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Related: About this forumCaitlyn Jenner says she will run for governor of California
Republican Caitlyn Jenner said Friday she will run for governor of California, injecting a jolt of celebrity into an emerging campaign that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. Jenner an Olympic hero, reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist said in statement posted on Twitter and on an accompanying website that she has filed initial paperwork to run for the post.
In a statement, Jenner called herself a proven winner and the only candidate who can put an end to Gavin Newsoms disastrous time as governor. Im in, she wrote on her website.
The 71-year-old celebrity activist immediately stands out in a growing field that so far has failed to attract a nationally known contender. However, Jenner is untested as a candidate and little is known about her positions on critical issues facing the state, from the coronavirus pandemic to managing the economy.
She described herself as economically conservative, socially progressive in a People magazine interview last year.
https://apnews.com/article/us-news-elections-government-and-politics-gavin-newsom-california-288b8ed19b68632bb2d2352f3d8a6366
lapfog_1
(29,293 posts)for CA governor
madaboutharry
(40,264 posts)Al Franken was an exception.
Others have often been a disaster to various degrees. Like Ronald Reagan, former movie actor or Arnold Schwarzenegger, who wasnt particularly successful either.
James48
(4,465 posts)At the time he originally ran.
It turned out he was the best qualified Senator I had ever seen. I WISH he would get back into politics- hes a fantastic guy and a real leader.
Harker
(14,206 posts)waiving the necessity of being American by birth so that Schwarzenegger could run for president.
They fall for mediocre celebrity.
packman
(16,296 posts)Jesse Ventura, who basically snored his way through his government ship of Minnesota
Mike Nelson
(10,029 posts)... wonderful candidate for California Republicans!
PortTack
(32,910 posts)bahboo
(16,450 posts)have fun wasting a shitload of your money....
LetMyPeopleVote
(146,746 posts)quaint
(2,659 posts)Make no mistake: we cant wait to elect a #trans governor of California, tweeted the group, Equality California. But @Caitlyn_Jenner spent years telling the #LGBTQ+ community to trust Donald Trump. We saw how that turned out. Now she wants us to trust her? Hard pass.