Four Inland Empire residents are candidates on the Sept. 14 recall ballot and hope to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom if a majority of California voters agree to oust him before his term ends in 2022.
A recall candidate needs only a plurality of votes to become governor if the recall succeeds.
Here’s a look at one of the candidates with Inland Empire ties. The others are Jeff Hewitt, Chauncey “Slim” Killens and Sarah Stephens.
ROBERT NEWMAN
Resides: Near Redlands
Party: Republican
Platform: It’s the sixth gubernatorial campaign for Newman, whose ballot designation is “farmer/psychologist.”
“Dr. Newman is Pro-God, Pro-life, traditional marriage, U.S. Constitution, agriculture, business, and truckers,” read a statement on his campaign website.
He supports returning those in the nation illegally to their country of origin, building a border wall “and (guarding) it with the same security we use to secure our private homes, offices, and government buildings.”
Newman is critical of California water policy-makers, whom he argues “more heavily yielded to environmentalist’s pressure than to the needs of the end users. As a result, (millions) of gallons of water are wasted by dumping it into the Pacific Ocean.”
Website: www.newman4governor.com
