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Gavin Newsom

ACTOR · BORN 1967

Gavin Newsom

Born
10 October 1967

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Gavin Newsom (born 10 October 1967) is an actor.

8 Interesting Facts About Gavin Newsom

Interesting Facts (6)

  1. #001

    An early clash with the San Francisco Health Department, which wanted a sink installed in his wine store that he saw as unnecessary, pushed Newsom toward improving how government rules work.

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  2. #002

    In a 2014 interview with the San Francisco Examiner, he said the push to marry same-sex couples in San Francisco came from the 2004 State of the Union address, which he attended as a guest, where President George W. Bush called for a constitutional amendment banning such marriages.

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  3. #003

    As a supervisor, Newsom championed Care Not Cash, which gave homeless people housing, treatment and support in place of cash; homeless rights advocates opposed it, but voters approved it.

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  4. #004

    In 2020 Newsom signed an order barring sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles in California by 2035, with the goal of making every new passenger vehicle zero-emission.

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  5. #005

    Newsom campaigned vigorously for the 2016 gun control ballot measure, which passed and capped high-capacity magazines while requiring background checks for ammunition purchases.

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  6. #006

    Newsom is dyslexic, and by his account the condition taught him to over-prepare and to memorize most of his speeches.

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Life & Family (2)

  1. #007

    Newsom entered Santa Clara University on a partial baseball scholarship, but an elbow injury ended his college baseball career.

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  2. #008

    In 1992, Gavin Newsom and Billy Getty, grandson of oil magnate J. Paul Getty, opened a wine shop in San Francisco.

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