Interview with Sheriff Chad Bianco
Sheriff Chad Bianco has spent more than three decades in the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, rising from deputy to the county’s highest elected law enforcement office. In the 2026 California gubernatorial primary, he ran as a Republican in a crowded field against fellow Republican Steve Hilton and a slate of 60 other candidates. Bianco finished fourth with 10.2% of the vote, failing to advance; Hilton and Democrat Xavier Becerra took the two runoff spots.
