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Gavin Newsom stated on May 21, 2018 in :

Says the California state auditor "found (John) Chiang lost track of $31 billion dollars," as state controller.

By Chris Nichols• June 1, 2018

Gavin Newsom stated on April 23, 2018 in in a campaign ad:

Gavin Newsom was "the first to take on the National Rifle Association and win."

By Chris Nichols• April 27, 2018

Gavin Newsom stated on November 09, 2016 in a press conference.:

California has seen a "56 percent decline in the gun murder rate" since the 1990s.

By Chris Nichols• November 16, 2016

California Republican Party stated on August 06, 2019 in a fundraising pitch:

President Trump was "kicked off" the California ballot

By Chris Nichols• August 8, 2019

Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:

California Gov. Gavin Newsom “is considering plans to secede from the union.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 11, 2024

Viral image stated on August 03, 2021 in an Instagram post:

“Due to the new ‘delta variant’ California will be mailing in ballots for recall election.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• August 6, 2021

Gavin Newsom stated on July 27, 2016 in a speech at the Democratic National Convention:

Says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence "advocated diverting taxpayer dollars to so-called conversion therapy."

By Chris Nichols• December 2, 2016

Gavin Newsom stated on January 30, 2023 in a tweet:

"(Ron) DeSantis' bill would remove: background checks, instruction, training and oversight."

By Yacob Reyes• February 6, 2023

Gavin Newsom stated on June 10, 2025 in posts on X:

California has lower homicide rates than Alabama, Arkansas and Oklahoma.

By Louis Jacobson• June 16, 2025

Viral image stated on November 15, 2022 in an Instagram post:

Photo shows “ballots not counted in California and this is only one polling location. Yet Gavin Newsom was declared governor minutes after polling stations closed.”

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 17, 2022

Gavin Newsom stated on June 02, 2017 in a tweet:

"Americans are 25x more likely to be shot & killed than others in developed countries."

By Chris Nichols• June 14, 2017

Antonio Villaraigosa stated on March 05, 2018 in a news release:

California’s single-payer healthcare proposal would "force seniors off of Medicare."

By Chris Nichols• March 8, 2018

Kamala Harris stated on February 24, 2019 in a podcast:

Says handing over arrested undocumented youth to ICE "was an unintended consequence" of a 2008 San Francisco policy that she supported.

By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2019

Facebook posts stated on June 07, 2021 in a Facebook post:

Gov. Gavin Newsom has “no power or authority” to extend the state of emergency in California because it expired “automatically” on May 6, 2020.

By Sasha Hupka• June 22, 2021

Gavin Newsom stated on December 05, 2015 in a campaign email:

"So far in 2015, there have been more mass shootings than days."

By Chris Nichols• February 23, 2016

Gavin Newsom stated on February 24, 2017 in a letter:

During his campaign for president, Donald Trump "committed to honoring states' rights when it comes to marijuana legalization."

By Chris Nichols• February 28, 2017

Gavin Newsom stated on April 17, 2019 in a news release:

California is leading the nation in holding drug companies accountable and fighting prescription drug prices.

By Samantha Young• April 25, 2019

Instagram posts stated on November 09, 2024 in an Instagram post:

Fox News reported California Gov. Gavin Newsom “will withhold” California’s federal income tax.

By Ciara O'Rourke• November 20, 2024

Gavin Newsom stated on January 23, 2023 in a tweet:

“The USA has a gun homicide rate 26 times higher than our peers.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• January 25, 2023

Gavin Newsom stated on June 23, 2019 in an interview on "Axios on HBO":

"The vast majority" of San Francisco’s homeless people "also come in from — and we know this — from Texas. Just (an) interesting fact."

By Chris Nichols• August 14, 2019

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