Gavin Newsom
Governor of California from 2019; earlier lieutenant governor and mayor of San Francisco.
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- Gavin Newsom is an American Democratic politician and the 40th governor of California, in office from January 2019 and reelected in 2022.
- He was mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and lieutenant governor from 2011 to 2019.
- Before politics he founded the PlumpJack Group of wineries, restaurants and hotels.
- He survived a recall vote in 2021, hosts the podcast This Is Gavin Newsom (from 2025), and is a potential 2028 presidential candidate.
Key facts
- Current role
- 40th Governor of California, from 20191
- Born
- 10 October 1967, San Francisco1
- Education
- BS in political science, Santa Clara University (1989)1
- Business
- Founded the PlumpJack Group, with Gordon Getty as an investor; it grew to 23 businesses1
- Earlier offices
- San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1997; mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011; lieutenant governor from 2011 to 20191
- Media and books
- The Gavin Newsom Show (2012–2013); Citizenville (2013); podcast This Is Gavin Newsom (from 2025)1
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