Transgender activist Caitlyn Jenner on Friday confirmed her plans to run for California Governor. “I’m in! California is worth fighting for,” the television personality said in an Instagram post.
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Caitlyn, a Republican, has filed her paperwork seeking governorship and has hired a number of established GOP operatives to guide her campaign.
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“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,” Jenner said in her statement.
“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.”
The 71-year-old further said that Sacremento needs an “honest leader with a clear vision”.
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She will take on incumbent Democratic governor Gavin Newsom, who faces a potential ousting as a new California Senate bill aims to change future recall rules, Fox News reported.
The Olympic gold medal winner-turned transgender rights activist has been mulling a bid. She has hired Tony Fabrizio, the pollster in Donald Trump’s 2016 and 2020 presidential campaign, as well as Steven Cheung a Tump White House aide. Cheung also worked in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s gubernatorial election recall victory in California in 2003.
