FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the recent mass shooting in Texas during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Newsom is facing largely unknown opposition in the June 7, 2022, primary election. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File) (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

California's capital city of SACRAMENTO The governor of California is running for reelection but his ad is in Florida

The 30-second spot is scheduled to air on Fox News on Monday.

In your state, freedom is being attacked. Republican leaders are banning books, making it harder to vote, restricting speech in classrooms, and even criminalizing women and doctors.

All of you living in Florida, please join the fight. California believes in freedom of speech, freedom to choose, freedom from hate and the freedom to love.

The ad is sure to stoke speculation that the 54-year-old Democrat is eyeing national office, even though he has said he has no interest in running for President. There is a chance that DeSantis will run for the White House.

Last year, he defeated a recall attempt and is expected to win reelection in November.