Caitlyn Jenner (2017): From show business to politics?
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Caitlyn Jenner won the gold medal as a decathlete at the 1976 Olympics, became a reality star on the TV show "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" and now appears as a transgender activist.
Your next step could be a candidacy for governor of the state of California.
The 71-year-old Republican is said to have already contacted former President Donald Trump's campaign manager Brad Parscale, a Republican spokesman said.
The news site »Axios« had already reported about it beforehand.
That would challenge current Democratic governor Gavin Newsom in a possible election later this year.
After coming out as a transgender in spring 2015, Jenner shot two seasons of the reality show "I Am Cait," which showed her life as a woman.
Despite being a member of the LGBTQ community, she supported Trump's US election campaign in 2016 - but later criticized his government's reversal of a policy on transgender people's access to public school toilets.
It is still unclear what role Trump will play in her election campaign.
The office could become vacant sooner than expected
In principle, the governor's term of office is four years, but efforts are currently being made to vote Newsom out early by means of a recall vote.
Efforts have been fueled in large part by criticism of its handling of the pandemic.
Republicans who have announced their intention to run include former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, former US Representative Doug Ose and businessman John Cox, who lost to Newsom in the 2018 governor race .
Should the majority of those eligible to vote vote in favor of dismissal, Jenner and all other candidates could be considered for the office before 2023.
Her potential candidacy would come nearly two decades after Arnold Schwarzenegger took office.
The former actor is also a Republican and used his Hollywood fame as a stepping stone to the highest office in the state in the 2003 election.
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