By Josh KellerChronicle of Higher Education
Calefati, Jessica
Candidate committees for the lieutenant governor’s race have contribution limits of $16,200. There were 64 donors who contributed the maximum amount to Kounalakis, and none who contributed the maximum to Underwood Jacobs. Kounalakis’ biggest donor has been herself, with a $400,000 contribution...
California, despite its progressive reputation, has never had a woman or an openly LGBTQ governor. Atkins, who is a lesbian, could be both. But she'll have to compete against a strong field of Democrats, including Superintendent of Public InstructionTony Thurmond, former Controller Betty...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into effect on Sept. 25, 2023, thatfines schools that ban booksthat discuss race or gender identity. Assembly Bill 1078will also make districts pay for replacement textbooks when they don’t purchase books that agree with the state’s anti-discriminati...
Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle, whoran against Newsomin the 2022 gubernatorial race, said he was pleased with his veto because the bill would not have been fair to Californians who have long lived in the country legally and are struggling financially. ...
Oct. 1, 20248 AM PT Share Although Governor Gavin Newsom’s term doesn’t end until January 2027, the race to replace him is already heating up. On Sunday, four gubernatorial hopefuls appeared at a candidate forum, the first debate of the 2026 campaign. Sacramento bureau chief Laurel Rosen...
Governors of California have become a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (Earl Warren) and a President of the United States (Ronald Reagan). In 2003 California saw the extraordinaryrecallof the unpopular, although recently reelected, Governor Gray Davis. ...
Gavin Newsom and Republican Brian Dahle will advance to the general election in the race for California governor. Democrats have won the California governorship every election since 2010. In California, all candidates for congressional or state offices run on the same ballot and the top two ...