Tom Steyer in 2026 CA Governor's race
On Education:
Free public school from age 3 through community college
[Campaign announcement]: Steyer said he wants to increase investment in public schools and expand free education to all preschool and community college students. "My pledge is that we're going to have free public schooling from
3-years-old through community college. That means we're going to have to put more money into the system," he said.
Source: KTVU, "Announces," on 2026 California Gubernatorial race
Nov 19, 2025
On Tax Reform:
Take on corporations that are not paying their fair share
[Campaign announcement]: "I've taken on out-of-state corporations that refused to pay their California taxes. I've taken on the oil companies. I've taken on the tobacco companies. We've raised billions of dollars for California citizens without charging
California citizens a nickel." If elected, Steyer pledged to take on corporations that are "not paying their fair share by closing offshore and property tax loopholes."
Source: Spectrum News/El Segundo on 2026 California Governor race
Nov 19, 2025
On Technology:
New technologies are disruptive, less expensive, and clean
Steyer has funded two separate clean energy centers at Stanford University. And the projects coming out of the latter program, he said, are "kind of amazing." "When you think about what drives American business on a broader scale, it's new
technologies," he said. "You never really know exactly which of these technologies is going to be the one that explodes, but I can tell you that we see technologies that are disruptive, where they're a tenth as expensive as what exists now, and clean."
Source: Latitude Media, "Clean," on 2026 California Governor race
Apr 1, 2025
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