California to Deploy 101 New Highway Patrol Officers, Recruiting Push Underway

A California Highway Patrol officer stands with his weapon as authorities pursued the suspects in a shooting that occurred at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, Calif., on Dec. 2, 2015. Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced 101 newly sworn-in California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers in a press release June 30.

The graduating class of cadets is a manifestation of the state’s “CHP 1,000” campaign—a program launched in 2022 to expand the group of officers representing the nation’s largest state police force.