NURTEC CHLOE KARDASHIAN

Axios reported that Jenner is being assisted by GOP fundraiser Caroline Wren, who helped organize the Trump rally that preceded the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Wren did not respond to multiple inquiries from The Times. The two met through the American Unity Fund, a conservative nonprofit focused on LGBTQ issues.

Several California Republican consultants, including those familiar with the donor community, said they hadn’t heard anything about a Jenner run; they speculated the effort might be coming out of Washington.

Jenner would have other GOP competition: Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, businessman John Cox and former Rep. Doug Ose have already said they will run. Final word on a recall election is expected this month.

The Times wasn’t able to independently confirm Jenner’s plans Tuesday, but it wouldn’t be the first time the “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” fixture has considered running for office. A Jenner representative did not respond to a request for comment.

The lifelong Republican has described herself as an economic conservative and social liberal, and has also said she has been criticized for her GOP affiliation. “I have gotten more flack for being a conservative Republican than I have for being trans,” she said during a 2016 appearance at the University of Pennsylvania.

The following year, she told CNN’s Don Lemon that she was thinking of running for office. “I would have to look, over the next year or two ... can I do a better job on the outside or am I in a position now that I can do a better job for my community on the inside,” Jenner said. “And if that’s the case, if I find us on the inside, I would seriously look at it.”

Later that year, Jenner told a New York radio host that she was considering challenging Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who was up for reelection in the 2018 midterms. Jenner ultimately did not run.

On Monday, returning from a Twitter break of more than a year, Jenner retweeted a note that focused on L.A. County’s COVID-19 lockdown and included the comment, “The power @GavinNewsom has is ridiculous.”