California gubernatorial election, 2010
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The California gubernatorial primary election of 2010 will be held on June 8, 2010. The California gubernatorial election will be held on November 2, 2010, and will include the races for the Governor of California, Lieutenant Governor of California, Secretary of State of California, Attorney General of California, California State Controller, California State Treasurer and California State Superintendent of Public Instruction. The winning candidates will serve a four year term from 2011 to 2015. All constitutional office holders are prohibited from serving more than two terms in the same position. The incumbent, Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), will be prohibited from seeking a third term under California's existing term limit laws.
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[edit] Potential candidates
[edit] Democratic Party
- Phil Angelides - Former California State Treasurer, Democratic nominee for the 2006 California gubernatorial election
- Debra Bowen - California Secretary of State
- Jerry Brown[1] - Attorney General of California, former Governor
- John Chiang - California State Controller
- John Garamendi - Lieutenant Governor of California
- Gavin Newsom - Mayor of San Francisco
- Jack O'Connell[2] - California State Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Loretta Sanchez[3] - U.S. Representative, 47th District
- Steve Westly - Founding executive at eBay and director of Tesla Motors, Former California State Controller
- Antonio Villaraigosa - Mayor of Los Angeles
[edit] Republican Party
- Tom Campbell[4][5] - Former U.S. Representative
- Jeff Denham - State Senator, 12th District
- Carly Fiorina - Former Hewlett-Packard CEO [1]
- Bonnie Garcia - Assemblywoman, 80th District
- Duncan Hunter - U.S. Representative, 52nd District, unsuccessful candidate for 2008 Republican Presidential nomination
- Tom McClintock - State Senator, 19th District, unsuccessful candidate in 2003 California Recall Election
- Steve Poizner - California Insurance Commissioner
- Bill Simon - past candidate for Governor of California, 2002
- Darrell Issa - U.S. Representative, 49th District
- Condoleezza Rice[6]- U.S. Secretary of State.
- Meg Whitman - Former eBay CEO [2]
[edit] References
- ^ Gov. Moonbeam 2.0? There's speculation percolating that Jerry Brown wants his old job back, by Philip J. Trounstine, LA Times
- ^ O'Connell gets $1 million push
- ^ Rep. Sanchez ponders move out of House, ocregister.com
- ^ Ex-congressman Campbell plans to step down as Haas School dean, sfgate.com
- ^ Haas School's dean to resign, insidebayarea.com
- ^ Condi Rice for governor?-First Read-msnbc.com, sfgate.com
- [3], LA Times
- [4], sacbee.com
- Dan Walters: Villaraigosa stumbles; others rise, sacbee.com
- [5], contracostatimes.com
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