Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco enters the 2026 California governor's race

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 mismanagement by Democratic leadership.

Before hundreds of supporters gathered in Riverside, Bianco, 58, said the California dream had “turned into a nightmare” for people struggling with rising prices for food, groceries, electricity and housing.

“What is it that they have given us?” Bianco said of Democrats. “Rampant crime, higher taxes, the highest cost of living in our nation, tent encampments in every major city, more fentanyl deaths, catastrophic fires, a broken homeowners’ insurance market. ... Californians deserve better.”

As some of his supporters waved signs that read, “California is home. You don’t have to move,” Bianco said he was “tired of my friends leaving the state. I’m tired of watching my friends’ kids leave this state.”

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-02-17/riverside-sheriff-chad-bianco-2026-california-governors-race-gavin-newsom

Rampant crime? Why isn't Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco doing something about that in his jurisdiction?

Catastrophic fires? What is Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco's plan to fix that?

A broken homeowners' insurance market? Is Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco going to force insurance companies to lower their rates?

Tell us your plans, Chad. It's easy to complain if you offer no solutions.