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.
Guest Opinion: LGBTQs should reject the CA recall
Governor Gavin Newsom has been a champion of LGBTQ+ equality for decades. Full Stop! Ever since risking his political career for marriage equality as mayor of San Francisco, Newsom has been with us.
It is now our turn to have his back. In fact, it is imperative that we do so, or risk losing decades of hard-fought — and won — LGBTQ+ protections ensuring California has some of the strongest pro-LGBTQ+ laws in the nation.
This is all at risk if a Republican governor, let alone a right-wing Trump Republican, succeeds in replacing Newsom in the September 14 recall.
You must vote and vote no on the recall. Concern is growing that apathy among Democratic voters may lead to a catastrophic result in the recall election.
