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Ex-UK political aide Steve Hilton pledges 'common sense' overhaul if elected California governor
Key takeaways
- In his first UK interview since advancing this week to November's election, he said his candidacy was rooted in what he called the state's "rebel spirit".
- Hilton, who moved to California in 2012, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the state's tradition of innovation and economic dynamism had been undermined by 16 years of Democratic control.
- He is running as a Republican in the overwhelmingly liberal state on what he calls a "common sense" platform rather than party ideology.
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Jude Sheerin Washington DCGetty Images Steve Hilton, the former senior adviser to David Cameron, has told the BBC his bid to be California's next governor is a campaign to "save" the state from what he describes as overbearing bureaucracy and economic decline.
In his first UK interview since advancing this week to November's election, he said his candidacy was rooted in what he called the state's "rebel spirit".
Hilton, who moved to California in 2012, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the state's tradition of innovation and economic dynamism had been undermined by 16 years of Democratic control.
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