Gavin Newsom

Governor of California since 2019

Gavin Newsom

Newsom in 2024

40th Governor of California

Incumbent

Assumed office
January 7, 2019
Lieutenant| Eleni Kounalakis
Preceded by| Jerry Brown
49th Lieutenant Governor of California
In office
January 10, 2011 – January 7, 2019
Governor| Jerry Brown
Preceded by| Abel Maldonado
Succeeded by| Eleni Kounalakis
42nd Mayor of San Francisco
In office
January 8, 2004 – January 10, 2011
Preceded by| Willie Brown
Succeeded by| Ed Lee
Member of the
San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
In office
January 8, 1997 – January 8, 2004
Preceded by| Kevin Shelley
Succeeded by| Michela Alioto-Pier
Personal details
Born|

Gavin Christopher Newsom

(1967-10-10) October 10, 1967 (age 57)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Political party| Democratic
Spouses|

* Kimberly Guilfoyle

(m. 2001; div. 2006)​

* Jennifer Siebel

(m. 2008)​

Children| 4
Parent|

* William Newsom (father)

Residence(s)| Fair Oaks, California
Kentfield, California
Education| Santa Clara University (BS)
Signature|

Gavin Newsom's voice

Gavin Newsom on the war on drugs and its impact on society
Recorded March 8, 2014

Gavin Christopher Newsom (/ˈnjuːsəm/ NEW-səm; born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.

Newsom graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in political science. Afterward, he founded the boutique winery PlumpJack Group in Oakville, California, with billionaire heir and family friend Gordon Getty as an investor. The company grew to manage 23 businesses, including wineries, restaurants, and hotels. Newsom began his political career in 1996, when San Francisco mayor Willie Brown appointed him to the city's Parking and Traffic Commission.[1] Brown then appointed Newsom to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors the next year and Newsom was first elected to the board in 1998.

Newsom was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003 and reelected in 2007. He was elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010 and reelected in 2014. As lieutenant governor, Newsom hosted The Gavin Newsom Show from 2012 to 2013 and in 2013 wrote the book Citizenville, which focuses on using digital tools for democratic change. Since 2025, he has hosted the podcast This is Gavin Newsom.

Newsom was elected governor of California in 2018. During his tenure, he faced criticism for his personal behavior and leadership style during the COVID-19 pandemic that contributed to an unsuccessful recall effort in 2021; he was reelected the next year with about 59% of the vote.

## Early life

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Gavin Christopher Newsom was born on October 10, 1967, in San Francisco, California, to Tessa Thomas (née Menzies) and William Alfred Newsom III, a state appeals court judge and attorney for Getty Oil.[2] A fourth-generation San Franciscan, Newsom comes from a prominent family with deep ties to the city. His maternal great-grandfather Thomas Addis was a pioneering nephrologist and professor of medicine at Stanford University noted for his groundbreaking research on kidney disease.[3] Newsom is a second cousin twice removed of musician Joanna Newsom,[4] and his aunt Barbara Newsom was married to Ron Pelosi, the brother-in-law of former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi.[5] Newsom's parents divorced in 1971 when he was three years old, leaving his mother, Tessa, to raise him and his younger sister, Hilary Newsom Callan, largely on her own.[6] Tessa worked three jobs—often as a waitress, bookkeeper, and secretary—to support the family, fostering a strong work ethic in her children.[7] Newsom has called his childhood challenging, shaped in part by financial instability and his struggle with "pretty severe" dyslexia, a condition he still has.[5]

Newsom's education began at École Notre Dame des Victoires, a French-American bilingual Catholic school in San Francisco that he attended for kindergarten and first grade. But his severe dyslexia—which affected his ability to read, write, spell, and perform numerical tasks (dyscalculia)—prompted a transfer.[5] He continued at Notre Dame des Victoires from third through fifth grades, where he was enrolled in remedial reading classes to cope with his learning difficulties. Throughout his years in school, Newsom relied heavily on audiobooks, summaries, and verbal instruction. He still prefers audio interpretations of documents and reports.[8] In a 2023 interview, he said his dyslexia "forced me to find workarounds and think differently—skills I still use every day as governor."[9] At Redwood High School in Larkspur, California, Newsom excelled athletically despite his academic struggles, graduating in 1985. He played basketball as a shooting guard and baseball as an outfielder, earning recognition on the cover of the Marin Independent Journal for his skills.[7] His sister Hilary recalled lean Christmases when their mother warned them not to expect gifts, underscoring the family's financial strain.[7] Tessa opened their home to foster children, a practice that Newsom has said instilled in him a lifelong commitment to public service.[7][10] His father's habit of donating much of his income further tightened the family's finances, leading Newsom to take various jobs—such as washing cars and working at a local deli—during high school to help out.[11]

Newsom enrolled at Santa Clara University on a partial baseball scholarship, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science in political science. He tried out for the baseball team during his first two years but underwent elbow surgery in late 1985—later revealed as a procedure to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament—ending his varsity aspirations.[12] He has credited the university's Jesuit education with fostering his independent thinking and skepticism of conventional wisdom.[13] During his junior year, Newsom spent a semester studying abroad in Rome, Italy, an experience he called "eye-opening" in a 2019 speech, exposing him to global perspectives that influenced his political career.[14]

## Business career

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Newsom and his investors created the company PlumpJack Associates L.P. on May 14, 1991. The group started the PlumpJack Winery in 1992 with the financial help[15] of his family friend Gordon Getty. PlumpJack was the name of an opera written by Getty, who invested in 10 of Newsom's 11 businesses.[5] Getty told the San Francisco Chronicle that he treated Newsom like a son and invested in his first business venture because of that relationship. According to Getty, later business investments were because of "the success of the first".[5]

One of Newsom's early interactions with government occurred when Newsom resisted the San Francisco Department of Public Health's requirement to install a sink at his PlumpJack wine store.[16] The Health Department argued that wine was a food and required the store to install a $27,000 sink in the carpeted wine shop on the grounds that the shop needed the sink for a mop. When Newsom was later appointed supervisor, he told the San Francisco Examiner: "That's the kind of bureaucratic malaise I'm going to be working through."[17]

The business grew to an enterprise with more than 700 employees.[7] The PlumpJack Cafe Partners L.P. opened the PlumpJack Café, also on Fillmore Street, in 1993. Between 1993 and 2000, Newsom and his investors opened several other businesses that included the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn with a PlumpJack Café (1994), a winery in Napa Valley (1995), the Balboa Café Bar and Grill (1995), the PlumpJack Development Fund L.P. (1996), the MatrixFillmore Bar (1998), PlumpJack Wines shop Noe Valley branch (1999), PlumpJackSport retail clothing (2000), and a second Balboa Café at Squaw Valley (2000).[5] Newsom's investments included five restaurants and two retail clothing stores.[7] Newsom's annual income was greater than $429,000 from 1996 to 2001.[5] In 2002, his business holdings were valued at more than $6.9 million.[7] Newsom gave a monthly $50 gift certificate to PlumpJack employees whose business ideas failed, because in his view, "There can be no success without failure."[17]

Newsom sold his share of his San Francisco businesses when he became mayor in 2004. He maintained his ownership in the PlumpJack companies outside San Francisco, including the PlumpJack Winery in Oakville, California, new PlumpJack-owned Cade Winery in Angwin, California, and the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn. He is the president in absentia of Airelle Wines Inc., which is connected to the PlumpJack Winery in Napa County. Newsom earned between $141,000 and $251,000 in 2007 from his business interests.[18] In February 2006, he paid $2,350,000 for his residence in the Russian Hill neighborhood, which he put on the market in April 2009 for $3,000,000.[19]

At the time of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in March 2023, it was acknowledged that at least three of Newsom's wine companies, PlumpJack, Cade and Odette, were Silicon Valley Bank clients.[20][21]

## Early political career

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See also: Electoral history of Gavin Newsom

Newsom in 1999

Newsom's first political experience came when he volunteered for Willie Brown's successful campaign for mayor in 1995. Newsom hosted a private fundraiser at his PlumpJack Café.[5] Brown appointed Newsom to a vacant seat on the Parking and Traffic Commission in 1996, and he was later elected president of the commission. Brown appointed him to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat vacated by Kevin Shelley in 1997. At the time, he was the youngest member of San Francisco's board of supervisors.[22][23][24]

Newsom was sworn in by his father and pledged to bring his business experience to the board.[23] Brown called Newsom "part of the future generation of leaders of this great city".[23] Newsom described himself as a "social liberal and a fiscal watchdog".[23][24] He was elected to a full four-year term to the board in 1998. San Francisco voters chose to abandon at-large elections to the board for the previous district system in 1999. Newsom was reelected in 2000 and 2002 to represent the second district, which includes Pacific Heights, the Marina, Cow Hollow, Sea Cliff and Laurel Heights, which had San Francisco's highest income level and highest Republican registration.[25] Newsom paid $500 to the San Francisco Republican Party to appear on the party's endorsement slate in 2000 while running for Supervisor.[26] He was reelected.[27]

As a San Francisco Supervisor, Newsom gained public attention for his role in advocating reform of the city's municipal railway (Muni).[28] He was one of two supervisors endorsed by Rescue Muni, a transit riders group, in his 1998 reelection. He sponsored Proposition B to require Muni and other city departments to develop detailed customer service plans.[5][29] The measure passed with 56.6% of the vote.[30] Newsom sponsored a ballot measure from Rescue Muni; a version of the measure was approved by voters in November 1999.[28]

Newsom also supported allowing restaurants to serve alcohol at their outdoor tables, banning tobacco advertisements visible from the streets, stiffer penalties for landlords who run afoul of rent-control laws, and a resolution, which was defeated, to commend Colin Powell for raising money for youth programs.[28] Newsom's support for business interests at times strained his relationship with labor leaders.[28]

