Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who has been the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party , he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
Newsom attended Redwood High School and graduated from Santa Clara University . After graduation, he founded the PlumpJack wine store with billionaire heir and family friend, Gordon Getty , as an investor. The PlumpJack Group grew to manage 23 businesses, including wineries, restaurants and hotels. Newsom began his political career in 1996, when San Francisco mayor Willie Brown appointed him to the city's Parking and Traffic Commission. Brown appointed Newsom to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors th
In 2003 , at age 36, Newsom was elected the 42nd mayor of San Francisco , the city's youngest in a century. [2] He was reelected in 2007 with 72% of the vote. [3] [4]