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.
Newsom names lesbian former senator Galgiani to gambling post
Governor Gavin Newsom appointed lesbian former senator Cathleen Galgiani Friday to a seat on a state panel that oversees gambling operations in California.
It is the second out commissioner Newsom has seated on the five-person oversight body this year. In January, Newsom appointed Santa Rosa resident Eric C.
Heins, 62, a gay man, to the California Gambling Control Commission. From 2015 to 2019, Heins served as president of the powerful California Teachers Association.
A teacher at the Pittsburg Unified School District from 1990 to 2019, he now is president at Heins & Associates LLC and also serves as vice chair of public education for the Common Good Inc., a newly established nonprofit.
