Key takeaways:
- Steve Garvey, former Major League Baseball MVP, has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in California.
- Garvey is running as a Republican in a heavily Democratic state.
- The primary election is scheduled for June 5, 2022.
Former Major League Baseball MVP Steve Garvey has announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat in California, vacated by the late Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Garvey, 74, played first base for the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres from the 1970s to the 1980s. He was a National League MVP and a perennial All-Star.
In an interview, Garvey said he was running for the people of California and the things that affect their daily lives. He launched his campaign with a video that featured baseball imagery and alluded to problems facing the state.
Garvey is running as a Republican in a heavily Democratic state that hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate in 35 years. He believes that fresh voices and new ideas are needed to address the issues facing California.
Garvey joins a crowded field of candidates vying for the Senate seat. The primary election is scheduled for June 5, 2022.
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