By Daniel OrtonShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberDemocratic Representative Eric Swalwell announced during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that he was running for California governor, entering a crowded race to succeed the term-limited Gavin Newsom.
“Our state, this great state, needs a fighter and a protector," he told host Jimmy Kimmel. "Someone who will bring prices down, lift wages up. We can say that we're the fourth largest economy in the world. But what does that mean if you can't afford to live here?”
His candidacy adds to a field that already includes prominent Democrats such as former Representative Katie Porter, former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, State Superintendent Tony Thurmond, and billionaire Tom Steyer. Leading Republican candidates are Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. Recent polling by EMC Research showed a close race: Hilton at 20 percent, Porter at 16 percent, Bianco at 14 percent, and Swalwell at 11 percent.
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