Will Attorney General Rob Bonta jump into the 2026 race for California governor?

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A handful of Democrats are already running for governor of California in 2026. Attorney General Rob Bonta is acting as if he might jump in.

Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks during a press conference where Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new gun legislation into law at the Capitol Annex Swing Space in Sacramento on Sept. 26, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMattersA handful of Democratic politicians are already running for governor of California in 2026. Attorney General Rob Bonta is acting as if he might jump in. But so far there are no Latinos or Republicans in the mix.

Were Bonta merely seeking a full term as attorney general in 2026, he wouldn’t need so much publicity-seeking activity. It would be a political cakewalk. As mayor of San Francisco, Newsom wanted to run for governor in 2010, but was shouldered aside by Jerry Brown. With obvious reluctance, instead Newsom ran for lieutenant governor after deriding the office as having “no real authority and no real portfolio.”

 

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