During Newsom's time as supervisor, he supported housing projects through public-private partnerships to increase homeownership and affordable housing in San Francisco.[31] He supported HOPE, a failed local-ballot measure that would have allowed an increased condo-conversion rate if a certain percentage of tenants within a building were buying their units. As a candidate for mayor, he supported building 10,000 new housing units to create 15,000 new construction jobs.[31]

Newsom's signature achievement as a supervisor was a voter initiative called Care Not Cash (Measure N), which offered care, supportive housing, drug treatment, and help from behavioral health specialists for the homeless in lieu of direct cash aid from the state's general assistance program.[31] Many homeless rights advocates protested against the initiative. "Progressives and Democrats, nuns and priests, homeless advocates and homeless people were furious", Newsom said.[32] The successfully passed ballot measure raised his political profile and provided the volunteers, donors, and campaign staff that helped make him a leading contender for the mayorship in 2003.[5][33][34] In a city audit released in 2008, the program was evaluated as largely successful for lowering average cash payments per person from over $300 to $78 and the number of people receiving cash payments from over 2,500 to about 640.[35]

## Mayor of San Francisco (2004–2011)

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### Elections

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#### 2003

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Main article: 2003 San Francisco mayoral election

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

Newsom placed first in the November 4, 2003, general election in a nine-person field. He received 41.9% of the vote to Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez's 19.6% in the first round of balloting, but faced a closer race in the December 9 runoff, when many of the city's progressive groups supported Gonzalez.[33] The race was partisan, with attacks against Gonzalez for his support of Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election, and attacks against Newsom for contributing $500 to a Republican slate mailer in 2000 that endorsed issues Newsom supported.[36][37] Democratic leadership felt they needed to reinforce San Francisco as a Democratic stronghold after losing the 2000 presidential election and the 2003 gubernatorial recall election to Arnold Schwarzenegger.[37] National Democratic Party figures, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Jesse Jackson, campaigned for Newsom.[37][38] Five supervisors endorsed Gonzalez, while Willie Brown endorsed Newsom.[33][34]

Newsom won the runoff with 53% of the vote to Gonzalez's 47%, a margin of 11,000 votes.[33] He ran as a business-friendly centrist Democrat and a moderate in San Francisco politics. Some of his opponents called him conservative.[33][37] Newsom claimed he was a centrist in the Dianne Feinstein mold.[31][39] He ran on the slogan "great cities, great ideas", and presented over 21 policy papers.[34] He pledged to continue working on San Francisco's homelessness issue.[33]

Newsom was sworn in as mayor on January 8, 2004.[40] He called for unity among the city's political factions, and promised to address the issues of public schools, potholes and affordable housing.[41] Newsom said he was "a different kind of leader" who "isn't afraid to solve even the toughest problems".[42]

#### 2007

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Main article: 2007 San Francisco mayoral election

San Francisco's progressive community tried to field a candidate to run a strong campaign against Newsom. Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Chris Daly considered running, but both declined. Gonzalez also decided not to challenge Newsom again.[43]

When the August 10, 2007, filing deadline passed, San Francisco's discussion shifted to talk about Newsom's second term. He was challenged in the election by 13 candidates, including George Davis, a nudist activist, and Michael Powers, owner of the Power Exchange sex club.[44] Conservative former supervisor Tony Hall withdrew by early September due to lack of support.[45]

The San Francisco Chronicle declared in August 2007 that Newsom faced no "serious threat to his re-election bid", having raised $1.6 million for his reelection campaign by early August.[46] He was reelected on November 6 with over 72% of the vote.[47] Upon taking office for a second term, Newsom promised to focus on the environment, homelessness, health care, education, housing, and rebuilding San Francisco General Hospital.[48][49]

### Mayoralty

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Main article: Mayoralty of Gavin Newsom

Newsom campaigning against Proposition 8 in 2008

As mayor, Newsom focused on development projects in Hunters Point and Treasure Island.

He gained national attention in 2004 when he directed the San Francisco city–county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, violating a state law passed in 2000.[50] Implementation of Care Not Cash, the initiative he had sponsored as a supervisor, began on July 1, 2004. As part of the initiative, 5,000 more homeless people were given permanent shelter in the city. About 2,000 people had been placed into permanent housing with support by 2007. Other programs Newsom initiated to end chronic homelessness included the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SF HOT) and Project Homeless Connect (PHC), which placed 2,000 homeless people into permanent housing and provided 5,000 additional affordable rental units in the city.[51]

During a strike by hotel workers against a dozen San Francisco hotels, Newsom joined UNITE HERE union members on a picket line in front of the Westin St. Francis Hotel on October 27, 2004. He vowed that the city would boycott the hotels by not sponsoring city events at them until they agreed to a contract with workers. The contract dispute was settled in September 2006.[52]

In 2005, Newsom pushed for a state law to allow California communities to create policy restricting certain breeds of dogs.[53] In 2007, he signed the law establishing Healthy San Francisco to provide city residents with universal health care, the first city in the nation to do so.[51]

Newsom came under attack from the San Francisco Democratic Party in 2009 for his failure to implement the City of San Francisco's sanctuary city rule, under which the city was to not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[54]

The same year, Newsom received the Leadership for Healthy Communities Award, along with Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and three other public officials, for his commitment to making healthful food and physical activity options more accessible to children and families.[55] He hosted the Urban-Rural Roundtable in 2008 to explore ways to promote regional food development and increased access to healthy, affordable food.[56] Newsom secured $8 million in federal and local funds for the Better Streets program,[57] which ensures that public health perspectives are fully integrated into urban planning processes. He signed a menu-labeling bill into law, requiring that chain restaurants print nutrition information on their menus.[58]

Newsom was named "America's Most Social Mayor" in 2010 by Same Point, based on analysis of the social media profiles of mayors of the 100 largest U.S. cities.[59]

### Same-sex marriage

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Newsom gained national attention in 2004 when he directed the San Francisco city–county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, violating state law.[50] In August 2004, the Supreme Court of California annulled the marriages Newsom had authorized, as they conflicted with state law. Still, Newsom's unexpected move brought national attention to the issue of same-sex marriage, solidifying political support for him in San Francisco and in the LGBTQ+ community.[11][10][60]

During the 2008 election, Newsom opposed Proposition 8, the ballot initiative to reverse the Supreme Court of California ruling that there was a constitutional right to same-sex marriage.[61] Proposition 8 supporters released a commercial featuring footage of Newsom saying the following in a speech regarding same-sex marriage: "This door's wide open now. It's going to happen, whether you like it or not."[62] Some observers noted that polls shifted in favor of Proposition 8 after the commercial's release; this, in turn, led to speculation that Newsom had inadvertently played a role in the amendment's passage.[62][63][64][65]

## Lieutenant governor of California (2011–2019)

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### Elections

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#### 2010

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See also: 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Official portrait of Newsom as lieutenant governor of California Newsom campaigns for Jerry Brown for governor, October 2010

Newsom filed initial paperwork to run for lieutenant governor in February 2010,[66] and officially announced his candidacy in March.[67] He received the Democratic nomination in June[68] and won the election on November 2.[69] Newsom was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 10, 2011, and served under Governor Jerry Brown.

While lieutenant governor, in May 2012, Newsom began hosting The Gavin Newsom Show on Current TV. The same month, he drew criticism for calling Sacramento "dull" and saying he was only there once a week, adding "there's no reason" to be there otherwise.[70]

#### 2014

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See also: 2014 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

Newsom was reelected as lieutenant governor on November 4, 2014, defeating Republican Ron Nehring with 57.2% of the vote. His second term began on January 5, 2015.[71]

### Capital punishment

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Newsom supported a failed measure in 2012 that sought to end capital punishment in California. He claimed the initiative would save California millions of dollars, citing statistics that California had spent $5 billion since 1978 to execute just 13 people.[72]

In 2016, Newsom supported Proposition 62, which also would have repealed the death penalty in California.[73] He argued that Prop. 62 would get rid of a system "that is administered with troubling racial disparities" and said that the death penalty was fundamentally immoral and did not deter crime.[72] Proposition 62 failed.

### Criminal justice and cannabis legalization

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In 2014, Newsom was the only statewide politician to endorse California Proposition 47, legislation that recategorized certain nonviolent offenses like drug and property crimes as misdemeanors as opposed to felonies. Voters passed the measure on November 4, 2014.[73]

In July 2015, Newsom released the Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy's final report, which he had convened with the American Civil Liberties Union of California in 2013. The report's recommendations to regulate marijuana were intended to inform a legalization measure on the November 2016 ballot.[74] Newsom supported the resulting measure, Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis use and cultivation for California state residents who are 21 or older.[75]

On February 24, 2017, in response to pro-enforcement statements by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Newsom sent Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump a letter urging them not to increase federal enforcement against recreational cannabis firms opening in California.[75] He wrote: "The government must not strip the legal and publicly supported industry of its business and hand it back to drug cartels and criminals ... Dealers don't card kids. I urge you and your administration to work in partnership with California and the other eight states that have legalized recreational marijuana for adult use in a way that will let us enforce our state laws that protect the public and our children while targeting the bad actors." Newsom responded to comments by Spicer that compared cannabis to opioids: "Unlike marijuana, opioids represent an addictive and harmful substance, and I would welcome your administration's focused efforts on tackling this particular public health crisis."[75]

### Education

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Newsom joined Long Beach City College Superintendent Eloy Oakley in a November 2015 op-ed calling for the creation of the California College Promise, which would create partnerships between public schools, public universities, and employers and offer a free community college education.[76] Throughout 2016, he joined Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf at the launch of the Oakland Promise and Second Lady Jill Biden and Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti at the launch of the LA Promise.[77][78] In June 2016, Newsom helped secure $15 million in the state budget to support the creation of promise programs throughout the state.[79]

