Fox 5 San Diego

Humane Society investigating Cox’s use of Kodiak bear on campaign trail

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego Humane ...
People

California Candidate Calling Himself ‘the Beast’ Is Campaigning with a 1,000-Lb. Bear

PETA called John Cox's publicity stunt "unfortunate and shameful" Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously appeared in Rolling Stone, The ...
Fox 5 San Diego

John Cox brings bear back to campaign trail in San Diego

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Republican gubernatorial ...
ABC7 San Francisco

'Unfortunate and shameful': Animal advocates slam John Cox's use of live bear in campaign stop

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- John Cox's running mate, so to speak, in the likely recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom sure is getting him a lot of attention. Bringing a 1,000-pound bear on a political ...
NBC 7 San Diego

John Cox Campaign Investigated For Rally With Bear – NBC 7 San Diego

California Gubernatorial candidate John Cox's campaign is being investigated for bringing a wild animal to a campaign rally in San Diego, which is prohibited by the city's code, according to the ...
The New York Times

The furriest sideshow of the recall campaign is the center of a lawsuit.

An animal rights group is suing the owner of Tag, a Kodiak bear who was featured at events for John Cox, a Republican running for governor. By Shawn Hubler The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has ...
New York Magazine

Tag The Kodiak Bear

California Recall Candidate Served Legal Papers During DebateRepublican gubernatorial replacement candidate John Cox is known for attention-grabbing gimmicks, like a rented grizzly, but this one ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Tag, the Cox campaign bear, now subject of animal-rights lawsuit

The 1,000-pound bear that Rancho Santa Fe businessman John Cox expected would draw attention to his quest for the California governor’s office has instead attracted a different kind of notoriety. A ...
Los Angeles Times

A day in the California recall: A 1,000-pound bear and a Hollywood-worthy campaign video

SACRAMENTO — The campaign to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from office in a recall election saw a pair of competing spectacles Tuesday, as one Republican opponent posed for photos with a burly Kodiak bear ...
The Washington Post

As California’s gubernatorial recall heats up, a GOP challenger brought a 1,000-pound bear on the trail

Republican businessman John Cox was surrounded by reporters in a Sacramento park on Tuesday as he pitched Californians on voting for him in a recall election that could unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).
Los Angeles Times

Tag, the Cox campaign bear, is now the subject of an animal-rights lawsuit

SAN DIEGO — The 1,000-pound bear that Rancho Santa Fe businessman John Cox expected would draw attention to his quest for the California governor’s office has instead attracted a different kind of ...