California governor plans Nevada campaign trip this week

The governor is scheduled to travel to Nevada this week to campaign for Democratic candidates in Las Vegas and raise money for Attorney General Aaron Ford, who is seeking the governor's office. The visit marks the governor's third trip to the state since March 2025. Nevada holds an early position in the Democratic presidential nominating process.

Travel schedule and stated purpose The governor's political team said the effort aims to counter President Trump following the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision on parts of the Voting Rights Act. The governor is also expected to meet with Rep. Steven Horsford and other Democratic leaders during the visit.

Later this summer the governor plans to campaign in competitive California House districts and travel through unspecified southern states. A single recent fundraising email raised more than $120,000 for three Democratic House candidates.

Fundraising and prior travel The governor's federal political committees have raised more than $5.2 million for Democratic candidates and causes this cycle. Campaign for Democracy, a political action committee, has combined with two other entities to hold $14.5 million as of this spring.

Earlier this year the governor conducted a nationwide book tour that included stops in New York, Boston, Nashville, Atlanta, South Carolina, Austin and Las Vegas. Federal political committees spent more than $1.5 million purchasing copies of the memoir.

An analysis by the Press Democrat found the governor had taken 45 out-of-state trips totaling roughly 229 travel days from the start of 2023 through March of this year. The governor's office has said those trips included official state business, political activities and personal travel.