CA-GOV: Tom Steyer Gets Endorsement From Willie Brown as NYT Looks Into His Fossil Fuel Fortune
On Tuesday, Steyer was given either a boost or a hindrance, depending on where you stand, by getting the endorsement of former state legislator, SF mayor and longtime candidate whisperer Willie Brown. As the Chronicle reports, the 92-year-old Brown has officially thrown his support behind Steyer, for better or worse.
"In my more than six decades in public life, I have had the opportunity to meet with many individuals seeking public office, taking time to understand their ideas, their judgment, their depth, and their ability to lead," Brown said in a statement. "After doing exactly that in this contest, I am proud to endorse Tom Steyer for Governor of California."
Brown likes to back a winner, and Steyer is certainly looking like that, particularly if this ends up being a two-man race between him and Republican Steve Hilton — with California only electing one Republican, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in the last 27 years, and that was mostly because he was Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Steyer offered his own thank-you statement complimenting Brown, saying, "California’s progress has always been shaped by leaders who understood how to turn bold ideas into action and deliver for working people. Willie Brown helped define that tradition through decades of public service, breaking barriers as the longest serving Speaker of the California State Assembly and as San Francisco’s mayor."
https://sfist.com/2026/05/05/tom-steyer-gets-endorsement-from-willie-brown-as-nyt-looks-into-his-fossil-fuel-fortune/