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.
Trans Drag Race Alum Honey Mahogany Running to Lead S.F. Democrats
RuPaul's Drag Race, is running for chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party.Currently the vice-chair seat in her local County Central Committee, Mahogany would be the first Black person in modern history to lead the city's Democratic Party and the first trans person.
San Francisco is a stronghold of Democratic power and the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former home of Vice President Kamala Harris and California governor Gavin Newsom.A graduate of the University of Southern California and the University of California, Berkeley, Mahogany has a master's degree in social work.
Mahogany is a lifelong San Franciscan and the daughter of East African refugees. Since competing on Drag Race in 2013 as the series' first San Francisco.
