California’s Secretary of State has certified fashion designer Calvin Klein’s campaign as a campaign against Democrats, a move that could have major implications for the upcoming election.
Klein, who is a longtime supporter of the Democratic Party, announced in March that he was launching a campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom. Newsom, a Democrat, is facing a recall election on September 14, and Klein’s campaign is one of several that have been certified to appear on the ballot.
In a letter to Klein, Secretary of State Shirley Weber wrote that his campaign had met the requirements to be certified as a campaign against Democrats. This means that Klein’s campaign will be able to use the words .