Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Caitlyn Jenner Announces Run for California Governor
nytimes.comCaitlyn Jenner, the Republican former Olympian and prominent transgender activist, announced on Friday that she would challenge Gov.
Gavin Newsom of California in this year’s recall election. Ms. Jenner, whose candidacy represents one of the most prominent bids for public office by an openly transgender person in the United States, said she had filed initial paperwork to run.
A recall election is all but certain in California, where Mr. Newsom, a Democrat, has come under attack for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Republicans and backers of the recall effort have focused in particular on his leadership of the state’s economy. Officially, it is still uncertain if and when a recall vote will happen, but organizers have said for.
