John Cox visits Fresno to talk to farmers and announces that he's running as a candidate in Gov. Gavin Newsom's recall. (Jahz Tello)
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Investment manager and accountant who has a law degree. Lost to Newsom in 2018, in addition to failed bids for Congress, U.S. Senate and the presidency. Founder of a Rebuilding Together chapter, which repairs homes for low-income seniors and people with disabilities. Father to four daughters, and an active member of Nativity Catholic church.
Age: 66
Party: Republican
Home: Ranco Sante Fe
Likes: Bears, a zero minimum wage, small businesses
Dislikes: Trash, the Department of Motor Vehicles, Kevin Faulconer
If He Becomes Governor:
Would try to address homelessness by requiring treatment for mental illness or substance abuse before housing is provided and shifting more funding to the treatment-first approach, and increasing law enforcement crackdowns of public camping, drug consumption or fighting
Would seek to make housing more affordable by reforming zoning regulations, expediting the building permit process, reducing fees and overhauling the California Environmental Quality Act
Would cut state income tax by 25%, and close corporate loopholes that benefit the well-connected
Would work to prevent California’s wildfires through more fire treatment, creating fire breaks, doing prescribed burns, building more access roads in forests and creating an “air armada” of more aircraft to fight fires