In December 2015, Newsom called on the University of California to reclassify computer science courses as a core academic class to incentivize more high schools to offer computer science curricula.[80][81] He sponsored successful legislation signed by Governor Brown in September 2016, that began the planning process for expanding computer science education to all state students, beginning as early as kindergarten.[82]

In 2016, Newsom passed a series of reforms at the University of California to give student-athletes additional academic and injury-related support, and to ensure that contracts for athletic directors and coaches emphasized academic progress. This came in response to several athletics programs, including the University of California–Berkeley's football team, which had the lowest graduation rates in the country.[83][84]

### Technology in government

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Newsom released his first book, Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government, on February 7, 2013.[85][86] The book discusses the Gov 2.0 movement taking place across the nation. After its release, Newsom began to work with the Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society at the University of California, Berkeley, on the California Report Card (CRC).[87] The CRC is a mobile-optimized platform that allows state residents to "grade" their state on six timely issues. The CRC exemplifies ideas presented in Citizenville, encouraging direct public involvement in government affairs via technology.[88]

In 2015, Newsom partnered with the Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University to launch Digital Democracy, an online tool that uses facial and voice recognition to enable users to navigate California legislative proceedings.[89]

## Gubernatorial campaigns (2010–2022)

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Results of the 2018 California gubernatorial election; Newsom won the counties in blue Results of the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election; No on recall won the counties in yellowish-brown khaki colors Results of the 2022 California gubernatorial election; Newsom won the counties in blue

### 2010 election

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See also: 2010 California gubernatorial election and 2010 California lieutenant gubernatorial election

On April 21, 2009, Newsom announced his candidacy for governor of California in the 2010 election.[90] He named state senator (and future U.S. senator) Alex Padilla to chair his campaign.[91] He received former president Bill Clinton's endorsement in September. Throughout the campaign, he had low poll numbers, trailing Democratic frontrunner Jerry Brown by more than 20 points in most polls.[92][93][94] Newsom dropped out of the race in October and ran for lieutenant governor instead.[95][96][97]

### 2018 election

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See also: 2018 California gubernatorial election

On February 11, 2015, Newsom announced that he was opening a campaign account for governor in the 2018 elections, allowing him to raise funds for a campaign to succeed Brown as governor of California.[98] On June 5, 2018, he finished in the top two in the nonpartisan blanket primary, and he defeated Republican John H. Cox by a landslide in the November 6 general election.[99]

Newsom was sworn in on January 7, 2019.

### 2021 recall election

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Main article: 2021 California gubernatorial recall election

Several recall attempts were launched against Newsom early in his tenure, but they failed to gain much traction. On February 21, 2020, a recall petition was introduced by Orrin Heatlie, a deputy sheriff in Yolo County. The petition mentioned Newsom's sanctuary state policy and said laws he endorsed favored "foreign nationals, in our country illegally"; said that California had high homelessness, high taxes, and low quality of life; and described other grievances.[100] The California secretary of state approved it for circulation on June 10, 2020.[101]

Forcing the gubernatorial recall election required a total of 1,495,709 verified signatures.[100] By August 2020, 55,000 signatures were submitted and verified by the secretary of state, and 890 new valid signatures were submitted by October 2020.[102] The petition was initially given a signature deadline of November 17, 2020, but it was extended to March 17, 2021, after Judge James P. Arguelles ruled that petitioners could have more time because of the pandemic.[103] Newsom's attendance at a party at The French Laundry in November 2020, despite his public health measures;[104] voter anger over lockdowns, job losses, school and business closures;[105] and a $31 billion fraud scandal at the state unemployment agency[106] were credited for the recall's growing support.[105] The French Laundry event took place on November 6,[107] and between November 5 and December 7 over 442,000 new signatures were submitted and verified; 1,664,010 verified signatures, representing roughly 98% of the final total of 1,719,900, were submitted between November 2020 and March 17, 2021.[102][108]

During the campaign, Newsom compared the recall effort to the attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.[109] On September 14, 2021, the recall election was held, and only 38% voted to recall Newsom, so he remained in office.[110][111]

### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 California gubernatorial election

In 2022, Newsom was elected to a second term, defeating Republican state senator Brian Dahle with 59.2% of the vote. This was a smaller margin of victory than in 2018, and the first time since 2010 that the Democratic gubernatorial nominee did not win at least 60% of the vote.[112]

## Governor of California (2019–present)

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A CalMatters analysis published in 2019 found Newsom's political positions to be more moderate than those of almost every Democratic state legislator in California.[113]

Ceremony for the reestablishment of the Commission of the Californias in 2019. Pictured are Governor Jaime Bonilla Valdez of Baja California (left), Governor Gavin Newsom of California (center), and Governor Carlos Mendoza Davis of Baja California Sur (right).

### Appointments

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After U.S. senator Kamala Harris was elected vice president of the United States in the 2020 presidential election, Newsom appointed Secretary of State of California Alex Padilla to succeed her as California's junior U.S. senator. To replace Padilla as secretary of state, Newsom appointed Assemblywoman Shirley Weber.[114][115][116] After the U.S. Senate confirmed Xavier Becerra as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Newsom appointed Rob Bonta Attorney General of California.[117] In an interview with Joy Reid, Newsom was asked whether he would appoint a Black woman to replace Dianne Feinstein if she were to retire from the Senate or die before her term ended in 2024; Newsom replied that he would.[118][119] Feinstein died in September 2023, and Newsom faced pressure to quickly appoint a successor.[120] He fulfilled his promise and appointed Laphonza Butler to the seat.[121]

### Criminal justice

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#### Capital punishment

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See also: Capital punishment in California

On March 13, 2019, three years after voters narrowly rejected its repeal,[122] Newsom declared a moratorium on the state's death penalty, preventing any execution in the state as long as he remained governor. The move also led to the withdrawal of the state's current lethal injection protocol and the execution chamber's closure at San Quentin State Prison.[123] In a CBS This Morning interview, Newsom said that the death penalty is "a racist system ... that is perpetuating inequality. It's a system that I cannot in good conscience support."[124] The moratorium granted a temporary reprieve for all 737 inmates on California's death row, then the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere.[125]

In January 2022, Newsom directed the state to begin dismantling its death row in San Quentin, to be transformed into a "space for rehabilitation programs",[126] as all the condemned inmates are moving to other prisons that have maximum security facilities. The state's voters upheld capital punishment in 2012 and 2016, with the latter measure agreeing to move the condemned to other prisons.[127] While a 2021 poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies and co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Times suggested declining support for capital punishment among California's voters,[126][128] Republican opponents criticized Newsom's moves to halt capital punishment in California as defiance of the will of voters, and capital punishment advocates said they denied closure to murder victims' families.[126]

#### Clemency

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In response to the Trump administration's crackdown on immigrants with criminal records, Newsom gave heightened consideration to people in this situation.[129] A pardon can eliminate the grounds for deportation of immigrants who would otherwise be legal permanent residents. Pardon requests from people facing deportation are given expedited review by the state Board of Parole Hearings, per a 2018 California law.[129] In his first acts of clemency as governor, Newsom pardoned seven formerly incarcerated people in May 2019, including two Cambodian refugees facing deportation.[130] He pardoned three men who were attempting to avoid being deported to Cambodia or Vietnam in November 2019. They had separately committed crimes when they were each 19 years old.[131] In December 2019, Newsom granted parole to a Cambodian refugee who had been held in a California prison due to a murder case. Although immigrant rights groups wanted Newsom to end policies allowing the transfer to federal agents, the refugee was turned over for possible deportation upon release.[132]

On January 13, 2022, Newsom denied parole to Sirhan Sirhan, Robert F. Kennedy's assassin, who had been recommended for parole by a parole board after serving 53 years in prison.[133] Newsom wrote an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times saying Sirhan "still lacks the insight that would prevent him from making the kind of dangerous and destructive decisions he made in the past. The most glaring proof of Sirhan's deficient insight is his shifting narrative about his assassination of Kennedy, and his current refusal to accept responsibility for it."[134]

#### Police reform

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Newsom has spoken in favor of Assembly Bill 1196, which would ban carotid artery restraints and choke holds in California. He has claimed that there is no longer a place for a policing tactic "that literally is designed to stop people's blood from flowing into their brain, that has no place any longer in 21st-century practices."[135][136]

In September 2021, Newsom signed legislation raising the minimum age to become a police officer from 18 to 21. Also in the bills were restrictions on the use of tear gas and a ban on police departments employing officers after misconduct or crimes. Among the bills was the George Floyd Bill, requiring officers to intervene when witnessing excessive force on the part of another officer.[137]

#### Transgender prisoners

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In September 2020, Newsom signed into law a bill allowing California transgender inmates to be placed in prisons that correspond with their gender identity. An inmate's request can be denied based on "management or security concerns".[138][139] In response, the Women's Liberation Front filed a lawsuit claiming that the bill is "unconstitutional and creates an unsafe environment for women in female facilities".[140]

### Disasters and emergencies

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#### COVID-19 pandemic

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For broader coverage of this topic, see COVID-19 pandemic in California.

Newsom meets with health officials on the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2020.

