Hilton, who hosted a show on Fox News for six years and worked as an adviser to former British prime minister David Cameron, faulted state Democrats during a formal campaign launch in Huntington Beach, southeast of Los Angeles, for the state's notoriously high taxes, soaring home prices and “the destruction of the California dream.”

California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton warned former Vice President Kamala Harris, who is rumored to be considering a run for the Golden State’s governor’s mansion, to think twice before entering the race while detailing that his goal is to end the “one-party rule” that the Democratic Party has in the state.

The Republican podcaster and former Fox News host held a rally Tuesday, a day after announcing he would run for governor in 2026.