Calderon, who comes from a family of politicians, says it’s time for ‘a new generation of leadership’
Former Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon, the first millennial elected to the California Assembly and the youngest Assembly majority leader in state history, is running for governor, joining a long list of candidates hoping to become the state’s next top executive.
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The 39-year-old, who represented Whittier and other Southern California communities while in the legislature, is the latest example of a younger Democrat seeking elected office during a time of intra-party debate over whether longtime politicians – many of whom represent an older era – should make way for a new generation of leaders.
“My generation pays bills on our phones. We send money to each other with Venmo and we save in Bitcoin. But the people running our government? They’re trying to use yesterday’s ideas to solve today’s problems, and it isn’t working,” Calderon said in a campaign video announcing his candidacy.
California should be the best place in the world to raise a family, purchase a home and build a future, he further added in the video.
“But to get there,” he said, “we need a new generation of leadership – one that listens, adapts, gets results.”
Calderon described himself as a Democrat who doesn’t always agree with his party and one who believes in “commonsense solutions, not the political extremes holding California back.”
The former legislator joins an already crowded field of candidates seeking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, who can’t seek reelection next year due to term limits.
More than 85 people have declared their candidacy or submitted paperwork with the secretary of state, signaling a potential run – though some have also since announced they no longer plan to seek the governorship.
Among the better known Democrats running are former state Senate Pro Tem President Toni Atkins, former U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, entrepreneur Stephen Cloobeck, former Rep. Katie Porter, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, former L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and former state Controller Betty Yee.
On the Republican side, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco and podcaster and former Fox News host Steve Hilton are running.
There are also speculations that billionaire developer and former L.A. mayoral candidate Rick Caruso or U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla may toss their names in the ring.
Which is worst: a long line of politicians or a long line of self serving crooks.
Unfortunately with the RSP (Radical Socialist Party aka Dem) flapz question exposes they are one and the same.
How many of the RSP can tell you who Von Mise is?
Better yet how many have read him and can discuss the outcomes ?????
Yep the RSP has and continues to show both ignorance, and failure of understanding.
You voted for them…..now take responsibility for 40 years of failure.