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Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor

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Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor | CNN Politics
CNN
CNN
Left
5/3/2026

Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor

The race to lead the country’s biggest blue state has been defined by voter concerns about their quality of life in California and the influence of special interests in Sacramento. It might not seem like the right moment for California’s next governor to come from Silicon Valley. Matt Mahan and a large group of Big.

California’s top Democrat plots voting revolution to snatch governor’s race from Republicans
New York Post
New York Post
Lean Right
5/3/2026

California’s top Democrat plots voting revolution to snatch governor’s race from Republicans

The chair of the California Democratic Party has had enough of the possibility that Republicans could lock out Democrats in this year’s governor’s race — and wants to change the the voting system to prevent that in the future. Rusty Hicks is one of the first prominent Democrats this year to embrace a wholescale change.