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Gavin Newsom

Governor of California, 2019 to present

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A former San Francisco mayor who issued same-sex marriage licenses in 2004 and now leads California with an agenda of climate action, abortion rights and clashes with Donald Trump.

Gavin Newsom sits in the left-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: leaning state-led and slightly authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly progressive on culture, strongly tech-optimist on technology and leaning institutional on institutions. The profile is close to the middle on interventionism.

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Where Gavin Newsom sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyLeaning state-led
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authoritySlightly authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly progressive
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationSlightly globalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentLeaning nature-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyStrongly tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning institutional
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionLeaning secular
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismCentered on interventionism
Non-interventionistInterventionist

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People furthest from Gavin Newsom

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Political views closest to Gavin Newsom

Nordic modelPairs open markets and high trust with high taxes, strong unions and generous public…98%Social democracyKeeps a market economy but adds strong public services, unions and progressive taxes to…98%Social liberalismDefends individual rights and open societies while backing public services and equal…97%Modern monetary theoryArgues that governments issuing their own currency can spend to reach full employment,…97%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Charles Ommanney – Office of the Governor of California, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.