BEVERLY HILLS, April 24, (THEWILL) – American television personality, Caitlyn Jenner, 71, says she will be running for the governorship seat in California.
Should she win, Jenner, born William Bruce Jenner, becomes the first Transgender Governor of California.
The ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashians’ reality TV star took to her Twitter account on Friday to announce this.
“I’m in it,” she tweeted.
Jenner will be running against the incumbent Governor and Democrat, Gavin Newsom, in a potential recall election.
Jenner, who is a Republican, is being supported by former Donald Trump’s manager, Brad Parscale.
In a statement, the reality star berated Newsom for his “over-restrictive lockdown” during the COVID-19 pandemic and complained that the Golden State’s taxes are “too high.