{"id":1942319,"date":"2023-06-01T23:35:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T03:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-dodgers-legend-steve-garvey-considers-bid-for-us-senate-in-california\/"},"modified":"2023-06-01T23:37:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T03:37:36","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-legend-steve-garvey-considers-bid-for-us-senate-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-dodgers-legend-steve-garvey-considers-bid-for-us-senate-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Garvey, LA Dodgers legend, may run for US Senate in California."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-dodgers-legend-steve-garvey-considers-bid-for-us-senate-in-california%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1942319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Los Angeles Dodgers Legend Steve Garvey Considering Run for U.S. Senate<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0602\/00cb4126-b878-4c86-a140-06563ad67760\/audio.mp3?length=3012237&#038;duration=251\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Los Angeles Dodgers player and Republican Steve Garvey is exploring the possibility of running for U.S. Senate in California. Despite being an underdog against Democratic candidates, Garvey&#8217;s candidacy would excite California Republicans, according to GOP strategist Rob Stutzman.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very tough for any Republican to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-laxalt-officially-throws-his-hat-in-the-ring-to-be-next-nev-senator\/\" title=\"Adam Laxalt officially throws his hat in the ring to be next Nev. Senator\">win statewide<\/a>, and that\u2019s probably more true in a U.S. Senate race,\u201d Stutzman said in a statement. \u201cHowever, he could be a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-dodgers-legend-steve-garvey-considers-bid-for-us-senate-in-california\/\" title=\"Steve Garvey, LA Dodgers legend, may run for US Senate in California.\">wild-card candidate<\/a> that could really change the dynamic in a way we haven\u2019t seen happen in over a decade. It\u2019s hard to predict victory, but it could certainly boost the party.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1827455\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1garfalo.jpg\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2015\/09\/1garfalo.jpg\" alt=\"Steve Garvey (C) accepted a plaque and induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame at Foley\u2019s Pub on Tuesday. (Cliff Jia\/The Epoch Times)\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/figure>\n<h3>Garvey&#8217;s Potential Campaign Focus<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cost-of-living<\/li>\n<li>High taxes<\/li>\n<li>Rising crime<\/li>\n<li>Lack of opportunities for Californians<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Garvey played 18 years in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/instead-of-complaining-about-doctored-baseballs-mlb-hitters-should-change-their-approach-at-the-plate\/\" title=\"Instead Of Complaining About Doctored Baseballs, MLB Hitters Should Change Their Approach At The Plate\">major leagues<\/a> with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres before retiring from baseball in 1987. Republican strategist Andy Gharakhani, who is advising Garvey, confirmed that the Palm Desert resident is looking at his campaign options.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHe is being contacted by leaders up and down the state. They\u2019re recruiting him to run from both sides, Republican and Democrat, and he\u2019s seriously considering it,\u201d Gharakhani told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/politics\/story\/2023-06-01\/former-los-angeles-dodger-steve-garvey-senate-feinstein-porter-schiff-lee-early\">LA Times<\/a>. \u201cWe should have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/baseball-great-curt-schilling-says-aig-canceled-his-insurance-over-his-conservative-beliefs-same-company-that-got-a-182-billion-bailout-from-us-taxpayers\/\" title=\"Baseball Great Curt Schilling Says AIG Canceled His Insurance Over his Conservative Beliefs \u2014 Same Company that Got a 2 Billion Bailout from US Taxpayers\">decision made<\/a> here in the next few weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who is dealing with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-8000-delta-air-lines-employees-contracted-coronavirus-in-4-weeks\/\" title=\"Report: 8,000 Delta Air Lines Employees Contracted Coronavirus in 4 Weeks\">significant health issues<\/a>, announced that she will not seek another term in 2024, opening up the senate race.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI am announcing today I will not run for reelection in 2024 but intend to accomplish as much for California as I can through the end of next year when my term ends,\u201d Feinstein said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feinstein.senate.gov\/public\/index.cfm\/press-releases?id=7749771D-9314-4884-A75D-D9DE7181D372\">statement<\/a> in February. \u201cEven with a divided Congress, we can still pass bills that will improve lives. Each of us was sent here to solve problems. That\u2019s what I\u2019ve done for the last 30 years and what I plan to do for the next two years. My thanks to the people of California for allowing me to serve them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to the Federal Election Commission, twenty candidates had filed to run for her seat by the end of March. California Gov. Gavin Newsom will have to replace Feinstein if she retires before her term is up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hard part now is the race is not that many months away, right?\u201d Newsom said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers and may run for U.S. Senate as a Republican. The 74-year-old has not confirmed his candidacy yet. The last time a Republican won a Senate race in the Democratic state was in 1988. 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