共和党州长候选人将在周二的选举中角逐接替州长加文·纽森，对手是民主党人哈维尔·贝塞拉
布拉德福德·贝茨 / 福克斯新闻
发布于2026年11月2日 美国东部时间上午8:05
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共和党加州州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿周日在太平洋帕利塞德集会，该洛杉矶社区在2025年1月的野火中遭受重创，他指责民主党领导层应对这场灾难及后续恢复缓慢负责，此时距离选民选出该州下一任州长仅剩数日。
“我非常难过。所发生的一切令人痛心，因为这原本是可以、也应当避免的，”希尔顿对支持者和当地居民说道，“这里是16年民主党失败的象征。”
帕利塞德大火烧毁了超过2.3万英亩土地，摧毁了约6800栋建筑，其中多数是住宅。在强风和干燥天气的助推下，这场大火迫使数万名居民流离失所，重创了社区大片区域，留下了艰巨的重建工作。
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2026年10月30日，共和党加州州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿在加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托的一场竞选活动中就无家可归问题举行新闻发布会。(美联社图片/何塞·路易斯·贝莱斯)
希尔顿认为，这场灾难及其后续影响反映了加州民主党领导层在野火预防、应急响应到重建工作等多方面的系统性失败。
“这些并非随机、孤立的事件，”希尔顿说道，“而是加州在16年一党执政期间暴露的种种弊端。”
加州的州长职位过去16年一直由民主党人担任。希尔顿将在周二的选举中挑战民主党人哈维尔·贝塞拉，后者曾担任该州总检察长，并在拜登政府时期出任卫生与公众服务部部长，将接替任期受限的州长加文·纽森。
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这张拼贴图展示了共和党加州州长候选人史蒂夫·希尔顿与民主党州长候选人哈维尔·贝塞拉。(盖蒂图片社)
希尔顿曾是福克斯新闻评论员，还曾担任英国前首相戴维·卡梅伦的顾问，他将批评该州民主党领导层作为其竞选的核心主题。
史蒂夫·希尔顿发布广告，调侃哈维尔·贝塞拉在加州州长竞选期间“36年”的职业政客经历
在集会上，他指责州级和地方官员未做好防火准备，也未帮助居民重建，并称这源于他所说的“无能、意识形态和腐败”的结合。
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他还批评了环境和土地管理政策，认为灌木清理不足是火灾造成破坏的原因之一。
“多年来，这种意识形态不仅未能清理本可预防此处和阿尔塔迪纳等地火灾的灌木……还刻意选择不这么做，”希尔顿说道。
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2025年1月8日，在加利福尼亚州洛杉矶太平洋帕利塞德社区，帕利塞德大火的火焰在强风暴中吞没日落大道上的一栋建筑。(阿普·戈麦斯/盖蒂图片社)
希尔顿承诺，如果当选，将任命一名恢复事务首席执行官来监督重建工作，称居民们等待社区恢复的时间已经太长。
“我一直在倾听，我可以明确告诉你们，当我上任州长后，我将任命一名恢复事务首席执行官，把事情办好，实现你们应得的结果，”希尔顿说道。
他最后敦促选民拒绝接受加州必须维持民主党执政的观念。
“这不是一个蓝州，也不是一个红州。这是金州，”希尔顿说道，“我们将倾尽所有力量为之奋斗。”
布拉德福德·贝茨是福克斯新闻数字平台的突发新闻记者，主要报道犯罪、政治等各类题材。
Steve Hilton rallies at ‘symbol of 16 years of Democrat failure’ in closing days of California race
The Republican gubernatorial candidate faces Democrat Xavier Becerra in Tuesday’s election to succeed Gov Gavin Newsom
By Bradford Betz / Fox News
Published November 2, 2026 8:05am EST
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Republican California gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton rallied Sunday in Pacific Palisades, a Los Angeles neighborhood devastated by the January 2025 wildfires, blaming Democratic leadership for the destruction and slow recovery just days before voters will choose the state’s next governor.
“I’m so sorry. And it’s so sad about what happened because it could and should have been avoided,” Hilton told supporters and residents. “This place is a symbol of 16 years of Democrat failure.”
The Palisades Fire burned more than 23,000 acres and destroyed roughly 6,800 structures, many of them homes. Fueled by powerful winds and dry conditions, the blaze displaced tens of thousands of residents and devastated large sections of the community, leaving a massive rebuilding effort in its wake.
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California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton holds a press briefing on homelessness during a campaign event on Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, in Sacramento, Calif.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Villegas)
Hilton argued that the disaster and its aftermath reflected broader failures of California’s Democratic leadership, from wildfire prevention and emergency response to rebuilding efforts.
“These are not random, disconnected events,” Hilton said. “These are what has gone wrong in the state of California over 16 years of one-party rule.”
Democrats have held California’s governorship for the past 16 years. Hilton faces Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former state attorney general and Health and Human Services secretary under President Joe Biden, in Tuesday’s election to succeed term-limited Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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A split image of California Republican gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Xavier Becerra.(Getty)
Hilton, a former Fox News commentator who previously advised British Prime Minister David Cameron, has made criticism of the state’s Democratic leadership a central theme of his campaign.
At the rally, he accused state and local officials of failing to adequately prepare for the fires and help residents rebuild, blaming what he called a combination of “incompetence, ideology and corruption.”
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He also criticized environmental and land-management policies, arguing that inadequate brush clearance contributed to the destruction.
“The ideology that for years and years and years not just failed to clear the brush that could have prevented these fires here and in Altadena … but deliberately chose not to do that,” Hilton said.
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Flames from the Palisades Fire burn a building on Sunset Boulevard amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.(Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
Hilton pledged to appoint a recovery CEO to oversee rebuilding efforts if elected, arguing that residents had waited too long for their communities to recover.
“I spent the time, I’ve listened, and I can tell you right now, when I’m governor, I will appoint a recovery CEO to finally get things done, to finally get what you deserve,” Hilton said.
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He closed by urging voters to reject the idea that California must remain under Democratic control.
“This is not a blue state. It is not a red state. It’s the Golden State,” Hilton said. “And we are going to fight with everything we’ve got.”
Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues,and much more.
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