Caitlyn Marie Jenner (born William Bruce Jenner; October 28, 1949) is an American television personality and retired Olympic gold medal–winning decathlete.
Jenner played college football for the Graceland Yellowjackets before incurring a knee injury that required surgery. Convinced by Olympic decathlete Jack Parker's coach, L. D. Weldon, to try the decathlon, Jenner won the men's decathlon event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, setting a third successive world record and gaining fame as "an all-American hero".
Given the unofficial title of "world's greatest athlete", Jenner established a career in television, film, writing, auto racing, business, and as a Playgirl cover model.
Caitlyn Jenner is officially running for Governor of California
evoke.ieCalifornia has had its share of celebrity governors and now there’s a new contender in town in the form of Caitlyn Jenner. The former Olympic athlete and reality TV star has announced on social media that she has officially filed paperwork to enable her to run for Governor of California.
Her campaign slogan? Caitlyn For California. ‘I’m in! California is worth fighting for,’ the 71-year-old shared with her 10.9 million followers alongside a screenshot of an official press release.
The former I’m a Celeb is a registered Republican but her letter doesn’t clarify if she will run as a Republican or Independent.
Caitlyn’s mission is to ‘get California moving in the right direction.’ ‘California has been my home for nearly 50 years. I came here
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