US EditionIan Calderon, Former California Assemblymember, Announces Run for Governor
Ian Calderon aims to prioritize working families and small businesses by addressing housing affordability and opposing costly new building laws amid a crowded gubernatorial race.
- On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, Former Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon announced his run for California governor to replace term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom next year.
- Calderon says he will help more families buy homes by stopping investors from outbidding first-time buyers and ending laws that raise homebuilding costs, prioritizing working families and small businesses.
- At 39, Calderon highlighted his youth and past leadership in the Assembly; he founded Majority Advisors after leaving office and pitched himself during a `Crypto Town Hall` livestream.
- The June 2, 2026 primary will send the top two vote-getters to November, with more than 85 candidates creating an unusually large field as Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly 2 to 1.
- Calderon’s family ties and the 2016 convictions involving relatives add context to his return as he joins rivals Xavier Becerra, Katie Porter and Antonio Villaraigosa next year.
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Millennial Democrat Ian Calderon announces bid for California governor
In summary Ian Calderon joins a crowd of Democrats jockeying in a wide-open race for governor. The former assemblymember left the Legislature in 2020 to focus on his family. Former state lawmaker Ian Calderon is joining the crowded 2026 race for California governor, he announced Tuesday. The Whittier Democrat is framing his candidacy as one from a “new generation of leadership.” He was 27 when he became the first millennial to be elected to the…
LA Daily News
Ian Calderon, former California Assemblymember, announces run for governor
Former Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon, the first millennial elected to the California Assembly and the youngest Assembly majority leader in state history, is running for governor, joining a long list of candidates hoping to become the state’s next top executive. The 39-year-old, who represented Whittier and other Southern California communities while in the legislature, is the latest example of a younger Democrat seeking elected office du…
Former Assemblymember Ian Calderon enters California governor's race
By Austin Turner Former Assemblymember Ian Calderon, a member of a prolific family in modern California politics, is entering the crowded race to become California’s next governor, he announced Tuesday. The 39-year-old from Whittier announced his candidacy in a video posted to social media, where he touted his youthfulness as part of a “new generation of leadership” and vowed to fix California’s affordability crisis. “I’m a Democrat who believes…
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Former California lawmaker, a millennial, joins the governor's race
Former state Assemblymember Ian Calderon has joined the race to replace the term-limited California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Calderon has announced his campaign Tuesday.
Former California Assemblyman Ian Calderon announces run for governor
Former Assembly Majority Leader Ian Calderon announced on Monday that he is running for California governor, joining a crowded field of candidates vying to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom. Calderon, the first millennial elected to the Assembly and the youngest majority leader in state history, made his announcement in a video posted to social media. He said he wants to tackle rising housing costs, gas and food prices, and the high cost of childcare. “…
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