Newsom declared a state of emergency on March 4, 2020, after the first death in California attributable to the novel SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus disease (COVID-19).[141][142] His stated intention was to help California prepare for and contain COVID-19's spread.[143] The emergency declaration allowed state agencies to more easily procure equipment and services, share information on patients and alleviated restrictions on the use of state-owned properties and facilities. Newsom also announced that mitigation policies for the state's estimated 108,000 unsheltered homeless people would be prioritized, with a significant push to move them indoors.[144]

Newsom issued an executive order that allowed the state to commandeer hotels and medical facilities to treat COVID-19 patients and permitted government officials to hold teleconferences in private without violating open meeting laws.[145] He also directed local school districts to make their own decisions on school closures, but used an executive order to ensure students' needs would be met whether or not their school was physically open. The U.S. Department of Agriculture approved the Newsom administration's request to offer meal service during school closures, which included families being able to pick up those meals at libraries, parks, or other off-campus locations. Roughly 80% of students at California's public schools receive free or reduced-price meals. This executive order included continued funding for remote learning opportunities and child care options during workday hours.[146]

As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state continued to rise, on March 15, Newsom urged people 65 and older and those with chronic health conditions to isolate themselves from others. He also called on bars and brewery and winery tasting rooms to close their doors to patrons. Some local jurisdictions had mandatory closures.[147] The closures were extended to movie theaters and health clubs. He asked restaurants to stop serving meals inside their establishments and offer take-out meals only.[148] His statewide order to stay at home became mandatory on March 19. It allowed movement outside the home for necessities or recreation, but people were required to maintain a safe distance apart.[149] Activity "needed to maintain continuity of operation of the federal critical infrastructure sectors, critical government services, schools, childcare, and construction" was excluded from the order. Essential services such as grocery stores and pharmacies remained open. Newsom provided state funds to pay for protective measures such as hotel room lodging for hospital and other essential workers fearing returning home and infecting family members.[150] By April 26, he had issued 30 executive orders under the state of emergency while the legislature had not been in session.[151]

On April 28, Newsom, along with the governors of Oregon and Washington, announced a "shared approach" for reopening their economies.[152][153] His administration outlined key indicators for altering his stay-at-home mandate, including the ability to closely monitor and track potential cases, prevent infection of high-risk people, increase surge capacity at hospitals, develop therapeutics, ensure physical distancing at schools, businesses, and child-care facilities, and develop guidelines for restoring isolation orders if the virus surges.[154] The plan to end the shutdown had four phases.[155] Newsom emphasized that easing restrictions would be based on data, not dates, saying, "We will base reopening plans on facts and data, not on ideology. Not what we want. Not what we hope."[156] Of a return of Major League Baseball and the NFL, he said, "I would move very cautiously in that expectation."[157]

In early May, Newsom announced that certain retailers could reopen for pickup. Most Californians approved of Newsom's handling of the crisis and were more concerned about reopening too early than too late, but there were demonstrations and protests against these policies.[158] Under pressure, Newsom delegated more decision-making on reopening to the local level.[159] That same month, he announced a plan for registered voters to have the option to vote by mail in the November election.[160] California was the first state in the country to commit to sending mail-in ballots to all registered voters for the November general election.[161]

As the state opened up, the Los Angeles Times found that new coronavirus hospitalizations in California began accelerating around June 15 at a rate not seen since early April, immediately after the virus began rapidly spreading in the state.[162] On June 18, Newsom made face coverings mandatory for all Californians in an effort to reduce COVID-19's spread.[163][164] Enforcement would be up to business owners, as local law enforcement agencies view non-compliance as a minor infraction.[165] By the end of June, he had ordered seven counties to close bars and nightspots, and recommended eight other counties take action on their own to close those businesses due to a surge of coronavirus cases in some parts of the state.[166] In a regular press conference on July 13 as he was ordering the reinstatement of the shutdown of bars and indoor dining in restaurants, he said, "We're seeing an increase in the spread of the virus, so that's why it's incumbent upon all of us to recognize soberly that COVID-19 is not going away any time soon until there is a vaccine or an effective therapy".[162]

Newsom oversaw a sluggish initial rollout of vaccines; California had one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country by January 2021,[167] and had only used about 30% of the vaccines it had at its disposal, a far lower rate than other states, by January 20.[168] Newsom had an approval rating of 64% in September 2020, but a February 2021 UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll found that his approval rate was down to 46%, with 48% disapproval, the highest of his tenure. The Los Angeles Times attributed this decline to public opinion of his management of the pandemic.[169] The vaccination rate began increasing in January, with over half the population fully vaccinated as of September 2021,[170] the percentage ranking #16 out of the 50 states.

Although the Newsom administration enacted some of the country's most stringent pandemic restrictions in 2020, California had the 29th-highest death rate of all 50 states by May 2021.[171] Monica Gandhi, a professor of medicine at UCSF, said that California's restrictive approach "did not lead to better health outcomes", and criticized California's delay in implementing new CDC recommendations absolving the fully vaccinated from most indoor mask requirements, while saying the decision lacked scientific rationale and could cause "collateral damage".[172][173]

#### Pandemic unemployment fraud and debt

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In January 2021, the Los Angeles Times reported that Newsom's administration had mismanaged $11.4 billion by disbursing unemployment benefits to ineligible claimants, especially those paid through the federally funded Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program.[174] Another $19 billion in claims remained under investigation for fraud.[175] At the same time, legitimate claimants faced lengthy delays in receiving benefits.[176] The state's unemployment system had been overseen by California Labor Secretary Julie Su, a Newsom appointee, whom President Joe Biden later appointed as deputy secretary of labor in February 2021.[176]

Political opponents attributed the crisis to the Newsom administration's failure to heed multiple warnings by federal officials of the potential for fraud, while Newsom's administration said the Trump administration's failure to provide appropriate guidance for the new federally funded program contributed to the fraud.[177] Experts said much of the fraud appeared to originate from international criminal gangs in 20 countries.[178][179][180] A report by California State Auditor Elaine Howle said $810 million was disbursed to claimants who had fraudulently filed on behalf of inmates in the state's prison system.[181]

According to The Sacramento Bee, by the summer of 2021, California owed $23 billion to the federal government for unemployment benefits paid out during the pandemic, which was 43% of all unemployment debt, owed by 13 states at the time, to the federal government.[182] Most of this debt was unrelated to the federally funded pandemic unemployment programs that had experienced most of the fraud, and instead was due to longstanding underfunding and California's high rate of unemployment during the pandemic.[183]

#### Wildfires

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Further information: California wildfires

Due to a mass die-off of trees throughout California that could increase the risk of wildfires, Newsom declared a state of emergency on March 22, 2020, in preparation for the 2020 wildfire season.[184] After declaring a state of emergency on August 18, he reported that the state was battling 367 known fires, many sparked by intense thunderstorms on August 16–17.[185] His request for assistance via issuance of a federal disaster declaration in the wake of six major wildfires was first rejected by the Trump administration, but accepted after Trump spoke to Newsom.[186]

On June 23, 2021, the NPR station CapRadio reported that Newsom and Cal Fire had falsely claimed in January 2020 that 90,000 acres (36,000 ha) of land at risk for wildfires had been treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns; the actual treated area was 11,399 acres (4,613 ha), an overstatement of 690%.[187][188] According to CapRadio, the fuel breaks of the 35 "priority projects" Newsom had touted, which were meant to ensure the quick evacuation of residents while preventing traffic jams and a repeat of events in the 2018 fire that destroyed the town of Paradise, where at least eight evacuees burned to death in their vehicles, were struggling to mitigate fire spread in almost every instance while failing to prevent evacuation traffic jams.[188] The same day CapRadio revealed the oversight, leaked emails showed that Newsom's handpicked Cal Fire chief had ordered the removal of the original statement.[189] In another report in April 2022, CapRadio found a program, hailed in 2020 by the Newsom administration to fast-track environmental reviews on high-priority fire prevention projects, had failed to make progress.[190]

KXTV released a series of reports chronicling PG&E's liabilities after committing 91 felonies in the Santa Rosa and Paradise fires. Newsom was accused of accepting campaign donations from PG&E in order to change the CPUC's ruling on PG&E's safety license. The rating change allowed PG&E to avoid billions of dollars in extra fees. Newsom was also accused of setting up the Wildfire Insurance Fund via AB 1054, using ratepayer fees, so PG&E could avoid financial losses[191][192] and pass the liability costs to ratepayers and taxpayers.[193][194]

#### June 2025 Los Angeles protests

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Main article: June 2025 Los Angeles protests

See also: Newsom v. Trump

In June 2025, protests broke out in Los Angeles after a series of federal immigration raids. As demonstrations continued, President Trump issued a memorandum federalizing up to 4,000 California National Guard troops and deploying U.S. Marines to assist with the response. Newsom objected, calling it an unconstitutional overreach of federal authority. On June 9, the State of California, led by Newsom, filed a federal lawsuit, Newsom v. Trump, challenging the legality of the troop deployment. The complaint argued that the order exceeded the president's statutory powers under 10 U.S.C. § 252 and violated the Tenth Amendment and the Posse Comitatus Act.

### Energy and environment

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For broader coverage of this topic, see Climate change policy of California and Hydraulic fracturing in the United States.

Newsom talks about climate change at North Complex Fire, September 2020.

