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Meet the candidates for California lieutenant governor: ‘A job about nothing’
Candidates are pitching tuition relief, student housing and workforce training as they seek influence over California’s higher education system.
- California candidates for lieutenant governor are centering campaigns on higher education and housing, aiming to leverage the office's influence on the state's three higher education boards in the upcoming June primary.
- Though often considered ceremonial and suffering poor voter recognition, the office has proven a political stepping stone; Gov. Gavin Newsom held the position for eight years before his 2018 election.
- State Treasurer Fiona Ma supports leasing campus theaters to private companies for revenue, while Josh Fryday, who leads volunteer programs in the Newsom administration, advocates developing student housing on public land to lower tuition.
- Janelle Kellman, a climate attorney, proposes making community college free, while Republican candidate Gloria Romero, a former Senate Majority Leader, called the office the "Seinfeld of state government" due to its limited scope.
- State Treasurer Ma faces scrutiny over a 2024 lawsuit settled for $350,000, which she called "frivolous," as candidates confront the office's restricted authority over electricity regulation and insurance matters.
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Meet the candidates for California lieutenant governor: ‘A job about nothing’
The candidates running for lieutenant governor are apt to hint at the post’s largely symbolic and overlooked status when discussing their ambitions for the statewide office.
·Bakersfield, United States
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