California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis publicly launched a new independent political committee to mobilize “pro-choice” California voters and help to defeat Donald Trump and take back Democratic ...

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat, announced she is running in the 2026 governor's race to replace the state's current Gov. Gavin Newsom. Newsom, who has been governor since winning ...

With California Governor Gavin Newsom being termed out, Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis is seeking a big promotion in 2026.

The current lieutenant governor (and first woman to hold the job), Eleni Kounalakis, has focused her attention mainly on international trade, climate change and reproductive rights.

California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said she launched her campaign for governor because California is a large state and candidates need a lot time to introduce themselves to voters.

If Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis or another woman is elected as California's next governor, she'll be California's first female governor. There have been 40 governors over nearly 173 years and they've ...

Eleni Kounalakis, California's lieutenant governor, announced Monday she is officially launching her campaign for governor in 2026.

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, who earns millions of dollars annually from extensive property investments around the Sacramento region and beyond, says she will put some of her holdings into a blind ...

Myers, 40, a native of Orange, California, will run as a Democrat in the usually blue state and uphold a local tradition of A ...

SACRAMENTO — California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis said Monday she is running for governor in 2026, the first major candidate to announce a bid for an election nearly four years away. Kounalakis ...

California Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis officially launched her campaign on Monday to become the state's next governor. Kounalakis made the announcement, the first to do so, in what’s ...

California’s lieutenant governor leases offices to the state. What if she’s elected governor? Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis told CalMatters she will address potential conflicts of interest with ...