Riverside Sheriff Bianco Rallies Humboldt Republicans, Touts Conservative Agenda

Bianco joined other GOP candidates at a packed meet-and-greet event, outlining plans to repeal state income tax and environmental regulations.

Apr. 9, 2026 at 8:24pm

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On Wednesday evening, the Humboldt County Republican Party hosted a meet-and-greet for California gubernatorial candidate and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco. Bianco joined five other candidates for local, statewide and national offices at Old Growth Cellars in Eureka, discussing their platforms. Bianco's message focused on a defiantly conservative agenda, including plans to repeal the state income tax, roll back environmental regulations, and take a tough stance on homelessness and crime.

Why it matters

Bianco's rally highlights the ongoing political divide in California, as the state's Republican party seeks to make inroads in a traditionally Democratic stronghold. His policy proposals, if enacted, would represent a dramatic shift away from the state's current progressive trajectory on issues like taxation, regulation, and criminal justice.

The details

Bianco outlined a platform that would address public safety concerns by increasing prisons and enacting harsher sentencing for drug offenders. He also promised to repeal state income tax, sharply curb regulations on housing, energy and the environment, and transition the state to focus on nuclear power and expanded oil, lithium, and logging industries. Bianco said he would dismiss the California Public Utilities Commission and cut utility rates in half.

  • The Humboldt County Republican Party meet-and-greet event took place on Wednesday evening, April 9, 2026.
  • Bianco has made headlines in recent months after seizing more than 650,000 ballots in Riverside County, claiming to be investigating reports of fraud in last November's Proposition 50 election.

The players

Chad Bianco

California gubernatorial candidate and Riverside County Sheriff.

Susan Moxon

Chair of the Humboldt County Republican Party.

William Honsal

Humboldt County Sheriff.

Stacey Eads

Humboldt County District Attorney.

Juan Pablo Cervantes

Humboldt County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar of Voters.

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What they’re saying

“We are going to prove that California is not blue.”

— Chad Bianco, California gubernatorial candidate

“Every single regulation in this state can be removed with the stroke of a pen. The governor's signature can remove every single regulation in this state.”

— Chad Bianco, California gubernatorial candidate

“Homeless is easy. Homeless is going to be easy, and you're all going to help, because never again, after I win and after I get sworn in, never again are we ever going to call it 'homeless.' Because this has nothing to do with homes.”

— Chad Bianco, California gubernatorial candidate

What’s next

The California Supreme Court issued an injunction on Wednesday pausing Bianco's investigation into alleged voter fraud in Riverside County, raising questions about the validity of his claims.

The takeaway

Bianco's rally highlights the deep partisan divide in California, as the state's Republican party seeks to challenge the Democratic establishment's dominance. His policy proposals, if enacted, would represent a dramatic shift away from the state's current progressive trajectory on key issues.