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Gavin NewsomDEMDemocrat Governor
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25
Years of Experience
CAResidence (state)

Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. Newsom graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989. Afterward, he founded the boutique winery PlumpJack Group 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. 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. As lieutenant governor, Newsom hosted The Gavin Newsom Show from 2012 to 2013.

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Education4 - 4 of 2
Redwood High School
Santa Clara University
Bachelor of Science political science
1989
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Governor
State of California
2019 - Current
Lieutenant Governor
State of California
2011 - 2019
Mayor
City of San Francisco
2004 - 2010
Member
Board of Supervisors, City of San Francisco
1997 - 2003
Author
Penguin Books
2012
Founder
PlumpJack
Other Experience1 - 4 of 4
Member
State Lands Commission
Current
Member
Board of Trustees, California State University System
Current
Member
Board of Regents, University of California
Current
Member
Parking and Traffic Commission, City of San Francisco
1996 - 1997