Caitlyn Jenner joins Republican fray seeking to unseat California governor
Reuters | Apr 24, 2021 12:15 AM EDT
91st Academy Awards – Vanity Fair – Beverly Hills, California, U.S. (Photo : REUTERS/Danny Moloshok/File Photo)
Caitlyn Jenner, a former Olympic gold medal winner and transgender activist, on Friday added her celebrity status to a growing band of Republicans seeking to unseat California Governor Gavin Newsom, whose business-disrupting pandemic response has fueled a recall drive.
Jenner, 71, said the Democratic governor s over-restrictive lockdown has devastated small business and deprived children of in-class schooling.
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Like Us on Facebook Californians want better and deserve better from their government, Jenner said in a statement posted on social media.
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The brewing California gubernatorial recall is one of the more fascinating political dramas unfolding in 2021.
Who would have thought Caitlyn Jenner could be the great Republican hope and potentially the nation’s first transgender governor?
What Matters went to CNN’s Maeve Reston, who has been closely following the effort to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, to get the latest on what’s going on in the Golden State.
What Matters:
The big news is that Jenner, of Olympics and Kardashian fame, says she plans to run if the recall goes ahead. How does a transgender woman fit in with today’s GOP and what chance does she have of winning?
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Orrin Heatlie, the main organizer for the Recall of California Gov. Newsom campaign, records a radio program at KABC.Damian Dovarganes / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Orrin Heatlie, the main organizer for the Recall of California Gov. Newsom campaign, poses with a banner before recording a radio program at the KABC radio station studio in Culver City (Los Angeles County) on March 27, 2021.Damian Dovarganes / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
SACRAMENTO Orrin Heatlie, the primary leader of the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, was banned from Facebook last year after the company concluded that he had violated its community standards.
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