Villaraigosa, who has been out of elected office since leaving L.A. City Hall in 2013, joins a crowded field of high-level Democratic candidates for California governor.
Former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a 2026 run for California governor Tuesday morning, his second bid for the office after an unsuccessful run in 2018. Villaraigosa, who has been out of elected office since leaving L.A. City Hall in 2013, joins a crowded field of high-level Democratic candidates that includes Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, former state Controller Betty Yee, state Senate leader Toni Atkins, and state schools superintendent Tony Thurmond.
” Villaraigosa served as mayor of Los Angeles from 2003 to 2013, navigating through the financial upheaval caused by the nation's Great Recession. He mounted a campaign for governor in 2018, finishing third in the primary behind Newsom and Republican John Cox. In 2022, Newsom chose Villaraigosa to be a top advisor on infrastructure issues, tasked with helping to identify projects that could reap federal funding from Biden's infrastructure law.
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