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Gavin Newsom
San Francisco, California, USA
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 Part…
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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 graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989. Afterward, he founded the PlumpJack Group with billionaire heir and family friend Gordon Getty as an investor. The wine store 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 then appointed Newsom to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors the next year and Newsom was first elected to the board in 1998. Newsom was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003 and reelected in 2007. He was elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010. As lieutenant governor, Newsom hosted The Gavin Newsom Show from 2012 to 2013. He also wrote the 2013 book Citizenville, about using digital tools for democratic change. He was reelected in 2014. Newsom was elected governor of California in 2018. During his governorship, Newsom faced criticism for his personal behavior and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was followed by an unsuccessful attempt to recall him from office in 2021. He was reelected in 2022.
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2026
The Hollywood Rabbi
Movie Himself
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2024
The Relentless Patriot
Movie Self
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2023
Inside with Jen Psaki
TV show Self - Governor of California
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2020
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
TV show Self - Guest
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2020
Shelter in Place with Shane Smith
TV show Self
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2018
The Shop
TV show Self
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2018
The Issue Is
TV show Self
- 2018
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2017
I Love You, America
TV show Self
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2016
Chelsea
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self - Guest
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2012
The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia
Movie Self
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2009
Annul Victory
Movie Self
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2008
The Rachel Maddow Show
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2006
...So Goes the Nation
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2005
Pursuit of Equality
Movie Self
- 2004
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2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV show Self - Guest
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self - Guest
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1997
The View
TV show Self - Guest
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1996
The Daily Show
TV show Self
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1980
CNN Special Report
TV show Self
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1980
Newsnight
TV show Self
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1954
Face the Nation
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1947
Meet the Press
TV show Self
