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Former Olympic athlete and television personality Caitlyn Jenner announced on Friday morning she is throwing her hat into the ring for the contentious California gubernatorial race, as Republicans look to recall incumbent Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA).
“California has been my home for nearly 50 years. I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality. But for the past decade, we have seen the glimmer of the Golden State reduced by one-party rule that places politics over progress and special interests over people. Sacramento needs an honest leader with a clear vision,” she said in a release, adding that “Californians want better and deserve better from their governor. For too long, career politicians have over-promised and under-delivered.This isn’t the California we know. This is Gavin Newsom’s California, where he orders us to
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We reported last week on former Olympic athlete and reality TV Star Caitlyn Jenner‘s consideration of running for California Governor in the Newsom Recall election.
With a Recall election pretty much a foregone conclusion (1.2 million votes already certified by the Secretary of State with 1.459 million required), it looks like Jenner has decided to make it official, filing the $4,200 to make her run for governor.
BREAKING NEWS: Caitlyn Jenner, a Republican, has filed paperwork to run for Governor of California as Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom is about to face a recall election in the state..
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Last week, we reported on a California bill that would allow politicians facing recall petitions to see the people who signed them. On Tuesday, the senator who proposed the bill, announced that the bill will not advance this year.
According to the Sacramento Bee, Democrat State Senator Josh Newman said Tuesday that he will be pulling the bill due to the opposition from supporters of the potential recall election of Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, as well as concerns about privacy and voter intimidation.
Newman said that he pulled the legislation because “[T]he environment is so charged around the recall that it made it hard to have a thoughtful discussion around this bill.” He also seemingly blamed the Newsom recall supporters, saying that “[T]hey were sort of leveraging this bill and representing this bill as an attack on not just the recall but on them and their constitutional rights. It wasn t a good context to have a conv
Earlier this week, a bill that would allow California politicians facing recall petitions to see the signers cleared its first committee.According to KTLA, the bill would take effect next year
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