Upon taking office in 2019, Newsom succeeded Brown as co-chair of the United States Climate Alliance. In September 2019, Newsom vetoed SB 1, which would have preserved environmental protections at the state level that were set to roll back nationally under the Trump administration's environmental policy.[195] In February 2020, the Newsom administration sued federal agencies over the rollbacks to protect imperiled fish in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta in 2019.[196][197]

Newsom attended the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, where he spoke of California as a climate leader due to the actions of governors before him.[198][195] In August 2020, he addressed the 2020 Democratic National Convention. His speech mentioned climate change and the wildfires prevalent in California at the time.[199] On September 23, 2020, Newsom signed an executive order to phase out sales of gasoline-powered vehicles and require all new passenger vehicles sold in the state to be zero-emission by 2035.[200] Bills he signed in September with an environmental focus included a commission to study lithium extraction around the Salton Sea.[201]

During his 2018 campaign, Newsom pledged to tighten state oversight of fracking and oil extraction.[202] Early in his governorship, his administration approved new oil and gas leases on public lands at about twice the rate of the prior year.[203][204][205] When asked about this development, Newsom said he was unaware of the rate of approvals, and he later fired the head of the Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources.[202] In November 2019, he imposed a moratorium on approval of new hydraulic fracturing and steam-injected oil drilling in the state until the permits for those projects could be reviewed by an independent panel of scientists.[206] State agencies resumed issuing new hydraulic fracturing permits in April 2020.[207] In 2021, the Center for Biological Diversity sued the Newsom administration over the continued sale of oil and gas leases, and Consumer Watchdog called for the end of their sale.[208][209][210] In April 2021, Newsom committed to ending the sale of gas leases by 2024 and ending oil extraction by 2045.[211] In October 2021, he proposed a 3,200-foot (980 m) buffer between new fossil fuel extraction sites and densely populated areas.[212]

In 2022, gas prices in California exceeded $6 per gallon. Newsom attributed this to corporate greed and price gouging by oil companies. He proposed a windfall profits tax and penalty for oil companies in September 2022. On March 28, 2023, Newsom signed a law that authorizes the California Energy Commission to set "a profit threshold above which companies would be assessed a financial penalty", requires petroleum companies to report additional profit data to state regulators, and creates a new oversight division of the California Energy Commission to investigate price gouging in the gasoline industry.[213]

### Animal welfare

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In 2019, Newsom signed a package of legislation aimed at curtailing animal cruelty and protecting animal welfare. In September 2019, he signed the Wildlife Protection Act, which prohibited commercial and recreational fur trapping.[214] In October 2019, he signed legislation prohibiting the manufacture and sale of new fur products in California, as well as legislation banning bobcat hunting, ending the use of most animals in circuses, and strengthening Proposition 6's prohibition on horse meat and horse slaughter.[215][216] In September 2022, Newsom signed legislation that banned animal testing of pesticides and other chemical substances on dogs and cats.[217] California's fur sales ban became effective in 2023, making California the first state to ban new fur sales.[218]

In September 2024, Newsom signed legislation supported by animal rights and environmental activists prohibiting the commercial farming of octopuses in California. The law states that octopuses are "highly intelligent, curious, problem-solving animals" that are capable of feeling pain.[219] California was the second state to ban octopus farming after Washington enacted a ban in March 2024.[219]

In July 2025, the Department of Justice named the state of California, Newsom, and other California public officials in a lawsuit targeting the state's regulations against intensive battery cage eggs, including Proposition 2 and Proposition 12. Newsom's office responded that the Trump administration enjoys "blaming California for literally everything".[220]

### Ethics concerns

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#### Donations to spouse's nonprofit organization

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The Sacramento Bee reported that Jennifer Siebel Newsom's nonprofit organization The Representation Project had received more than $800,000 in donations from corporations that had lobbied the state government in recent years, including PG&E, AT&T, Comcast, and Kaiser Permanente. Siebel Newsom received $2.3 million in salary from the nonprofit since launching it in 2011. In 2021, Governor Newsom said that he saw no conflict in his wife's nonprofit accepting donations from companies that lobby his administration.[221]

#### Donations to campaign

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In February 2024, Bloomberg News reported that Newsom pushed for an exemption for businesses that bake and sell bread in AB 1228,[222] a bill that raises the state's minimum wage for fast food workers to $20 per hour. The exemption included 24 Panera Bread bakery-cafes owned by Greg Flynn, a businessman who donated $100,000 and $64,800 to Newsom's campaigns over the years. Republican lawmakers called for an investigation into the unusual exemption. When reporters asked him about the exemption, Newsom said: "That's a part of the sausage making. We went back and forth, and that was part of the negotiation. That's the nature of negotiation ... That was all part of the give and take and that was the collective wisdom of the legislature and ultimately led to my signature."[223][224]

In September 2024, the Los Angeles Times reported that Newsom had signed AB 3206[225] into law, carving out an exception to the state's last call alcohol law for one specific venue, Intuit Dome, owned by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. Ballmer's wife, Connie Ballmer, donated $1 million to the Newsom campaign in 2021. Ethics experts criticized the bill for exclusively benefiting a major donor to Newsom. "It's certainly going to become an issue for his opponents and critics to point to the fact that he seemed to provide a special favor to a wealthy sports franchise owner and its facility and its wealthy fans. It just doesn't look good", said John Pelissero, director of government ethics at Santa Clara University. A spokesperson for Newsom said, "The governor's decisions on legislation are made solely on the merits of each bill."[226][227]

### Executive authority and actions

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Overall, Newsom has vetoed legislation at a rate comparable to that of his predecessors. From 2019 to 2021, he vetoed 12.7% of the bills the legislature passed on average.[228] The rate declined over the course of the three legislative sessions.[228][229] Newsom's vetoes have included bills to allow ranked-choice voting, require an ethnic studies class as a high school graduation requirement, regulate AI, and reduce penalties for jaywalking.[230][231][232]

Newsom used a larger than normal number of executive orders during the 2020 legislative session.[233][234]

### Gun control

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For broader coverage of this topic, see Gun laws in California.

As lieutenant governor in 2016, Newsom was the official proponent of Proposition 63. The ballot measure required a background check and California Department of Justice authorization to purchase ammunition, among other gun control regulations. In response to the 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Newsom called for nationwide background checks on people purchasing ammunition.[235] Later that year, he responded to the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting by stating his support for the Second Amendment and saying he would like national cooperation controlling "weapons of goddamned mass destruction".[236] He also said, "These shootings overwhelmingly, almost exclusively, are males, boys, 'men'—I put in loose quotes. I do think that is missing in the national conversation."[237]

On June 10, 2021, Newsom called federal Judge Roger Benitez "a stone cold ideologue" and "a wholly owned subsidiary of the gun lobby of the National Rifle Association" after Benitez struck down California's statewide ban on assault weapons.[238] While the ban remained in place as the state appealed the ruling, Newsom proposed legislation that would empower private citizens to enforce the ban after the United States Supreme Court declined to strike down the Texas Heartbeat Act, which empowers private citizens to report unauthorized abortions.[239]

In 2022, Newsom signed gun control bills passed by the California Legislature. On July 1, he signed Assembly Bill 1621, which restricts privately made firearms, which were found to be linked to over 100 violent crimes in Los Angeles, and Assembly Bill 2571, which prohibited the marketing of firearms such as the JR-15 to children.[240][241] On July 22, Newsom signed Senate Bill 1327, a law enabling private citizens to sue anyone who imports, distributes, manufactures or sells illegal firearms in California.[242] The law requires courts to award statutory damages of at least $10,000 and attorney's fees.[243]

On June 8, 2023, Newsom proposed a 28th amendment to the U.S. Constitution to raise the age to buy firearms to 21, institute universal background checks for gun purchases, mandate waiting periods and ban assault weapons for civilians.[244][245] Law professor Erwin Chemerinsky called this a "terrible idea", since the advocated method (which has never been used) would be a constitutional convention (which is not understood to be limited to single amendments), potentially allowing a complete rewrite of the Constitution, or addition of other amendments on separate subjects, like abortion, or the often proposed balanced budget amendment (which liberals feel would decimate welfare programs).[246]

### Abortion

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Further information: Abortion in California

In December 2021, Newsom announced his intention to make California a "sanctuary" for abortion, which included possibly paying for procedures, travel, and lodging for out-of-state abortion seekers, if the procedure is banned in Republican-led states.[247] In March 2022, he signed a bill requiring private health insurance plans in the state to fully cover abortion procedures by eliminating associated co-pays and deductibles and increasing insurance premiums.[248] In February 2023, Newsom organized the Reproductive Freedom Alliance of state governors supportive of abortion and reproductive rights.[249]

After Walgreens announced in March 2023 that it would refuse to dispense abortion pills in the 21 states where it is illegal, Newsom tweeted, "California won't be doing business with @walgreens – or any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk, we're done." He also said that Walgreens was giving in to "right-wing bullies" and that he would determine how California can cut ties with Walgreens.[250] He indicated that he wanted to cancel Walgreens' $54 million contract with the California state prison system.[251] Walgreens also receives $1.5 billion for filling prescriptions for the 15 million people enrolled in the state's Medi-Cal program (California's version of Medicaid).[251] Legal experts said that federal Medicaid laws do not allow health plans to disqualify providers for reasons other than fraud or contract violations, provisions that have prevented conservative states from blocking Medicaid spending to Planned Parenthood clinics.[251]

### Health care

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Further information: Healthcare in California

Newsom campaigned on reducing the cost of health care and increasing access. He also indicated his support for creating a universal state health-care system.[252] The budget passed in June 2019 expanded eligibility for Medi-Cal from solely undocumented minor children to undocumented young adults from ages 19 to 25.[252] In 2021, Newsom signed legislation expanding Medi-Cal eligibility to undocumented residents over age 50.[253][254] On June 30, 2022, he signed a $307.9 billion state budget that "pledges to make all low-income adults eligible for the state's Medicaid program by 2024 regardless of their immigration status." This budget would make California the first U.S. state to guarantee healthcare to all low-income undocumented immigrants, at a cost of $2.7 billion per year.[255]

Newsom was criticized in early 2022 for walking back from his support for universal health care and not supporting CalCare, Assembly Bill 1400, which would have instituted single-payer healthcare in California; critics suggested that opposition from business interests, which had donated large sums to Newsom and his party, had swayed his opinion.[256][257]

On July 6, 2022, Newsom signed Senate Bill 184, which established the Office of Health Care Affordability, with the stated goal to "develop data-informed policies and enforceable cost targets, with the ultimate goal of containing health care costs."[258]

In October 2023, Newsom vetoed a bill to cap co-pays for insulin at $35.[259][260]

### Infrastructure and development

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#### High-speed rail

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For broader coverage of this topic, see California High-Speed Rail.

