Born in San Francisco, California, on October 10, 1967, Gavin Newsom is a Democratic politician from the United States and the current governor of California (2019–). Prior to that, he was the mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and the lieutenant governor of the state from 2011 to 2019.
Gavin Newsom Biography
| Name: | Gavin Newsom |
| Net Worth: | $25 Million |
| Salary: | $2 Million + |
| Monthly Income: | $0.2 Million + |
| Profession: | Governor of California |
| Age: | 56 Yrs |
| Height: | Governor of California |
| Yearly Income: | $2 Million |
| Nationality: | American |
| Date Of Birth: | 1967-10-10 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Gender: | male |
| Parents: | Tessa Menzies, William Newsom |
Gavin Newsom net worth
What is the net worth of Gavin? Celebrity Net Worth pegs Gavin’s net worth at $20 million. Gavin Newsom is currently the highest-paid governor in the US when considering all 50 of the states’ governors, as seen by his salary. Ballotpedia states that Gavin received $209,747 in 2020 compensation.
Gavin Newsom’s achievement serves as evidence that hard work, perseverance, and dedication are worthwhile. After surviving the recall election in which he had to fight for his political life, Gavin is now focusing on several initiatives, such as the coronavirus, vaccinations, and reopening schools.
Christopher attended Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires, a bilingual French and American school, for kindergarten and first grade, respectively. But because of his severe dyslexia, he switched to Notre Dame des Victoires. After that, he attended Redwood High School, where he graduated in 1985. He later enrolled at Santa Clara University, where he graduated in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in political science.
Gavin Newsom career
Gavin worked several jobs to support his family while he was still in high school. After graduating from college, he founded PlumpJack Associates L.P. on May 14, 1991, and PlumpJack Winery in 1992, with Gordon Getty serving as an investor.
The beginning of Willie Brown’s political career came when he was appointed to the Parking and Traffic Commission following his election as mayor in 1995. From 1997 until his election as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco in 2003, he represented the second district on the board of supervisors.
With over 72% of the vote, Gavin was re-elected as mayor in 2007. After his failed 2009 attempt at becoming governor of California, he was elected as the 49th lieutenant governor of California in 2010, a post he retained until 2014. Gavin defeated Republican John H. Cox in 2018 to become the next governor of California.
Gavin Newsom wife
Who is the ex-wife of Gavin Newsom? In December 2001, Gavin wed Kimberly Guilfoyle. At the University of San Francisco’s Saint Ignatius Catholic Church, the event was held. But after filing for divorce jointly in January 2005, they finally called it quits on February 28, 2006.
Gavin Newsom, is he married? Yes. Gavin began dating director Jennifer Siebel in September 2006 after being divorced. They got married in Stevensville, Montana, in July 2008 after getting engaged in December 2007.
Gavin Newsom children
Christopher and Jennifer’s family are made of up two daughters, Montana Tessa and Brooklynn, sons Hunter and Dutch William Siebel Newsom. The family has relocated to the Fair Oaks neighborhood from the California Governor’s Mansion in Downtown Sacramento.
Gavin Newsom parents
William Alfred Newsom III, the father, and Tessa Menzies Thomas, the mother, are Gavin Newsom’s parents. William Alfred was an attorney for Getty Oil, a judge in state appeals court, and an administrator of a family trust. The mother worked as a secretary and bookkeeper.
The Hon. Hilary Newsom The sister of the governor goes by Callan. The formal divorce of Christopher Newsom’s parents occurred in 1972, following their separation when he was two years old. Thus, Gavin’s mother reared him and his sister mostly.
Is Gavin Newsom connected to Nancy Pelosi? Indeed! Ron Pelosi, the US House of Representatives Speaker’s sister-in-law of Nancy Pelosi, was wed to Barbara Newsom, Newsom’s aunt.
