There are 8 Democrats running for the CA primary in June not 1. We should coalesce around somebody [View all]

who can win. The longer we wait, the more likely Republicans will win both slots in the primary.

We are lucky this crisis didn't happen during the general election.

In alphabetical order:

Xavier Becerra, Democrat, former U.S. Health and Human Services secretary and former California Attorney General
Matt Mahan, Democrat, mayor of San Jose
Katie Porter, Democrat, former U.S. representative representing Orange County
Tom Steyer, Democrat, billionaire entrepreneur and former presidential candidate
Eric Swalwell, Democrat, representative from the Bay Area
Tony Thurmond, Democrat, state superintendent of public instruction
Antonio Villaraigosa, Democrat, former mayor of Los Angeles and former Assembly Speaker
Betty Yee, Democrat, former state Controller

And the Republicans:
Chad Bianco, Riverside County Sheriff
Steve Hilton, Fox News contributor and former adviser to conservative British prime minister David Cameron

https://calmatters.org/politics/2026/03/california-governor-candidates/