Los Angeles Dodgers Legend Steve Garvey Considers Bid for US Senate in California

Los Angeles Dodgers legend and Republican Steve Garvey is considering a bid to run for U.S. Senate.
The 74-year-old Garvey has not officially announced his candidacy, and the last time a Republican candidate won a U.S. Senate race in the Democratic state was in 1988.
Garvey played 18 years in the major leagues with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres before retiring from baseball in 1987.
Republican strategist Andy Gharakhani, who is advising Garvey, confirmed that the Palm Desert resident is looking at his campaign options.
“He is being contacted by leaders up and down the state. They’re recruiting him to run from both sides, Republican and Democrat, and he’s seriously considering it,” Gharakhani told the LA Times. “We should have a decision made here in the next few weeks.”…}