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Gavin Christopher Newsom (/ n uː s ə m / NEW-səm; born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 40th governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served from 2011 to 2019 as the 49th lieutenant governor of California and from 2004 to 2011 as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco.
The mayoralty of Gavin Newsom began when Democrat Gavin Newsom was elected Mayor of San Francisco in 2003, succeeding Willie Brown. Newsom, who was 36 when he took office, became San Francisco's youngest mayor in over a century. [1] As Mayor, Newsom has focused on development projects in Hunters Point and Treasure Island.
As of 2024, the mayor is paid an annual salary of $364,582, [8] [9] the highest mayoral salary in the United States. [10] Nine city public employees earned higher salaries than the mayor, including the chief investment officer and the managing director of the San Francisco Employees' Retirement System, who oversee the city's pension plan.
Gavin Newsom was mayor of San Francisco when the law banning sitting or lying down on city sidewalks between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. passed in 2010. Even so, in November 2002, the measure was approved ...
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, center, waves to the crowds at the 34th annual Gay Pride Parade down Market Street in San Francisco, Sunday, June 27, 2004. Dino Vournas/AP Images.
As a supervisor and then mayor of San Francisco, Newsom lived through the tech boom of the 1990s and early 2000s and established strong political ties to industry leaders in Silicon Valley and beyond.
The 2003 San Francisco mayoral election occurred on November 4, 2003. The incumbent, Willie Brown, was termed out of office and could not seek a third term. The general election included three top candidates including then Supervisor Gavin Newsom and then president of the board of supervisors, Matt Gonzalez and former supervisor Angela Alioto.
January 2004: Newsom was sworn in as mayor of San Francisco, and Guilfoyle moved to New York to host "Both Sides" on Court TV. Kimberly Guilfoyle held the Bible for Gavin Newsom's oath of office. AP