Childhood Struggles
He attended his third through fifth grade at Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires School where he was transferred to remedial classes because of his dyslexic problems. While being in high school, he used to play basketball and baseball and went to Redwood High School in 1985 to attain his education. Newsom used to play as a shooting guard in basketball and outfielder in baseball. His skills in playing and academic field helped him to place himself on the cover of “Marin Independent Journal”.
Tessa Newsom, the mother of the most successful personality, had to work three jobs to support Gavin and his sister Hilary Newsom Callan. In an interview with “The Sun Francisco Chronicle,” his sister recalled the memories of her Christmas holiday when their mother Tessa told them that they would not get any gift. Due to this Newsom had to work multiple jobs to financially support his family. His fathers’ earnings were lashed in parts and because of this; the family had to suffer the financial crisis.
Trivia
- Gavin Newsom was appointed to fill the vacancy on the board of supervisors and later got the opportunity to get elected for the board in 1998, 2000, and 2002.
- In the 2018 elections, he was elected as the governor of the state but later faced criticism because of his response to the pandemic COVID-19 that was later spread in the whole world.
- He is one of the eminent progressive leaders who served as an advocate for LGBTQ rights, minimum wages, gun control, immigrant rights, same-sex marriage, and universal health care and environmental policies to control climate change.
- Gavin Newsom’s father was an advocate who worked for otters and they had a pet to which they used to love and adore a lot.
- He had to face numerous challenges in writing, spelling, reading, and working with numbers because of his learning disorder dyslexia.
- Tessa Newsom, mother of Gavin had to go through multi-jobs (after divorce) to financially support Gavin’s family which further included Gavin and his sister Hilary.
- On the other hand, Tessa Newsom opened their home to foster children while instilling the importance of public services in them.
- Gavin Newsom went to Santa Clara University to get his partial baseball scholarship from where he graduated in 1989 with the degree in Bachelors of Science.
Gavin Newsom Political Career
Gavin Newsom experiences politics for the first time in 1995 when he volunteered for Willie Brown’s mayor campaign. He started his political career in 1996 when Willie Brown appointed him to the city’s Parking and Traffic Commission.
| Year 2004 to 2011 | He served as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco. He was elected for the first time in 2003 when he was just 36 years old and second time in 2007. |
| Year 2011 to 2019 | He served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California. He was elected as lieutenant governor of California for the first time in 2010 and second time in 2014. |
| Since 2019 | He has been serving as 40th Governor of California since 2019. |
| 2022 United States gubernatorial elections | He won the election and is current Governor of California. |
Gavin Newsom House
Gavin Newsom and his family purchased a house in Kentfield in Marin County in 2012 where they used to live after moving from San Francisco.
After he became the governor of California, Newsom along with his family moved to the California Governor’s Mansion located in Downtown Sacramento and later settled in Fair Oaks.
He later purchased the most expensive 12,000 square foot home in Fair Oaks worth $3.7 million. In August 2021, he sold his Marin County home for $5.9 million.
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Governor Newsom Announces Appointments
Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments:
Jeffery Marino, of Los Angeles, has been appointed Director of the Office of Data and Innovation. Marino has been Deputy Director for Strategy at the Office of Data and Innovation since 2022, where he has served in several roles since 2020, including Deputy Director of Service Innovation, Acting Deputy Director of Products and Consulting, Insights Program Manager and Data Insights Working Group Lead. Marino was a Data Journalist and Digital Marketing Consultant from 2018 to 2020 for a variety of publications and technology companies including The Motley Fool, Opendoor, Symbihom, The L.A. Times and the Boulevard Sentinel. He held several roles at Zip Recruiter from 2018 to 2019, including Senior Content Strategist and Senior Data Journalist. Marino held several roles at Redfin from 2014 to 2017, including California Communications Specialist and In-House Journalist – Los Angeles. He was Editor of First Tuesday Publications from 2010 to 2014. Marino earned a Master of Arts degree in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz and a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature from California State University, San Bernardino. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $211,968. Marino is registered without party preference.
