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Former OneRepublic Bassist Tim Myers Running For California Lieutenant Governor: ‘We Can’t Keep Doing the Same Old Thing’

Former OneRepublic bassist Tim Myers announced that he's running for California Lt. Governor, months after launching a bid for the state House.

The prolific writer/producer who was a member of the Ryan Tedder-fronted band from 2002-2007 announced his intention to run for Lieutenant Governor of California in an Instagram video on Monday in which he hit on some of the same campaign themes he touted earlier this year when he launched a run to replace a longtime GOP rep in the California House of Representatives. In a campaign video featuring a haunting piano score and dramatic shots of California landmarks, as well as the smoldering remnants of the devastating January 2025 wildfires, widespread homeless encampments and images of economic hardship — cued to a cover of The Mamas & the Papas’ “California Dreaming” — Myers made his message of change loud and clear. It appears he has abandoned that effort to pivot to the state’s second-in-command post, a position with limited power that is typically thought of as the first step to running for Governor.

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