A campaign formed to recall California Gov. Gavin NewsomGavin NewsomLos Angeles County coronavirus deaths reach 10,000 total More contagious coronavirus variant found in California, governor says California sets new coronavirus daily death record with 442 MORE (D) received a $500,000 donation this week, the first six-figure contribution to the effort thus far.
A consulting firm based in Irvine called Prov 3:9 offered its donation of half-a-million dollars towards the efforts to generate a recall election of the governor in response to Newsom’s handling of coronavirus pandemic measures, Politico reported.
A separate venture capital firm Sequoia Capital also contributed a $100,000 donation towards the recall campaign’s efforts, further solidifying the effort’s potential, marking the two largest donations it has received to date.
The recall election has been promoted by conservative actors, including former Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox and the California Republican Party. Other notable GOP figures, including former House Speaker Newt GingrichNewton (Newt) Leroy GingrichMORE and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, have endorsed efforts to bring forth a recall election for Newsom.
The Hill reached out to Newsom’s office but did not immediately receive a response.
Californians have attempted to recall their governor over 50 times in history, though only succeeded once in 2003 against Gov. Gray Davis (D), who lost his special election to former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R).
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