Gavin Newsom Biography
- Title:
- 40th Governor of California
- Position:
- Con to the question "Should the Death Penalty Be Allowed?"
- Reasoning:
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“The intentional killing of another person is wrong and as Governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual. Our death penalty system has been, by all measures, a failure. It has discriminated against defendants who are mentally ill, black and brown, or can’t afford expensive legal representation. It has provided no public safety benefit or value as a deterrent. It has wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. Most of all, the death penalty is absolute. It’s irreversible and irreparable in the event of human error.”
“Governor Gavin Newsom Orders a Halt to the Death Penalty in California,” gov.ca.gov, Mar. 13, 2019
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- 40th Governor of California (D), Jan. 2019-present
- 49th Lieutenant Governor of California, Jan. 2011-Jan. 2019
- Mayor, San Francisco, 2004-2011
- San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1997-2004
- Founder, PlumpJack Wines, 1992
- Education:
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- BS, Political Science, Santa Clara University, 1989
- Other:
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- Twitter handle: @GavinNewsom
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