In his February 2019 State of the State address, Newsom announced that, while work would continue on the 171-mile (275 km)[261] Central Valley segment from Bakersfield to Merced, the rest of the system would be indefinitely postponed, citing cost overruns and delays.[262] This and other actions created tension with the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, a labor union representing 450,000 members.[263]

#### Homelessness and housing shortage

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For broader coverage of this topic, see Homelessness in California and California housing shortage.

A poll found that California voters thought the most important issue for Newsom and the state legislature to work on in 2020 was homelessness.[264] In his first week of office, Newsom threatened to withhold state funding for infrastructure to communities that failed to take actions to alleviate California's housing shortage.[265][266] In late January 2019, he announced that he would sue Huntington Beach for preventing the construction of affordable housing.[267] A year later, the city acted to settle the lawsuit by the state.[268] Newsom opposes NIMBY (not-in-my-back-yard) sentiment, declaring in 2022 that "NIMBYism is destroying the state".[269][270][271][272] In 2021, he signed a pair of bills into law that made zoning regulations for housing less restrictive, allowing construction of duplexes and fourplexes in lots that were previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes.[273] Newsom also signed a bill which expedites the environmental review process for new multifamily developments worth at least $15,000,000. To participate, developers must apply directly through the governor's office.[274]

In 2022, Newsom signed 39 bills into law intended to address California's housing crisis, three of which entailed major land use reform.[275] One bill eliminated minimum parking requirements for housing near mass transit stations throughout the state.[276] Michael Manville, an urban planning professor at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, called it "one of the biggest land-use reforms in the country." Another bill allowed developers to build housing on some lots previously exclusively zoned for commercial use without getting local governments' permission if a certain percentage of the housing was affordable.[277] A third bill allowed for the construction of market-rate housing on some lots previously exclusively zoned for commercial use.[277] In a signing ceremony for the latter two bills, Newsom warned local governments, which have a history of blocking and delaying housing developments, that they would be held accountable for future housing obstructionism.[275] Other bills Newsom signed required localities "to approve or deny various building permits within a strict timeline" and streamlined student and faculty housing projects by allowing California colleges to skip onerous review processes for new projects.[275] Measures and actions to reduce homelessness in California have not yet solved the problem.[278] The number of homeless hit a record number of over 181,000 in January 2023.[279] According to some, to cope with this problem, California must build more than 2.5 million housing units.[278]

In October 2023, Newsom vetoed several bills aimed at expanding access to housing assistance. One was a bill to repurpose unused state-owned land for affordable housing, which Newsom said infringed on state sovereignty. Another would have expanded the number of people who qualify for state housing assistance. A third would have mandated that Medi-Cal cover the cost of housing assistance.[280][281][282]

In August 2024, Newsom warned counties that did not remove their homeless encampments that failure to do so would result in their state funding being cut off the next year.[283] He issued this warning after personally visiting and clearing out a Los Angeles homeless encampment without notifying the city beforehand.[284]

#### Water management

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Further information: California Water Plan

Newsom supports a series of tentative water-sharing agreements that would bring an end to the dispute between farmers, cities, fishers, and environmentalists over how much water should be left in the state's two most important rivers, the Sacramento and San Joaquin, which flow into the Delta.[285]

### Native American relations

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Further information: California genocide

In a speech before representatives of Native Americans in June 2019, Newsom apologized for the genocide of Native Americans approved and abetted by the California state government upon statehood in the 19th century. By one estimate, at least 4,500 Native Californians were killed between 1849 and 1870.[286] Newsom said, "That's what it was, a genocide. No other way to describe it. And that's the way it needs to be described in the history books."[287] In October 2024, Newsom signed AB 3074, the "California Racial Mascots Act", which prohibits K-12 schools not run by recognized Native American tribes from using "derogatory" names or mascots.[288]

### LGBTQ+ rights

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For broader coverage of this topic, see LGBT rights in California.

In September 2022, Newsom signed Senate Bill 107 into law,[289] making California the first sanctuary state for transgender youth. He issued an official state proclamation for Pride Month in June 2023,[290] issued a fine of $1.5 million to a school district whose board rejected a curriculum including a biography of gay rights leader Harvey Milk,[291] and signed a bill prohibiting schools from banning textbooks based on their inclusion of references to people from minority groups or the LGBT community.[292] In July 2024, he signed the "SAFETY Act", which prohibits schools from outing students' gender identity to their parents without the students' consent.[293]

Newsom vetoed several bills, passed by the Assembly by a wide margin, one of which would have instructed judges who preside over custody battles to take a parent's affirmation of a child's gender identity into account, and another of which would have mandated that insurance plans serving California residents cover the cost of gender-affirming care.[294][295]

### Caste discrimination

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In October 2023, Newsom vetoed a bill to ban discrimination based on caste, calling it "unnecessary" and adding that California "already prohibits discrimination based on sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other characteristics, and state law specifies that these civil rights protections shall be liberally construed." Many Hindu rights organizations applauded the veto, saying the bill "would have put a target on hundreds of thousands of Californians simply because of their ethnicity or their religious identity". Advocates for the rights of Dalits and other marginalized castes sharply criticized the veto.[296][297][298]

### Labor rights

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In October 2023, Newsom vetoed a bill to provide unemployment insurance to striking workers, citing excess burden on the state's unemployment system.[299][300] He also vetoed a bill to expand the mandatory warning given to soon to be laid off employees from 60 days to 75, extend the same protections to long-term contract workers, and prohibit employers from making laid-off employees sign nondisclosure agreements in order to receive severance.[301]

### International travel

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Newsom with Chinese president Xi Jinping, October 2023

Newsom's first international trip as governor was to El Salvador.[302] With nearly 680,000 Salvadoran immigrants living in California, he said that the "state's relationship with Central America is key to California's future".[303] He was also concerned about the tens of thousands of Salvadorans who were fleeing the smallest country in Central America for the U.S. each year.[304] As governor of a state impacted by the debate of illegal immigration, he went to see the factors driving it firsthand, and to build business and tourism partnerships between California and Central America. He said he wanted to "ignite a more enlightened engagement and dialogue".[305]

On October 20, 2023, Newsom visited Israel to express solidarity with the country during the Gaza war.[306] He met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli president Isaac Herzog, other top Israeli officials, and survivors of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[307]

In October 2023, Newsom embarked on a week-long visit to China.[308] It began in Hong Kong, where he attended a discussion at the University of Hong Kong about climate change. He then traveled to Beijing, where he met with Chinese president Xi Jinping, discussing issues including climate change, trade relations, and the response to fentanyl production.[309] Chinese officials reportedly physically blocked American media members from attending the meeting while allowing access to Chinese reporters.[310] The visit also included stops in Guangdong, Jiangsu and Shanghai.[309] Newsom called for better relations between the U.S. and China during the trip, saying that "divorce is not an option" for the two countries.[311] The trip drew criticism from a coalition of 50 U.S.-based pro-democracy and human rights organizations which issued a joint statement that attacked it for sidelining human rights concerns.[312] Ahead of Newsom's travel to the country, a spokesperson for his administration said the visit would be focused on climate change and not human rights as she said those were federal issues.[313]

### National profile and political future

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Newsom at his second gubernatorial swearing-in ceremony, at the Plaza de California, 2023[314]

Many journalists and political analysts have mentioned Newsom as a presidential hopeful. According to a June 2023 poll by NewsNation, 22% of California voters wanted Newsom to enter the 2024 presidential election.[315] In May 2023, Schwarzenegger said it was a "no-brainer" that Newsom would someday run for president.[316] An April 2023 article published in The Hill by journalist Sharon Udasin also discussed the inevitability of a Newsom presidential run.[317] In September 2022, Newsom said that he would not run for president in 2024, citing his "vulnerable" 2021 recall.[318] After his 2022 reelection, he informed White House staff that he would not challenge President Biden in the Democratic primaries;[319] he endorsed Biden's reelection campaign on April 25, 2023.[320]

Newsom has become an outspoken critic of the policies of Florida governor Ron DeSantis, denouncing DeSantis's orchestration of the Martha's Vineyard migrant airlift.[321] DeSantis responded by saying California has "huge problems" and dared Newsom to run against Biden.[322] In November 2023, the two debated, with Fox News's Sean Hannity as moderator.[323]

In July 2024, Newsom launched a podcast, Politickin', co-hosted by Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson.[324] After Biden's sudden withdrawal from the presidential race that month, Newsom said he would not seek the Democratic nomination, and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.[325]

After Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election, Newsom called for California lawmakers to convene later in 2024 to safeguard California's policies from the upcoming Trump administration.[326]

In December 2024, Newsom criticized Biden for pardoning his son Hunter Biden.[327][328] He said, "I'm disappointed and can't support the decision."[329]

In anticipation of a potential 2028 presidential campaign, Newsom has adjusted his political approach to appeal to a broader electorate. A key shift in his strategy has been his engagement with conservative voices, including hosting MAGA figures like Charlie Kirk and Steve Bannon on his podcast, This is Gavin Newsom.[330][331]

## Other political activism

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In 2023, Newsom launched Campaign for Democracy, a PAC to take on "authoritarian leaders" in the U.S. It is thought to be a starting point for a possible 2028 presidential bid.[332]

As of July 2024, Campaign for Democracy has raised $24 million for direct contributions to candidates and other spending.[333] The group is not subject to contribution limits, but it can coordinate with Newsom as long as he is not a candidate for federal office.[334]

## Personal life

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Newsom with his then-fiancée Jennifer Siebel at the 2008 San Francisco Pride parade

Newsom was baptized and raised in his father's Catholic faith. In 2008, he described himself as an "Irish Catholic rebel ... in some respects, but one that still has tremendous admiration for the Church and very strong faith"; when asked about the state of the Catholic Church, Newsom said it was in crisis.[13] He said he stays with the Church because of his "strong connection to a greater purpose, and to sort of a higher being".[13] Newsom identifies as a practicing Catholic,[335] saying in 2008 that he has a "strong sense of faith that is perennial, day in and day out".[13]

