Political Quotes

Gavin Newsom

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Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman currently serving as the 40th governor of California, a position he has held since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, Newsom previously served as the mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011 and as the lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019. His tenure as governor has been marked by significant policy initiatives, including efforts to address climate change, housing affordability, and healthcare reform.

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May 12, 2025

It is the right thing morally and ethically.

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May 7, 2025

We talk down to people. We talk past people.

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May 5, 2025

We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a real federal partnership to Make America Film Again.

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May 2, 2025

Trump Republicans are hellbent on making California smoggy again.

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Apr 23, 2025

Democrats need to move beyond the guy or gal on the white horse that’s going to come save the day.

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Apr 23, 2025

I don’t know what the party is.

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Apr 21, 2025

He had no policy to back up for young men, how to take care of these kids. But he at least expressed that — I see you, you matter, I care.

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Apr 21, 2025

This party needs to rebuild itself from the bottom up, not top down. We are as dumb as we want to be.

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Apr 21, 2025

We just have to move beyond the guy or gal on the white horse that’s going to come save the day — it’s exhausting.

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Apr 3, 2025

I'll fight back against Trump tariffs, seek exemptions from trade partners.

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Mar 31, 2025

I questioned the fairness of transgender athletes participating in girls sports.

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Mar 28, 2025

Democrats need to own up to that. They’ve got to mature.

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Mar 28, 2025

This notion of cancel culture… You’ve been living it, you’ve been on the receiving end of it for years and years and years.

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Mar 28, 2025

Democrats, we tend to be a little more judgmental than we should be.

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Mar 28, 2025

The Democratic brand is toxic right now.

thehill.com
Mar 19, 2025

Thank you for what you did on civil rights for students in our schools, transgender rights in this state.

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Mar 19, 2025

It turns out in 2014, years before I was governor, there was a law established that established the legal principles that allow trans athletes and women's sports.

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Mar 19, 2025

You've got politicians that are banning, not assault rifles, but the word Latinx. They're not even serious.

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Mar 19, 2025

I hope we can really paint a picture in terms of our consciousness, of how impactful this has been on the Latinx community.

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Mar 19, 2025

It is an issue of fairness, and I think Democrats have lost that.

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Mar 19, 2025

By the way, not one person ever in my office has ever used the word Latinx.

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Mar 16, 2025

Nobody in my office ever used the term 'Latinx'.

msnbc.com
Mar 16, 2025

It was deeply unfair to allow transgender women and girls to compete in female sports.

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