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The California Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of California.It is headquartered in Sacramento, the state capital.. With 46.59% of the state's registered voters as of February 2024, the Democratic Party has the highest number of registrants of any political party in California and the highest number of pre-registered voters at 37.21%. [5]
Convention delegates officially adopted the Democratic Party's 2020 platform on August 18, [123] following delegate balloting by mail. [118] The platform was divided into ten sections: "pandemic response, the economy, health care, criminal justice, climate, immigration, education, foreign policy, voting rights, and identity-related rights issues."
Gavin Christopher Newsom (/ n uː s ə m /; 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.
Governors are elected by popular ballot and serve terms of four years, with a limit of two terms, if served after November 6, 1990. [3] Governors take the following oath: I (Governor) do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies foreign and domestic, that I will bear true faith and ...
Gavin Newsom, the 40th and current governor of California. The governor of California is the head of government of California, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
California was one of 14 states and one territory that held its primaries on March 3, 2020, also known as "Super Tuesday", [3] having joined other states on the date after the signing of the Prime Time Primary Act by Governor Jerry Brown on September 27, 2017, moving the primary from its traditional June date in an effort to increase the ...
The 2020 Democratic Party platform endorsed the principle that no one should face discrimination based on their gender identity and sexual orientation. [14] It supports the Equality Act (United States) , anti-bullying prevention for LGBT youth, the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 , and the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes ...
A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected secretary of state of California in 1970; Brown later served as mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007 and attorney general of California from 2007 to 2011. He was both the oldest and sixth-youngest governor of California due to the 28-year gap between his second and third terms.