Gavin Newsom: San Francisco Belediye Başkanından California Valisine
30 october 2025 в 02:13
Gavin Newsom uzun süredir Amerikan siyasetinde en etkili figürlerden biri olarak kabul edilmektedir. Şu anda California valisi olarak görev yapan Newsom, ilk kez San Francisco belediye başkanı olarak dikkat çekti, ilerici politikaları, özellikle de erken dönemde eşcinsel evliliklere verdiği destekle ulusal başlıkların odağı haline geldi.
California’nın yardımcı valisi olarak sekiz yıl görev yaptıktan sonra, Newsom 2018 seçimlerinde Cumhuriyetçi John H. Cox’a karşı aday oldu ve büyük bir farkla kazandı. 2019 yılında, göreve başladıktan kısa bir süre sonra, Newsom California’da idam cezalarını askıya almayı emretti — ülkedeki en yüksek idam mahkumu nüfusuna sahip eyalet. Ayrıca, eyaletin San Quentin hapishanesindeki idam odasını kapatma emri verdi ve idam cezasını «etkisiz, geri dönüşü olmayan ve ahlaki olmayan» olarak nitelendirdi. Moratoryum idam cezasını tamamen kaldırmazken, Newsom’un görev süresi boyunca tüm idamları fiilen durdurduğu ve ceza adaleti reformundaki pozisyonunu doğruladığı görüldü.
«American justice system is completely broken, and we all continue to perpetuate it», - Newsom said in an interview with ABC KGO at the time. «Systemic racism, unconscious bias, overt bias, whims of prosecutors based on geography, based on the will of the people at the moment, fear and anxiety… until we solve this problem, I don’t think we can do what Saudi Arabia does and what North Korea does».
Newsom was elected mayor in 2003 and held the position until 2011. During his tenure, Newsom gained national attention for his support of same-sex marriage, especially during the battle over California’s Proposition 8. He ordered the San Francisco County Clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, which was a violation of state law in 2004. Although these marriages were later annulled because of this, he garnered support from the LGBTQ community and advanced the framework for same-sex marriage statewide.
He was a staunch opponent of Proposition 8 during the 2008 elections, an initiative on the ballot that overturned the California Supreme Court’s decision that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Although Proposition 8 unfortunately passed, it was, of course, overturned in 2015 when the US Supreme Court made same-sex marriages legal at the federal level.
Gavin Newsom has been married to Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and advocate, since July 2008. They have four children: Montana, Hunter, Brooklynn, and Dutch.
Before Jennifer, Newsom was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle from 2001 to 2005, during his early years in San Francisco politics. She was a prosecutor and television legal analyst at the time. After their divorce, Guilfoyle became a host on Fox News, and later entered into a high-profile relationship with Donald Trump Jr., although the couple has since split.
The Governor of California has strengthened his national profile by engaging in high-profile battles with Donald Trump, visiting key states such as South Carolina, and positioning himself as a favorite among Democrats for the 2028 election.
In a recent interview on CBS Sunday Morning, Newsom admitted that he will seriously consider running for president after the 2026 midterm elections, saying, «Yes, I’d be lying if I said otherwise»
California’nın yardımcı valisi olarak sekiz yıl görev yaptıktan sonra, Newsom 2018 seçimlerinde Cumhuriyetçi John H. Cox’a karşı aday oldu ve büyük bir farkla kazandı. 2019 yılında, göreve başladıktan kısa bir süre sonra, Newsom California’da idam cezalarını askıya almayı emretti — ülkedeki en yüksek idam mahkumu nüfusuna sahip eyalet. Ayrıca, eyaletin San Quentin hapishanesindeki idam odasını kapatma emri verdi ve idam cezasını «etkisiz, geri dönüşü olmayan ve ahlaki olmayan» olarak nitelendirdi. Moratoryum idam cezasını tamamen kaldırmazken, Newsom’un görev süresi boyunca tüm idamları fiilen durdurduğu ve ceza adaleti reformundaki pozisyonunu doğruladığı görüldü.
«American justice system is completely broken, and we all continue to perpetuate it», - Newsom said in an interview with ABC KGO at the time. «Systemic racism, unconscious bias, overt bias, whims of prosecutors based on geography, based on the will of the people at the moment, fear and anxiety… until we solve this problem, I don’t think we can do what Saudi Arabia does and what North Korea does».
Newsom was elected mayor in 2003 and held the position until 2011. During his tenure, Newsom gained national attention for his support of same-sex marriage, especially during the battle over California’s Proposition 8. He ordered the San Francisco County Clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, which was a violation of state law in 2004. Although these marriages were later annulled because of this, he garnered support from the LGBTQ community and advanced the framework for same-sex marriage statewide.
He was a staunch opponent of Proposition 8 during the 2008 elections, an initiative on the ballot that overturned the California Supreme Court’s decision that there is a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Although Proposition 8 unfortunately passed, it was, of course, overturned in 2015 when the US Supreme Court made same-sex marriages legal at the federal level.
Gavin Newsom has been married to Jennifer Siebel Newsom, a documentary filmmaker and advocate, since July 2008. They have four children: Montana, Hunter, Brooklynn, and Dutch.
Before Jennifer, Newsom was married to Kimberly Guilfoyle from 2001 to 2005, during his early years in San Francisco politics. She was a prosecutor and television legal analyst at the time. After their divorce, Guilfoyle became a host on Fox News, and later entered into a high-profile relationship with Donald Trump Jr., although the couple has since split.
The Governor of California has strengthened his national profile by engaging in high-profile battles with Donald Trump, visiting key states such as South Carolina, and positioning himself as a favorite among Democrats for the 2028 election.
In a recent interview on CBS Sunday Morning, Newsom admitted that he will seriously consider running for president after the 2026 midterm elections, saying, «Yes, I’d be lying if I said otherwise»
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