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Podcast: The State of California
Episode: Early polling data indicates Rep. Katie Porter may run for governor
Description: It’s still two years away, but California’s political focus is shifting to the race that will decide who will succeed Gavin Newsom as governor.
A new poll suggests outgoing Congresswoman Katie Porter is leading the field.
There are five major declared candidates for governor in 2026 already, as some statewide officeholders and others try to get a head start on the field. They are lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond, former state senate president pro tem and assembly speaker Toni Atkins, former state controller Betty Yee and former Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.
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