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 ...

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Monday launched his campaign for California governor, painting himself as a law-and-order conservative who can right a state in decline after decades of ...

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 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.

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

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