The California gubernatorial race is getting interesting… Steve Hilton, who previously worked as a Fox News host and as a conservative adviser to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, has just announced that he is running for Governor of California. After a decade and a half of rule by the Democrat party, Hilton says it is time for a chance. Essentially, he wants to put the people first and restore California to its former greatness. His slogan, ‘Make California Golden Again,’ sums up his goals. Check out his announcement on X: It’s time to make California Golden Again. We need some balance here after 15 years of Democrat one-party rule. Positive, practical policies that actually help people, not ideological crusades. It’s why I am running for governor of California pic.twitter.com/Vfu1T18zGR — steve hilton (@SteveHiltonx) April 21, 2025 Steve Hilton will be kicking off campaign tomorrow morning at the Huntington Beach Pier: See you TOMORROW in Huntington Beach It’s time for practical, positive change in California pic.twitter.com/lBxrZij5XO — Steve Hilton For Governor (@SteveHiltonShow) April 21, 2025 For too long, California has suffered under the yoke of bad leadership and policies that oppose a constitutional republic. lam thrilled to acknowledge Steve Hilton’s candidacy for Governor of California. I invite you to join me on April 22 at 10 am at the Huntington Beach Pier in… pic.twitter.com/a1HKTCwVL5 — Jack Hibbs (@RealJackHibbs) April 22, 2025 Hilton has already been endorsed by Vivek Ramaswamy: Steve Hilton represents American excellence. He’s a great entrepreneur & communicator, and he’ll be a dominant Governor of California. I’ve known him for years & enjoyed welcoming him to Ohio for our launch in Feb. He has my full endorsement. Victors, not victims, fromOH to CA. https://t.co/9rgKZ7sHc7 — Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) April 21, 2025 More from Fox News: The California 2026 gubernatorial race just got a major shakeup with Republican Steve Hilton entering the race to be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s successor. The former Fox News contributor and author of “Califailure” said he’s hoping to “Make California Golden Again,” especially for the “working people” of the state. “A big decision that I’ve made, which I can now share with you, that I am, in fact, going to be running for governor of California for 2026. I love this state. It’s the best place in the world as far as I’m concerned,” Hilton told Fox News Digital in an exclusive interview. “But after 15 years of one-party rule, this state is barely recognizable. And I honestly think that the 2026 election in California is a life-or-death moment because if we continue with this one-party rule by the Democrats, things are just gonna really start to deteriorate very rapidly,” he added. The media personality was quickly endorsed by former presidential candidate and current Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “Steve Hilton represents American excellence. He’s a great entrepreneur & communicator, and he’ll be a dominant Governor of California,” Ramaswamy posted to X on Monday afternoon. “I’ve known him for years & enjoyed welcoming him to Ohio for our launch in Feb. He has my full endorsement.” Hilton was born in the U.K. and graduated from New College at Oxford. He served as a senior advisor to former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who was the leader of the Conservative Party. “[California] really reminds me of Britain in the 1970s. The UK was called the ‘sick man of Europe’, Hilton explained in a campaign announcement video obtained by Fox News Digital. “There’s no other way of looking at California today than the ‘sick man of America’.” After moving to California in 2012, Hilton embraced the American entrepreneurial spirit and co-founded Crowdpac.com, a Silicon Valley tech start-up company. Hilton’s contribution to the conservative media across various outlets throughout his time in the U.S. landed him his own show, ‘The Next Revolution’, on Fox News Channel. The Sunday night program aired weekly from 2017 to 2023. The New York Times added: Steve Hilton, a former Fox News host who has also worked in conservative politics in Britain, announced on Monday that he was running to become California’s next governor. Mr. Hilton is the second prominent Republican to enter the 2026 race, but he faces difficult odds considering that California voters have not elected a Republican to statewide office since they re-elected Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006. Gov. Gavin Newsom cannot run for re-election because of term limits, creating a wide-open contest that has already attracted several elected Democrats and Chad Bianco, the Republican sheriff of Riverside County. The field, however, is waiting for former Vice President Kamala Harris to decide whether she will enter the race. If she does so, several Democrats could end their bids out of deference to Ms. Harris, their party’s presidential candidate last year. But her entrance could have the opposite effect with Republican hopefuls, who may be eager to take on the former vice president. Mr. Hilton, 55, has been a supporter of President Donald J. Trump. But in recent media appearances, he has tried to avoid culture war issues and focused more on reducing costs and regulations for California businesses, lowering the cost of living in the state, curbing crime and reducing homelessness.