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.
Political Notebook: CA recall candidates largely ignore LGBTQ issues
Even with one of the country's most famous transgender celebrities on the ballot, the California gubernatorial recall election has largely been bereft of any discussion of LGBTQ issues.
The specific concerns of the state's LGBTQ residents are nowhere to be found on the websites of the top-polling candidates aiming to replace Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom.
Nor does the campaign site for the leading group fighting the recall say anything about what Newsom's removal may mean for LGBTQ rights going forward.
LGBTQ voters also won't find much on Newsom's own website other than a brief mention of his being an early advocate for marriage equality when he was the mayor of San Francisco and ordered city employees to ignore state law and wed
