Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt lays out platform for governor run
RIVERSIDEÂ - Riverside County Supervisor Jeff Hewitt outlined why he is running for governor today in an op-ed published in several Southern California News Group newspapers.
The Libertarian businessman is running to challenge Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election.He says as a Libertarian, not a member of either major party, he has "the ability to accept the best ideas of each side and work for consensus and compromise that benefits the state as a whole."Last Monday, the California Secretary of State's office confirmed that enough validated signatures had been gathered to force a recall election, likely in November.
In the op-ed, Hewitt cited some of Newsom's actions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic as reasons that pushed him to throw his hat in the ring.
He accused