Caitlyn Jenner is running for governor. On Friday, the former Olympic athlete announced that she officially filed paperwork [1] with the California Secretary of State's office to run against Gov. Gavin Newsom in a potential recall election. "I'm in!" Caitlyn captioned the paperwork on her Instagram. "California has been my home for nearly 50 years. I came here because I knew that anyone, regardless of their background or station in life, could turn their dreams into reality," Caitlyn added in a statement. "I am a proven winner, and the only outsider who can put an end to Gavin Newsom's disastrous time as governor."
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According to People, Caitlyn, a longtime Republican, is "running as someone that's socially liberal and fiscally conservative [4]." She has also reportedly formed a campaign team with Donald Trump [5]'s former advisers, including pollster Tony Fabrizio and former White House communications adviser Steven Cheung. Caitlyn previously spoke out against Trump [6] and his lack of support for the LGBTQ+ community in a 2018 op-ed for The Washington Post, writing, "I thought Trump would help trans people. I was wrong."
Interestingly enough, Caitlyn isn't the first member of the Kardashian-Jenner family to get into politics. While Kim Kardashian [7] has been vocal about prison reform — including meeting with Trump in May 2018 [8] to talk about pardoning Alice Marie Johnson [9] — Kanye West [10] previously ran as a write-in candidate [11] during the 2020 president election.