Gavin Newsom

40th governor of California since 2019 · United States · Politicians · Born 1967 · age 59

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Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2011 to 2019 as the 49th lieutenant governor of California and from 2004 to 2011 as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco.

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A life in dates

2025“California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes.”In their words10 June 2025Statement during a CNN appearance on 10 June 2025, as quoted by Shane Croucher, member joins anti-ICE protest, tells Trump: "We are notRead the whole statement

“This is about authoritarian tendencies. This is about command and control. This is about power. This is about ego. This is a consistent pattern.”In their words8 June 2025Comment to MSNBC on 8 June 2025, referring to Donald Trump's decision to federally activate more than 2,000 California Army National GuardRead the whole statement

2024“... neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024.”In their wordsDuring a TV debate with Ron DeSantis. PBS News & Gavin Newsom tells Ron DeSantis 'neither of us' will be 2024 nominees #shorts - YouTube.Read the whole statement

“I don't know one state, if DeSantis stuck it out that he can win, not one.”In their words23 January 2024"More Like GONE DeSantis (w/Gavin Newsom!)" on Pod Save America, found on DeepCast (23 January 2024)Read the whole statement

2023“CEO of Target Brian Cornell selling out the LGBTQ+ community to extremists is a real profile in courage. This isn’t just a couple stores in the South.”In their wordsQuoted inRead the whole statement

2019“It is called a genocide. That's what it was... No other way to describe it and that's the way it needs to be described in the history books.”In their words19 June 2019Quoted in Genocide': California governor apologizes to Native Americans for past violence, USA Today, Rebecca Morin, (19 June 2019)Read the whole statement

Governor of CaliforniaOffice2011Lieutenant Governor of CaliforniaOffice2011-20192004Mayor of San FranciscoOffice2004-20111967Born10 October 1967

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Newsom in 1999 as a San Francisco Supervisor

Newsom's portrait as a member of the SF Board of Supervisors, 1999

Newsom campaigning against Proposition 8 in 2008

Newsom during his tenure as lieutenant governor of California

Newsom campaigns for Jerry Brown for governor, October 2010

Newsom at his second gubernatorial swearing-in ceremony, at the Plaza de California, 2023[120]

In their own words 7

Gavin Newsom

7 statements, newest first

California may be first, but it clearly will not end here. Other states are next. Democracy is next. Democracy is under assault before our eyes.
Jun 10, 2025, Statement during a CNN appearance on 10 June 2025, as quoted by Shane Croucher, member joins anti-ICE protest, tells Trump: "We are not, Own words
This is about authoritarian tendencies. This is about command and control. This is about power. This is about ego. This is a consistent pattern.
Jun 8, 2025, Comment to MSNBC on 8 June 2025, referring to Donald Trump's decision to federally activate more than 2,000 California Army National Guard, Own words
... neither of us will be the nominee for our party in 2024.
2024, During a TV debate with Ron DeSantis. PBS News & Gavin Newsom tells Ron DeSantis 'neither of us' will be 2024 nominees #shorts - YouTube., Own words