FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks during a news conference in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. Faulconer is one of the Republican candidates running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, of California, in a likely recall election in fall 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - This Feb. 23, 2019, file photo shows Jessica Patterson, then-candidate for chair of the California Republican Party, speaking to delegates after her nomination during the party convention in Sacramento, Calif. Patterson, who is now the chairwoman, said the party will eventually back a candidate in the likely 2021 recall election against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)

FILE - In this Oct. 5, 2003, file photo, then-Republican candidate for California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger walks up the steps to the state Capitol surrounded by children and waving to supporters during a campaign rally in Sacramento, Calif. No candidate of Schwarzenegger's fame has yet emerged in the expected 2021 recall election against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. (AP Photo/Steve Yeater, File)