Ian Calderon’s campaign for governor has drawn growing attention across the state, with recent coverage highlighting both his message and the contrast he’s drawing with California’s political status quo.

A detailed profile in the Modesto Bee explored Calderon’s positioning as a new-generation Democrat who is critical of how Sacramento has handled affordability, housing, and basic governance. Reporters emphasized his warning that California is becoming increasingly unlivable for working and middle-class families and outlined his plans to make homeownership attainable, cap childcare costs, and restore competent governance.

On KSEE24’s “Sunday Morning Matters,” . Calderon shared the top priorities he would tackle as governor, including building real pathways to homeownership and addressing the state budget deficit responsibly. He underscored the need to protect single-family neighborhoods and argued that California must stop investors from buying up neighborhoods. He also stressed that accountability in government is essential to building an affordable future for families.

In a recent KTLA 5 YouTube interview, Calderon spoke more personally about stepping away from elected office to raise his family and run a business, experiences that shaped the affordability-focused platform he’s now bringing to the governor’s race. He connected his call for accountability and affordability to what families are experiencing every day: rising rents, rising childcare costs, and a growing sense that California is pushing people out instead of lifting them up.