Rebecca Kirk, of Carmichael, has been appointed Executive Officer at the Office of Public School Construction. Kirk has been Deputy Director of Legislative and Regulatory Affairs at the California Gambling Control Commission since 2022. She served in several roles at the California Department of Finance from 2017 to 2022, including Assistant Program Budget Manager, Principal Program Budget Analyst II and Staff Finance Budget Analyst. Kirk served in several roles at the California Department of General Services (DGS) from 2007 to 2017, including Communications and Policy Manager at the Division of the State Architect, Sustainability Manager and Alternative Fuel Project Manager in the DGS Executive Office, and several roles at the Office of Public School Construction, including Communications Team Supervisor, Communications Specialist, Legislative Analyst and Application Review Technician. Kirk earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature from the University of California, Santa Cruz. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $159,000. Kirk is registered without party preference.
Fallon Okwuosa, of Rocklin, has been appointed Assistant Deputy Director for Public Affairs at the Department of General Services. Okwuosa has served as an Information Officer at the Department of General Services since 2021. She held several roles at NBCUniversal, Inc. for “Access Hollywood” and “Access Hollywood LIVE” from 2013 to 2019, including Segment Producer, Associate Segment Producer and Editorial Assistant. Okwuosa was a Researcher and Booker at CBS Television Distribution for “The Doctors” talk show in 2013. She was a Production Assistant at Reelz from 2012 to 2013. Okwuosa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Communication and Journalism from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. This position does not require Senate confirmation and the compensation is $108,480. Okwuosa is a Democrat.
Gavin Newsom chooses parental freedom over banning youth football
California — Gov. Gavin Newsom saved California Democrats from themselves Tuesday night by killing their proposal to ban youth tackle football just as it threatened to become a national GOP talking point about government overreach in an election year.
The ban that aimed to protect young athletes from lifelong brain injuries was also rekindling the ire of parents who have protested over their rights in the liberal state — emotional fights that had previously centered around issues like vaccine and mask mandates and school policies on transgender students.
Newsom’s veto announcement came just a day before a planned Fox News segment featuring the bill’s main opponent, a longtime youth football coach.
“I am deeply concerned about the health and safety of our young athletes, but an outright ban is not the answer,” Newsom said in a statement shared first with POLITICO. “My administration will work with the Legislature and the bill’s author to strengthen safety in youth football — while ensuring parents have the freedom to decide which sports are most appropriate for their children.”
Newsom, who closely follows conservative media, will be campaigning around the country this year as a top surrogate for President Joe Biden’s reelection. On the trail, he’d much rather promote Biden’s record than fend off attacks about coastal elites messing with an American institution.
The Assembly bill would have ended tackling for football players under age 12. For opponents, tampering with something as venerated as football was proof that California is the ultimate nanny state. Passing it was made harder in an election year, when Republicans are itching for examples that Democrats are out of touch with most Americans.
“Football is the number one thing on TV. It’s an economic driver across our economy for advertising dollars and teams and athletes and coaches,” said Douglas Herman, a Democratic strategist in Los Angeles. “This is a legislative overreach that makes California conform to the stereotype that everyone wants to have.”
Daniel Robinson, a coach with Sacramento Youth Football, joined the protest. He said he provides a safe and structured environment for kids. He’s in favor of teaching tackling skills early, when the stakes are low and kids can’t do much damage. Waiting to tackle, he said, introduces contact to kids without experience right as they’re becoming strong enough to hurt each other.
“Why should the government choose what sport a kid plays?” Robinson asked, especially when legislation hasn’t targeted other sports that involve contact to the head, like boxing or soccer.
A 2019 law, The California Youth Football Act, created requirements for tackle leagues. Coaches need extra training, medical professionals must be at games and the amount of full-contact practices is limited.
The Democratic author of that safety law, current Sacramento Sheriff Jim Cooper, said football comes under more scrutiny than other sports such as soccer or lacrosse because “those folks that play those sports live in affluent communities.”
