Gavin Newsom - Lieutenant Governor

Lieutenant Governor

See also: California lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2010

In April 2009, Newsom announced his intention to run for Governor of California in the 2010 Election. In September 2009, he received the endorsement of former president Bill Clinton. During the campaign, Newsom remarked that, if elected, he'd like to be referred to as "The Gavinator" (a reference to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's nickname, "The Governator"). Throughout the campaign, however, Newsom suffered low poll numbers, trailing Democratic front-runner Jerry Brown by more than 20 points in most polls. In October 2009, Newsom dropped out of the gubernatorial race.

In February 2010 Newsom filed initial paperwork to run for Lieutenant Governor, and officially announced his candidacy in March. He received the Democratic nomination in June, and won the election on November 2, 2010.

Newsom was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor, on January 10, 2011. The one-week delay was to ensure that a successor as mayor of San Francisco was chosen before he left office. Edwin M. Lee, the city administrator, took office the day after Newsom was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor. In May 2012, Newsom debuted on Current TV as the host of The Gavin Newsom Show.