Former Assemblymember Ian Calderon, a member of a prolific family in modern California politics, is entering the crowded race to become California's next governor, he announced Tuesday.

The 39-year-old from Whittier announced his candidacy in a video posted to social media , where he touted his youthfulness as part of a "new generation of leadership" and vowed to fix California's affordability crisis.

"I'm a Democrat who believes in working families, small businesses and common sense solutions," he said. "Not the political extremes holding California back."

Elected to the assembly in 2012, representing District 57 in Los Angeles County, Calderon served as the Assembly Majority Leader from 2016 to 2020. He chose not to run for reelection in 2020, citing the desire to spend more time wi

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