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.
Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Barack Obama was the first African-American president of the United States. He previously served as a U.S. senator from Illinois from 2005 to 2008 and an Illinois state senator from 1997 to 2004.
DNC includes queer voices and addresses LGBTQ rights
CHICAGO — For the second consecutive night, the Democratic National Convention in Chicago’s United Center made reference to LGBTQ rights, including in the context of the 2024 nominee’s record of expanding freedoms and protections for the community.
Vice President Kamala Harris “has always done the right thing, a champion for voting rights, civil rights, LGBTQ rights, the rights for women and girls,” California Gov.
Gavin Newsom said during the ceremonial roll call Tuesday night, whereupon she was officially made the nominee. Leading the roll call was openly gay Democratic National Committee Secretary Jason Rae, who in 2006 interned at the LGBTQ Victory Fund (which at the time was called the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund).
When Vermont pledged 24 votes for Harris, the state’s first LGBTQ representative in Congress, Becca Balint, was highlighted as an exemplar of its commitment to public education, as she previously served as a middle school history and social studies teacher.
