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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.
The party remained competitive with Democratic candidates until 1992. This changed amidst a struggling economy, when California flipped from Republican to elect Democrat Bill Clinton as President. Republicans still won statewide contests in the state until the late 2000s, with Arnold Schwarzenegger elected governor.
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 ...
Republican Party governors of California (22 P) S. Arnold Schwarzenegger (5 C, 28 P, 1 F) U. United States military governors of California (7 P)
Yee serves as a vice chair of the California Democratic Party. Read more: Betty Yee officially enters the 2026 California governor's race Other possible candidates.
The year was 2002, and Democrat Gray Davis was struggling mightily to win a second term as California governor. “The night before the election, his favorability was only 39%,” his campaign ...
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.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California's last two governors would seem to have nothing in common, at least at first glance. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a Republican; Jerry Brown, a Democrat.