Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor. On Friday, the former Olympic athlete announced that she officially filed paperwork [1] with California's secretary of state to run against Governor Gavin Newsom in a potential recall election. "California has been my home for nearly 50 years," Caitlyn wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. "I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality. . . . I am a proven winner and the only outsider who can put an end to Gavin Newsom's disastrous time as governor." She added: "I'm in!"
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A campaign adviser told People that Caitlyn, a longtime Republican, is "running as someone that's socially liberal and fiscally conservative [4]." She has reportedly formed a campaign team with former Donald Trump [5] advisers, including pollster Tony Fabrizio and former White House communications adviser Steven Cheung. Caitlyn spoke out against Trump [6] and his lack of support for the LGBTQ+ community in a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post, writing, "I thought Trump would help trans people. I was wrong."
Interestingly enough, Caitlyn isn't the first member of the Kardashian-Jenner family to get into politics. While Kim Kardashian [7] has been vocal about prison reform — including meeting with Trump in May 2018 [8] to talk about pardoning Alice Marie Johnson [9] — Kanye West [10] ran as a write-in candidate [11] during the 2020 president election.