In December 2001, Newsom married legal commentator Kimberly Guilfoyle at Saint Ignatius Catholic Church.[11][336] They separated in 2004 and jointly filed for divorce in January 2005, citing "difficulties due to their careers on opposite coasts".[337] Their divorce was finalized on February 28, 2006, by which time Guilfoyle was expecting a child with Eric Villency.[338] Guilfoyle gained prominence in 2011 via a Fox News chat show.[339] She was later named senior advisor to Republican president Donald Trump, whom Newsom has extensively criticized, and was later engaged to Donald Trump Jr.[340]

In September 2006, Newsom, then 38, briefly dated 19-year-old Brittanie Mountz, a model and restaurant hostess.[341][342] On January 31, 2007, Newsom's close friend, campaign manager, and former chief of staff Alex Tourk confronted him after learning from his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, that she and Newsom had an affair in 2005, when she was Newsom's appointments secretary. Tourk immediately resigned.[343] Newsom admitted to the affair the next day and apologized to the public, saying he was "deeply sorry" for his "personal lapse of judgment".[344] In 2018, Rippey-Tourk said that she thought it wrong to associate Newsom's behavior with the #MeToo movement: "I was a subordinate, but I was also a free-thinking, 33-yr old adult married woman and mother. I do want to make sure that the #metoo movement is reserved for cases and situations that deserve it."[345]

Newsom began dating film director Jennifer Siebel in October 2006. He announced he would seek treatment for alcohol use disorder in February 2007.[346] The couple announced their engagement in December 2007,[347][348] and they were married in Stevensville, Montana, in July 2008.[349] They have four children.[350][351][352]

After he completed service as mayor of San Francisco in 2011, Newsom and his family moved to a house they bought in Kentfield in Marin County in 2012.[353] After his election as governor, Newsom and his family moved into the California Governor's Mansion in Downtown Sacramento and thereafter settled in Fair Oaks.[354] In May 2019, The Sacramento Bee reported that Newsom's $3.7 million purchase of a 12,000-square-foot home in Fair Oaks was the most expensive private residence sold in the Sacramento region since the year began.[354]

In August 2021, Newsom sold the Marin County home for $5.9 million in an off-market transaction. He had originally put the property up for sale in early 2019 for $5.895 million, but removed the property from the market after a price reduction to $5.695 million.[355]

Newsom is the godfather of designer, model, and LGBTQ rights activist Nats Getty.[356][357] According to James Reginato's Growing Up Getty, the Newsoms, Harrises, Pelosis, and Gettys are godparents to one another's children and make appearances at important family events.[358]

## Works

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* Gavin Newsom (2013; co-authored with Lisa Dickey). Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government. London: Penguin Group. ISBN 978-0-1431-2447-4. OCLC 995575939.

## See also

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* Electoral history of Gavin Newsom

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328. ^ "Newsom and Schiff sharply criticize president for pardoning Hunter Biden". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
329. ^ "Gov. Newsom says he's 'disappointed' in President Biden's decision to pardon his son Hunter". KSBY News. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 5, 2024.
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Offices and distinctions

| Political offices

Preceded by

Kevin Shelley

|  Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors
from the 2nd district
1997–2004  | Succeeded by

Michela Alioto-Pier

Preceded by

Willie Brown

|  Mayor of San Francisco
2004–2011  | Succeeded by

Ed Lee

Preceded by

Abel Maldonado

|  Lieutenant Governor of California
2011–2019  | Succeeded by

Eleni Kounalakis

Preceded by

Jerry Brown

|  Governor of California
2019–present  | Incumbent
Party political offices
Preceded by

John Garamendi

|  Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California
2010, 2014 | Succeeded by

Eleni Kounalakis

Preceded by

Jerry Brown

|  Democratic nominee for Governor of California
2018, 2022 | Most recent
U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)
Preceded by

JD Vance

as Vice President  |  Order of precedence of the United States
Within California  | Succeeded by

Mayor of city
in which event is held

Succeeded by

Otherwise Mike Johnson

as Speaker of the House
Preceded by

Tony Evers

as Governor of Wisconsin |  Order of precedence of the United States
Outside California  | Succeeded by

Tim Walz

as Governor of Minnesota

Articles related to Gavin Newsom

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Gavin Newsom

Political career|

| Elections|

* Mayor of San Francisco
* 2003
* 2007
* Lieutenant Governor
* 2010
* 2014
* Governor
* 2018
* 2021 recall attempt
* 2022

|

Legislation|

* AB 5 (2019)
* SB 27 (2019)
* Fair Pay to Play Act (2019)
* CROWN Act (2019)
* Act to Save Lives (2019)
* Wildlife Protection Act (2019)
* California Racial Justice Act (2020)
* HOME Act/SB 9 (2021)
* AB 1084 (2021)
* AB 2097 (2022)
* AB 2011 and SB 6 (2022)
* California FAST Recovery Act (2022)
* Zacky Bill (2022)
* SB 4 (2023)
* Delete Act (2023)
* SB 684 (2023)
* Safety Act (2024)

Endorsed
ballot measures|

* San Francisco Proposition N (2002)
* 2022 California Proposition 1

Other|

* Citizenville
* The Gavin Newsom Show (2012–2013)
* This Is Gavin Newsom (2025–present)
* Reproductive Freedom Alliance
* United States Climate Alliance
* California government response to the COVID-19 pandemic
* Healthy San Francisco
* San Francisco 2004 same-sex weddings
* California Climate Executive Orders
* June 2025 Los Angeles protests
* Kimberly Guilfoyle
* Jennifer Siebel Newsom
* William Newsom

* v
* t
* e

Governors of California

Under Spain
(1769–1822)|

1. Capt. Portolá
2. Col. Fages
3. Capt. Rivera
4. Capt-Gen. de Neve
5. Col. Fages
6. Capt. Roméu
7. Capt. Arrillaga
8. Col. Bórica
9. Lt. Col. Alberní
10. Capt. Arrillaga
11. Capt. J. Argüello
12. Don Solá

Under Mexico
(1822–1846)|

1. Capt. L. Argüello
2. Lt. Col. Echeandía
3. Gen. Victoria
4. Don P. Pico
5. Lt. Col. Echeandía
6. Brig. Gen. Figueroa
7. Lt. Col. Castro
8. Lt. Col. Gutiérrez
9. Col. Chico
10. Lt. Col. Gutiérrez
11. Pres. Alvarado · Carrillo (rival)
12. Brig. Gen. Micheltorena
13. Don P. Pico

Under U.S. military
(1846–1850)|

1. Cdre. Sloat
2. Cdre. Stockton · Gen. Flores (rival)
3. Gen. Kearny · Maj. Frémont (mutineer)
4. Gen. Mason
5. Gen. Smith
6. Gen. Riley

U.S. state
(since 1850)|

1. Burnett
2. McDougal
3. Bigler
4. J. Johnson
5. Weller
6. Latham
7. Downey
8. Stanford
9. Low
10. Haight
11. Booth
12. Pacheco
13. Irwin
14. Perkins
15. Stoneman
16. Bartlett
17. Waterman
18. Markham
19. Budd
20. Gage
21. Pardee
22. Gillett
23. H. Johnson
24. Stephens
25. Richardson
26. Young
27. Rolph
28. Merriam
29. Olson
30. Warren
31. Knight
32. P. Brown
33. Reagan
34. J. Brown
35. Deukmejian
36. Wilson
37. Davis
38. Schwarzenegger
39. J. Brown
40. Newsom

* Before 1850
* Since 1850
* By education
* Spouses

* v
* t
* e

Lieutenant governors of California

* McDougal
* Broderick*
* Purdy
* R. Anderson
* Walkup
* Downey
* Quinn*
* de la Guerra*
* Chellis
* Machin
* Holden
* Pacheco
* Irwin*
* Johnson
* Mansfield
* Daggett
* Waterman
* White*
* Reddick
* Millard
* Jeter
* Neff
* A. Anderson
* Porter
* Wallace
* Eshleman
* Stephens
* Young
* Fitts
* Carnahan
* Merriam
* Hatfield
* Patterson
* Houser
* Knight
* Powers
* G. Anderson
* Finch
* Reinecke
* Harmer
* Dymally
* Curb
* McCarthy
* Davis
* Bustamante
* Garamendi
* Pasquil*
* Maldonado
* Newsom
* Kounalakis

* acting

* v
* t
* e

Statewide elected officials and legislative leaders of California

U.S. senators|

* Alex Padilla
* Adam Schiff

State government|

* Gavin Newsom, Governor
* Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor
* Shirley Weber, Secretary of State
* Rob Bonta, Attorney General
* Fiona Ma, Treasurer
* Malia Cohen, Controller
* Ricardo Lara, Insurance Commissioner
* Tony Thurmond, Superintendent

Senate|

* Eleni Kounalakis, President
* Mike McGuire, President pro tempore
* Lena Gonzalez, Majority Leader
* Brian Jones, Minority Leader

Assembly|

* Robert Rivas, Speaker
* Josh Lowenthal, Speaker pro tempore
* Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, Majority Leader
* Jamie Gallagher, Minority Leader

Supreme Court
(appointed, retention elections)|

* Patricia Guerrero, Chief Justice
* Carol Corrigan
* Goodwin Liu
* Leondra Kruger
* Joshua Groban
* Martin Jenkins
* Kelli Evans

* v
* t
* e

Governors and executives of U.S. states and territories

President of the United States: ▌Donald Trump (R)

▌Ivey (R)

▌Dunleavy (R)

▌Hobbs (D)

▌Huckabee Sanders (R)

▌Newsom (D)

▌Polis (D)

▌Lamont (D)

▌Meyer (D)

▌DeSantis (R)

▌Kemp (R)

▌Green (D)

▌Little (R)

