Meet the candidates for governor of California

After easily surviving a recall last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to cruise to re-election. The only question in the June 7 gubernatorial election is who will be the the second highest vote-getter and make the Nov. 8 runoff with him. We are publishing Q&As from Newsom, a Democrat who has raised $7.5 million for his campaign, and six of his seven challengers who have raised more than $80,000 for theirs. One didn’t respond to our requests.

None of the other candidates have amassed anything close to Newsom’s haul. Here are the candidates who responded to us, and their fundraising totals so far: Republican Sen./farmer Brian Dahle ($1.5 million); Republican entrepreneur/mom/businesswoman Jenny Rae Le Roux ($847,000), independent homelessness policy advocate Michael Shellenberger ($661,000), Republican military officer/attorney Shawn Collins ($240,000), independent former Nevada City mayor Reinette Senum ($121,000) and executive officer/attorney David Lozano ($80,000).

If you have comments or questions about the election or any of the candidates after reading this interview, please email Editorial and Opinion Director Matthew T. Hall at matthew.hall@sduniontribune.com.