Chad Bianco is a 58-year-old Republican politician and Riverside County Sheriff. Born in Utah in 1967, he moved to California in 1989 and worked in law enforcement for 26 years before being elected Sheriff of Riverside County in 2018 and reelected in 2022. Bianco brands himself as a 'law and order' candidate and has become the lead Republican voice in the gubernatorial race, consistently polling in the top tier of candidates.