"Bianco, who is often seen sporting a cowboy hat, grew up in a small mining town in Utah, moving to Southern California in 1989. Four years later, he graduated from the San Bernardino Sheriff's Academy at, according to his campaign bio, the top of his class. To many, the 57-year-old is the no-nonsense, law-and-order candidate who championed Proposition 36, the 2024 voter-approved ballot measure that increased penalties for certain drug and retail theft crimes, and has made public safety a pillar of his campaign."
"Then there's Hilton, a British-born global businessman who helped get David Cameron elected as the United Kingdom's prime minister before becoming a Fox News host. Hilton, 56, moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 2012 and, in 2023, founded Golden Together. According to its website, the organization advocates on various policy issues in California ranging from business climate and housing to energy and water and wildfire management in order to get this state back on track."
"Sheriff Bianco, frankly, is right out of central casting for a conservative Republican. He is a lawman from Inland California who wears cowboy boots every day, said Jon Fleischman, former executive director of the California Republican Party. Hilton, on the other hand, is more of an intellectual. He wants to have more sparring and debates on the ideas and the issues, Fleischman continued."
Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton are leading Republican contenders for California governor in 2026. Bianco is a 57-year-old Riverside County sheriff who grew up in a Utah mining town, moved to Southern California in 1989, graduated top of his San Bernardino Sheriff's Academy class, and emphasizes law-and-order and public safety, championing Proposition 36. Hilton is a 56-year-old British-born businessman and former Fox News host who helped elect David Cameron, relocated to the Bay Area in 2012, founded Golden Together in 2023, and advocates policies on business climate, housing, energy, water, and wildfire management. Party operatives characterize Bianco as a traditional conservative lawman and Hilton as more intellectual and aligned with MAGA voters.
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