Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco officially announced Monday, Feb. 17, that he’ll run for governor in 2026, hoping a campaign centered on fighting crime and targeting Sacramento’s ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announces his intention to run for California governor at a news conference in Riverside on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco said Monday he is running for governor of California in 2026, becoming the first major Republican to announce a bid for an election nearly two years away ...

It’s long been rumored that former Vice President Kamala Harris is considering running to be California’s next governor, and a recent poll and survey reveal early insights into how she’d be ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco officially declared his run for California governor on Monday. He made the announcement at an 11:30 a.m. event at Avila's Historic 1929 Event Center in Riverside.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announces his intention to run for Governor of California at a press conference in Riverside on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) ...

Bianco was first elected sheriff of Riverside County in 2018 and was re-elected in 2022. His tough-on-crime stance was ...

Bianco was elected sheriff in 2018 amid backing from the deputies' union, the Riverside Sheriffs' Association. He had previously run unsuccessfully against then-Sheriff Stan Sniff in 2014.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announces his intention to run for Governor of California at a press conference in Riverside on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (Photo by Anjali Sharif-Paul, The Sun/SCNG) ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Monday formally announced his candidacy for governor of California. Bianco, 57, made the anticipated announcement at a campaign opener in Avila's Historic ...