The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that former House member Tom Campbell is leaving his bid for the Republican nomination for Governor in order to enter the Republican Senate primary:
Campbell has scheduled two news conferences to make the announcement: one at 9 a.m. in Los Angeles, the other at 2:30 p.m. at the San Jose Fairmont hotel, according to an e-mail from Campbell's campaign that was sent Monday to his major supporters. The e-mail referred to a "soon to be announced new venture"— confirmed by campaign sources to be a Senate run.