Tom Steyer opens his first campaign office in California with a visit to Fresno

Tom Steyer will open his first campaign office in California at a Fresno event Monday evening.

The billionaire and Democratic presidential candidate will be in town with his wife Kat Steyer. The two will host a grand opening at the office on Bullard Avenue, according to his website. The event is free, but space is limited and registration is required.

It concludes a full day in Fresno for Steyer, who also has a tour of the IBEW/NECA Training Facility and a roundtable with local leaders. (A visit to a home with solar installed through Grid Alternatives, a nonprofit organization providing solar systems at no cost to disadvantaged communities, was scratched.)

Steyer was last in Fresno in 2018 to host a roundtable discussion and other events.

At the time he was a potential presidential candidate. He officially launched his campaign in July, promising to focus on climate change and political reform and pledging to spend $100 million of his own money on the campaign.

He is one of two billionaires spending big on a run at the 2020 Democratic nomination, along with Michael Bloomberg.

Three other Democratic presidential candidates have visited Fresno, so far – Julian Castro, Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders.

Sanders opened a campaign office in Fresno in November. Civil rights activist Shaun King will be there at next week’s Art Hop stumping for Sanders.

This story was originally published December 28, 2019 at 5:00 AM.