There are 46 candidates certified for California's gubernatorial recall election on Sept. 14.
On the ballot, voters will be presented with the question, "Shall Gavin Newsom be recalled (removed) from the office of governor?"
If voters choose to do so, they can select their choice to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom from a list of all qualified candidates. Leading up to the recall election, "Inside the Issues" is recapping the 46 replacement candidates for governor.
Click the arrow above to hear from the three candidates with a background in law enforcement on the ballot.
Republican Steve Chavez Lodge is a former police detective and police commissioner who lives in Trabuco Canyon. He is engaged to Real Housewives of Orange County star Vicki Gunvalson and believes the way to solve the homelessness crisis is by "retrofitting portions of the jails and prisons to safely and securely accommodate the drug-addicted and alcoholics" and "getting the mandatory treatment that they need."
David Lozano is a Republican from San Marino. He's an attorney and former Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2020. Ending homelessness is also a priority for Lozano; his plan calls for the construction of "three major metropolitan/residential cities… with the capability of housing over 50,000 homeless each."
Denver Stoner is an Alpine County sheriff's deputy who lives in Murphys and is running as a Republican.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the name of Steve Chavez Lodge. The error has been corrected. (Sept. 10, 2021)