Tom Steyer's California governor campaign rolls out anti-corruption plan

May 22, 2026

Tom Steyer is pitching a sweeping anti-corruption platform for California governor, which TYT is treating as good news for voters fed up with lobbyist influence.

  • Steyer would create an anti-corruption director to track where state money, including homelessness funds, actually goes.
  • He proposes banning corporate spending in California elections by revoking the charter of any company that does it.
  • A new major violations unit would actually prosecute lobbyists and officials who break corruption laws.
  • He pledges to donate his governor's salary to fund the anti-corruption push and boost the state Department of Justice budget.
  • TYT's Cenk Uygur is endorsing Steyer based on this plan.

Outlook: The proposals will face heavy legal and corporate pushback if Steyer wins, especially the charter-revocation idea, which would be tested in court fast.

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