WHY I’M RUNNING

I'm running for Governor because prices are too high and people are scared. California's next governor has two jobs. One, keep the worst president in history out of our homes, out of our streets, and out of our lives. 

I will be California's fighter and protector. Our state is under attack. The President has militarized our streets, canceled cancer research, zeroed out clean energy climate projects, and is chasing our immigrant friends and neighbors through their workplaces, kids' schools, and houses of worship. A lot of candidates talk about taking on Trump. I'm taking him on in real time. My January 6 lawsuit is one of the only lawsuits against the President that survived his new presidency. Speaker Pelosi selected me to help lead his impeachment, and today, I'm leading the Democrats' effort in the House to investigate January 6. 

The second job of Governor is to bring a new California. It's great that we can say we are the fourth largest economy in the world. But what does that mean if you work your ass off and don't have a stake in it? Nothing. 

I've worked as a planning commissioner and city councilman in a place of low income and low expectations and helped lead my hometown to become one of California's most prosperous cities. I'll take that approach to the whole state. My priorities will be homes and jobs. The average first-time homeowner is 40 years old, and we have the highest unemployment rate in America. My promise is this: if you work hard you should do better for yourself and dream bigger for your kids. That's the new California promise.