▌Pritzker (D)

▌Braun (R)

▌Reynolds (R)

▌Kelly (D)

▌Beshear (D)

▌Landry (R)

▌Mills (D)

▌Moore (D)

▌Healey (D)

▌Whitmer (D)

▌Walz (DFL)

▌Reeves (R)

▌Kehoe (R)

▌Gianforte (R)

▌Pillen (R)

▌Lombardo (R)

▌Ayotte (R)

▌Murphy (D)

▌Lujan Grisham (D)

▌Hochul (D)

▌Stein (D)

▌Armstrong (R)

▌DeWine (R)

▌Stitt (R)

▌Kotek (D)

▌Shapiro (D)

▌McKee (D)

▌McMaster (R)

▌Rhoden (R)

▌Lee (R)

▌Abbott (R)

▌Cox (R)

▌Scott (R)

▌Youngkin (R)

▌Ferguson (D)

▌Morrisey (R)

▌Evers (D)

▌Gordon (R)

Federal districts:

▌Bowser (D), Mayor

Territories:

▌Pula (R)

▌Guerrero (D)

▌Apatang (I)

▌González-Colón (PNP/R)

▌Bryan (D)

* ▌Republican: 28 (27 states, 1 territory)
* ▌Democratic: 26 (23 states, 2 territories, 1 district)
* ▌Independent: 1 (1 territory)
* ▌New Progressive: 1 (1 territory)

* v
* t
* e

Mayors of San Francisco

* John W. Geary
* Charles J. Brenham
* Stephen R. Harris
* Charles J. Brenham
* C. K. Garrison
* Stephen Palfrey Webb
* James Van Ness
* George J. Whelan
* Ephraim Willard Burr
* Henry F. Teschemacher
* Henry P. Coon
* Frank McCoppin
* Thomas Henry Selby
* William Alvord
* James Otis
* George Hewston
* Andrew Jackson Bryant
* Isaac Smith Kalloch
* Maurice Carey Blake
* Washington Bartlett
* Edward B. Pond
* George Henry Sanderson
* Levi Richard Ellert
* Adolph Sutro
* James D. Phelan
* Eugene Schmitz
* Charles Boxton
* Edward Robeson Taylor
* P. H. McCarthy
* James Rolph
* Angelo Joseph Rossi
* Roger Lapham
* Elmer Robinson
* George Christopher
* John F. Shelley
* Joseph Alioto
* George Moscone
* Dianne Feinstein
* Art Agnos
* Frank Jordan
* Willie Brown
* Gavin Newsom
* Ed Lee
* Mark Farrell
* London Breed
* Daniel Lurie

* v
* t
* e

California Democratic Party

Chairpersons|

* Roosevelt
* Pelosi
* Brown
* Angelides
* Press
* Torres
* Burton
* Bauman
* Hicks

Gub./Lt. Gub.
nominees|

* Maguire/Hutchinson (1898)
* Lane/Dockweiler (1902)
* Bell/Toland (1906)
* Bell/Spellacy (1910)
* Curtin/Snyder (1914)
* None/Snyder (1918)
* Woolwine/Shearer (1922)
* Wardell/Dunbar (1926)
* Young/Welsh (1930)
* Sinclair/Downey (1934)
* Olson/Patterson (1938, 1942)
* Roosevelt/Shelley (1946)
* Roosevelt/None (1950)
* Graves/Roybal (1954)
* P. Brown/Anderson (1958, 1962, 1966)
* Unruh/Alquist (1970)
* J. Brown/Dymally (1974, 1978)
* Bradley/McCarthy (1982, 1986)
* Feinstein/McCarthy (1990)
* K. Brown/Davis (1994)
* Davis/Bustamante (1998, 2002, 2003)
* Angelides/Garamendi (2006)
* J. Brown/Newsom (2010, 2014)
* Newsom/Kounalakis (2018, 2022)

Presidential primaries|

* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2016
* 2020

* v
* t
* e

COVID-19 pandemic in the United States

* Timeline
* early cases
* 2020
* 2021
* Data
* by state
* chart
* Testing
* Vaccination
* mandates
* misinformation and hesitancy
* Misinformation

Locations|

| States and D.C.|

* Alabama
* Alaska
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* timeline
* S.F. Bay Area
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* timeline
* Massachusetts
* timeline
* Boston
* timeline
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Mississippi
* Missouri
* Montana
* Nebraska
* Nevada
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* New York City
* timeline
* North Carolina
* North Dakota
* Ohio
* Columbus
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Portland
* Pennsylvania
* Philadelphia
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Texas
* timeline
* Austin
* Utah
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* Washington, D.C.
* White House
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

|

Territories and
other areas|

* American Samoa
* Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
* Immigration detention
* Guam
* Navajo Nation
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Puerto Rico
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Ships|

* Grand Princess
* USS Theodore Roosevelt

Responses|

| Government
response|

* Pre-pandemic exercises
* Crimson Contagion
* Event 201
* Federal government response
* Trump administration communication
* Operation Warp Speed
* Biden administration COVID-19 action plan
* State and local government responses
* state responses
* California government response
* New York government response
* Texas government response
* Regional responses
* Eastern States Multi-state Council
* Midwest Governors Regional Pact
* Western States Pact
* Eviction moratoriums
* House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
* White House Coronavirus Task Force
* COVID-19 Advisory Board
* Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
* Hospital ships
* USNS Mercy
* USNS Comfort
* 2020 Oval Office address
* Paycheck Protection Program
* Pandemic Response Accountability Committee
* Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery
* COVID-19 Congressional Oversight Commission

Legislation|

* Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020
* Families First Coronavirus Response Act
* CARES Act
* Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act
* HEROES Act
* HEALS Act
* American Rescue Plan

Private
response|

* Center for COVID Control
* Covid Act Now
* COVID Tracking Project
* MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund

Media|

* 30 Rock: A One-Time Special
* Acting for a Cause
* Digital Drag Fest
* Home Movie: The Princess Bride
* iHeart Living Room Concert for America
* Make It Work!
* Saturday Night Seder
* Saturday Night Live at Home
* Sesame Street: Elmo's Playdate
* The Disney Family Singalong
* Volume II
* Take Me to the World: A Sondheim 90th Birthday Celebration
* Together at Home
* Saving Our Selves
* A Parks and Recreation Special
* Rise Up New York!
* "U.S. Deaths Near 100,000, An Incalculable Loss"
* Dear Class of 2020
* #Graduation2020
* Graduate Together: America Honors the High School Class of 2020
* We Are One: A Global Film Festival
* Global Goal: Unite for Our Future
* A Killer Party
* The Disney Holiday Singalong
* WrestleMania 36
* Ratatouille the Musical
* Nicole Kidman AMC Theatres commercial
* 93rd Academy Awards
* 74th Tony Awards
* Stars in the House

Impacts|

| Social|

* 2020 presidential election
* postal voting
* 2021 hospital crisis
* Abortion
* Congressional insider trading scandal
* Education
* Face masks
* Foster care
* Microsoft Teams
* Protests
* Open the States
* George Floyd
* Election
* United States Capitol attack
* Racial disparities
* African-American communities
* Native American communities
* Sports
* Television
* programs affected
* The Walt Disney Company
* Zoom Communications

* 2022–2023 pediatric care crisis

|

Economic|

* Meat industry
* Recession
* Restaurant industry
* Stock market crash

Strikes|

* Alabama aluminum plant strike
* Allegheny Technologies strike
* Bath shipbuilders' strike
* Columbia University strike
* Frito-Lay strike
* HarperCollins strike
* Heaven Hill strike
* Hunts Point Produce Market strike
* John Deere strike
* Kellogg's strike
* Mercy Hospital strike
* Michigan graduate students' strike
* Nabisco strike
* Oregon Tech strike
* Saint Vincent Hospital strike
* St. Charles Bend strike
* St. Paul Park refinery strike
* University of Illinois Hospital strikes
* Virginia Volvo Trucks strike
* Warrior Met Coal strike

Notable
people|

| Federal|

* Jerome Adams
* Scott Atlas
* Alex Azar
* Joe Biden
* Deborah Birx
* Rick Bright
* Anthony Fauci
* Pete Gaynor
* Brett Giroir
* Stephen Hahn
* Ashish Jha
* Ron Klain
* Nancy Messonnier
* Vivek Murthy
* Peter Navarro
* Mike Pence
* Gustave F. Perna
* Robert R. Redfield
* Todd T. Semonite
* Moncef Slaoui
* Andy Slavitt
* Donald Trump
* Rochelle Walensky
* Jeff Zients

|

State and
local|

* Amy Acton
* Eric Adams
* Greg Abbott
* Kate Brown
* Andrew Cuomo
* Dave A. Chokshi
* Bill de Blasio
* Ron DeSantis
* Mike DeWine
* Eric Garcetti
* Kathy Hochul
* Larry Hogan
* Jay Inslee
* Jim Kenney
* Brian Kemp
* Ned Lamont
* Lori Lightfoot
* Phil Murphy
* Gavin Newsom
* J. B. Pritzker
* Gretchen Whitmer
* Tom Wolf

Scientists|

* Yaneer Bar-Yam
* Carl Bergstrom
* Mandy Cohen
* Kizzmekia Corbett
* Natalie Dean
* Eric Feigl-Ding
* Céline Gounder
* Scott Gottlieb
* Peter Hotez
* Akiko Iwasaki
* Ashish Jha
* Marc Lipsitch
* Syra Madad
* Lauren Meyers
* Michael Mina
* Michael Osterholm
* Kimberly Prather
* Caitlin Rivers

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Authority control databases

International|

* ISNI
* VIAF
* FAST
* WorldCat

National|

* Germany
* United States
* Japan
* Norway
* Poland
* Israel

Academics|

* CiNii

Other|

* SNAC
* Yale LUX

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