When sports are a pathway to college and a career for many communities, the government needs to be careful what it restricts, he said. Online, he praised Newsom’s decision.
“Kids of color, this is who you’re putting at a distinct disadvantage,” Cooper said.
But Cooper’s law didn’t ensure that kids would actually get hit less or receive fewer concussions, said Chris Nowinski, the head of the Concussion Legacy Foundation, which is pushing anti-tackle bills around the country.
“If you actually think about contact sports, we now hit children in the head today more than probably any time in human history,” Nowinski said. “And we do it in plain sight and often with their parents cheering.”
But a vote in favor of that ban could have done damage in rural California where kids in football jerseys commonly appear on campaign websites to prove a candidate’s local ties and such views are seen as patronizing.
“For some people it’s just like all the other mandates placed on them by the State of California on how they should raise their children,” said Matt Rexroad, a Republican strategist.
Gavin Newsom presidential run is ‘no-brainer’, Arnold Schwarzenegger says
Actor who earned the nickname ‘governator’ based on his roles in the Terminator films ran the golden state for eight years from 2003
A presidential run by the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, is a “no-brainer”, according to one of the Democrat’s predecessors, Arnold Schwarzenegger, the film star and “governator” who ran the golden state for eight years from 2003.
“I think it’s a no-brainer,” Schwarzenegger told the Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Tuesday. “Every governor from a big state wants to take that shot.”
Schwarzenegger also discussed his exercise regime and described how, at 75, he plans “to live forever”.
Newsom, 55, is one of few names proposed as a credible alternative to Joe Biden, the 80-year-old Democrat in the White House – though such suggestions have quietened since Biden announced his re-election campaign.
Shortly after election day next year, Biden will turn 82. Newsom can in all likelihood wait until 2028 to take his own tilt at the presidency, not least as his term in state office will end in 2027.
First elected in 2018, Newsom steered California through the Covid pandemic but had to fight off a recall before winning re-election.
Schwarzenegger, 75, said: “What do I think about his performance? When you become part of the club, you don’t criticise governors – because you know how tough the job is. It’s impossible to please everybody.
“Before I ran for governor, I had an 80% approval rating. As soon as I announced, I had a 43% approval rating. Immediately, half of the people said, ‘Fuck him! I’m not going to see his movies anymore.’
“I would run things differently [than Newsom], but I’m a Republican, so of course I would. I don’t criticise him for not doing it my way.”
Schwarzenegger earned the “governator” nickname, based on his famous roles in the Terminator films, when he won election as governor in 2003. He left office in 2011, unable to run for president because he was born in Austria.
Asked for his view of Ron DeSantis of Florida, the leading Republican challenger to Donald Trump for the GOP nomination next year, Schwarzenegger was mildly critical.
“I was against some of the stuff he did with Covid,” Schwarzenegger told the Reporter, of the governor who moved against mask and vaccine mandates and other public health measures.
“But who am I to judge? That’s for the people of Florida. My style is different. His is too conservative for me. That doesn’t mean I think he’s terrible. He’s just not my style.”
In a passage of possible interest to Biden, the Reporter asked Schwarzenegger about his own battle against the effects of age.
“I never had cosmetic surgery,” he said. “I never tried any gimmicks. Years ago, I [went to] UCLA, where they have world-renowned experts on ageing. I asked if anything has been created, or that is about to be available, that reverses ageing.
“He says, ‘Absolutely nothing, end of story.’ The only thing you can do is the old-fashioned stuff. I could wipe out earlier because I smoke cigars, but then it gets counterbalanced by me eating well and then exercising.
“… I still work out every day, I ride my bike every day, and I make movies – show business is another part of my life. I add in my life, I never subtract.
“I don’t need money. I get money because you have to have a certain value and the agents negotiate. But I have a great time doing it. I love everything that I do. There’s no retiring. I’m still on this side of the grass, so I’m happy. My plan is to live forever – and so far, so good!”
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