving to fulfill by running for office

Answer 1

I believe the answer is Self-actualization
Self-actualization refers to the type of needs that revolved around fulfilling one's true potential. In the description above, Don left his job to pursue a much more prestige and difficult job, so we could consider Don's action as an effort to fulfill his true potential.