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 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 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 announced Monday, Feb. 17, that he’ll run for governor in 2026, hoping a campaign centered on fighting crime and targeting Sacramento’s Democratic ...

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.