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.
Editorial: Vote no on Newsom recall
Beginning August 16, California voters will receive their mail-in ballots for the September 14 recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom.
It's unfortunate that state law makes qualifying a recall relatively easy, but voters should not be fooled into thinking that any of the 46 candidates running to replace Newsom would improve matters in the Golden State.
Quite the opposite, in fact. The leading Republican, conservative talk radio host Larry Elder, doesn't believe in the minimum wage and is an anti-vax conspiracy spreader who urged his fans to listen to a COVID-19 vaccine skeptic, according to HuffPost.
Another candidate, businessman John Cox, already had his shot against Newsom, losing to him by 23 points in 2018. Kevin Faulconer, the.
