Meet the Candidates for Governor: Tom Steyer

The race for Governor of California is only getting more and more exciting! This year will be filled with many more surprises to come, so stay up-to-date by attending Manny's series of town halls with each candidate, moderated by Politico Reporter Dustin Gardiner.

Next up is Tom Steyer, billionaire, entrepreneur, politician, and environmentalist!

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Tom Steyer is running for Governor of California because Californians can no longer afford to live here. Tom is a business leader, climate activist, philanthropist, and long time San Francisco resident. He was among the first to sign The Giving Pledge, a commitment to give away the vast majority of his money during his lifetime. He led ballot proposition campaigns to defeat Big Oil on climate, closed a corporate tax loophole for out-of-state companies, and took on Big Tobacco to raise the cigarette tax. Through these efforts, Steyer raised billions of dollars for California’s healthcare and public schools, without Californians having to pay a cent.

As governor, Tom will make corporations pay their fair share to ensure our public schools have the resources to transform California into a top-ten state for education. He will launch the largest effort in state history to build homes that families can actually afford and break up utility monopolies to lower electric bills by 25%. Tom will also ban corporate PAC money from California elections so that our government serves the people, not special interests.

Tom is running to build a California that works for every resident. He believes that by removing the influence of special interests and tackling the housing and utility crises head-on, we can restore the California Dream and ensure the state remains a land of opportunity for generations to come.

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Dustin Gardiner is a reporter at Politico that has covered state and national politics from California, Arizona and D.C. for 16 years.

He previously covered state politics for the San Francisco Chronicle, including from Washington where he tracked California's congressional delegation during President Donald Trump's first impeachment. Prior to moving to California, he spent a decade with The Arizona Republic, where he covered state and city politics.

Dustin’s awards include first place honors in both the newsletter category and for daily Capitol beat coverage from the Sacramento Press Club in 2024 and 2023, and the “story of the year” award from the Arizona Newspapers Association in 2017.

Dustin lives in San Francisco and is a member of NLGJA, the association of LGBTQ journalists.

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