Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run For California Governor : NPR

Caitlyn Jenner, the Olympic gold medalist with a reality-show family, announced Friday that she will run for governor of California. The state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, is likely to face a recall election this year.

Jenner, a 71-year-old Republican, said she had filed paperwork to run for the office.

“Californians want better and need better from their politicians,” she wrote on Twitter.

“Taking on entrenched Sacramento politicians and the special interests that fund them requires a fighter who isn’t afraid to do what is right. I am a proven winner and the only outsider who can put an end to Gavin Newsom’s disastrous time as governor.”

Jenner criticized Newsom’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, which has been unpopular with many in the state.

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