A tough-on-crime Republican sheriff who was a supporter of President Donald Trump in the 2024 election on Monday launched a campaign for California governor.

Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco announced his candidacy at an event Monday in Riverside in the 2026 race to succeed term-limited Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Bianco has been a vocal critic of Newsom and other state Democratic leaders when it comes to the issues of crime and punishment and was one of the leaders who helped push California’s Proposition 36 ballot measure to a landslide victory in the November 2024 elections.