CA-GOV: Former Fox News host Steve Hilton (R) is running for California governor
SACRAMENTO, California — Former Fox News host Steve Hilton will run for California governor, seeking to become the state’s first Republican chief executive since Arnold Schwarzenegger, his campaign confirmed to POLITICO on Monday.
Hilton, who also served as an adviser to British Prime Minister David Cameron, had long been considering a run and recently released a book criticizing what he sees as the failings of California’s Democratic leadership and offering policy prescriptions. He is the second major GOP candidate to enter the 2026 field, following Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
Republicans have largely consolidated behind one of their party’s candidates in recent years, ensuring that they emerge from the state’s “jungle primary,” in which the top two contenders, regardless of party, continue on to a run-off general election. Hilton’s entry places him on a collision course with Bianco to win their party’s favor by June of next year.
Hilton’s performance in the next few months will not only be a test of his support relative to Bianco’s but of the conservative movement’s momentum in California — where Republicans have long been sidelined but enjoyed some electoral wins down the ballot in November.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/21/former-fox-news-host-steve-hilton-running-california-governor-00301302
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I guess Hilton wants to destroy California also! No legislative experience or knowledge of government. What could go wrong? 