2026 CA Gubernatorial Race

Xavier Becerra, currently leading polls in the 2026 California gubernatorial race, is positioning himself as the race's most experienced anti-Trump candidate.

Tom Steyer is pitching his gubernatorial campaign as an existential fight between working Californians and corporate power, running on a platform including single-payer health care, taxing oil company windfall profits and slashing electric utility rates by a quarter.

May 27 | This session offers reporters a direct opportunity to question gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra on key statewide issues. 

May 26 | This session offers reporters a direct opportunity to question gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on key statewide issues. 

Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton pitches a sweeping affordability agenda centered on tax cuts, lower energy costs and housing reform.

May 19 | This session offers reporters a direct opportunity to question gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on key statewide issues.