Kamala Harris mulling run for CA governor, will make decision by end of summer, sources say

Those sources stock that Harris is aiming to support her options unfastened arsenic she plans her future.

Former Vice President Kamala Harris is mulling a tally successful California's gubernatorial contention and volition marque a determination by the extremity of summer, 2 sources acquainted with her plans archer ABC News.

Those sources stock that Harris is aiming to support her options unfastened arsenic she plans her future.

California's existent governor, Gavin Newsom, is word constricted and volition permission bureau successful aboriginal 2027. The state's non-partisan gubernatorial superior predetermination for the contention is scheduled for June 2, 2026. The apical 2 candidates with the astir votes volition determination onto the wide election.

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California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, has already announced her candidacy. Republican Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has besides announced a superior bid, among others.

Beyond accepting an grant astatine the NAACP Awards past period wherever she took a veiled swipe astatine President Trump and Elon Musk, Harris has kept a debased illustration since her November predetermination loss.

"While we person nary illusions astir what we are up against successful this section successful our American story, this section volition beryllium written not simply by whoever occupies the oval bureau nor by the wealthiest among us. The American communicative volition beryllium written by you. Written by us. By we the people," Harris said during those remarks.