For­mer MLB star Steve Gar­vey enters Cal­i­for­nia Sen­ate race as Repub­li­can

For­mer Major League Base­ball play­er Steve Gar­vey announced his bid for Cal­i­for­ni­a’s Sen­ate seat in 2024 on Tues­day, enter­ing the crowd­ed field as a Repub­li­can.
In a video announce­ment high­light­ing his 19-sea­son career with the Los Ange­les Dodgers and the San Diego Padres, Gar­vey said he is run­ning “a com­mon­sense cam­paign.”
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“I nev­er played for Democ­rats or Repub­li­cans or inde­pen­dents. I played for all of you,” Gar­vey, 74, said.
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Vying to replace the late Sen. Dianne Fein­stein (D‑CA), the longest-serv­ing female sen­a­tor who recent­ly died at the age of 90, Gar­vey is con­sid­ered a long-shot can­di­date as Cal­i­for­nia has not elect­ed a Repub­li­can to the Sen­ate in over three decades.
Gar­vey won the Nation­al League MVP while he was with the Dodgers in 1974, play­ing 14 sea­sons with the Los Ange­les team before sign­ing with the Padres in 1983. He retired from base­ball in 1988 at 39 years old. Gar­vey con­tin­ues to hold the Nation­al League record for the most con­sec­u­tive g …