Brown Declared Candidacy On Web Site
California Attorney General Jerry Brown formally announced on Tuesday his run for governor of the economically troubled state, becoming the only major Democratic contender facing a small Republican field led by former eBay Inc CEO Meg Whitman.
The state attorney general, who served two terms as governor in the era before term limits, officially declared his candidacy on his Web site. The announcement has been expected for months, while Brown was quietly raising millions of dollars.
Brown explained that he has seen state government "from every angle."
"I've seen our government...when it works and when it doesn't work. And it's no secret that Sacramento isn't working today. The partisanship is poisonous. Political posturing has replaced leadership. And the budget, it's always late, always in the red and always wrong."
Brown said that if elected he will be guided by three "governing principles."
From 1999 to 2007, Brown served as Mayor of Oakland, bringing 10,000 new residents to the city, attracting more than 200 new businesses to Oakland, and cutting the number of serious crimes by over 30 percent.
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