CA state prison system

United States
​California
4/23/2026

Governor Gavin Newsom

2026 candidates for governor 11/3/2026

1. Katie Porter, Democrat, former U.S. representative Orange County
2. Xavier Becerra, Democrat, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary under Biden, former California Attorney General
3. Antonio Villaraigosa, Democrat, former Mayor of Los Angeles, former Assembly Speaker
4. Chad Bianco, Republican, current Riverside County Sheriff
5. Steve Hilton*, Republican, Fox News, former adviser to conservative British prime minister David Cameron
6. Matt Mahan, Democrat, Mayor of San Jose, tech founder, Jesuit boy
7. Tom Steyer, Democrat, billionaire, former presidential candidate
8. Tony Thurmond**, Democrat, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

*naturalized U.S. citizen 2021
​**originally from Richmond, one of the worst-performing school districts in the state