Gregory Edward Cheadle is an American real estate broker and politician.
13 Facts About Gregory Cheadle
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Gregory Cheadle grew up in inner-city Oakland, California and Cleveland, as after his parents divorced his time was divided between Oakland where his mother was a secretary and Cleveland where his father was a shoe shiner.
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Gregory Cheadle is divorced and has three children: two daughters and one son.
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On June 3,2016, Cheadle attended a rally in Redding, California for then-presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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Gregory Cheadle was the subject of criticism, with many criticizing him for attending the rally, and friends and family leaving him angry messages "wanting to know why he let Trump insult him".
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Gregory Cheadle later clarified that he was not a Trump supporter, and said that he had previously gone to a Bernie Sanders rally, but did not go in.
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Gregory Cheadle said that he took Trump's comments towards him positively, but noted that many were left uncertain as to their meaning.
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Gregory Cheadle has described himself as an "1856 Republican", and has said that "the Republican party of today has left its core principles of truth, fairness, and justice".
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Gregory Cheadle announced in 2019 that he was leaving the Republican Party.
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Gregory Cheadle described Trump as "a rich guy who is mired in white privilege to the extreme", and said he has a "white superiority complex".
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Gregory Cheadle has run for Congress in California's 1st congressional district five times.
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Gregory Cheadle ran as a Republican in 2012,2014,2016, and 2018, losing in the district's primary election each time.
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Gregory Cheadle ran as an independent in 2020, and lost the primary election that year.