Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom will take part in a televised 90-minute debate moderated by Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Nov. 30. The two ideologically opposed governors first agreed to take each other on in early August, but negotiations stalled for weeks over the proposed rules.
Newsom’s side
Emphasizing that they “want a real debate — not a circus,” Newsom spokesperson Nathan Click said in a statement, “We’ve agreed to the debate — provided there is no cheering section, no hype videos or any of the other crutches DeSantis requested.”
Gavin Christopher Newsom
Age: 56, born in San Francisco
Newsom’s father was an attorney for Getty Oil. His parents divorced when he was age 3.
He struggled with dyslexia as a child.
Newsom played baseball for Santa Clara University for two years, then injured his arm. He graduated with a degree in political science in 1989.
With help from Gordon Getty and other investors Newsom created a company called PlumpJack Associates L.P. in 1991.
Newsom volunteered with Willie Brown’s mayoral campaign in 1995, and was appointed to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors by Brown in 1997. He was elected to a full term in 1998. Reelected in 2000 and 2002.
He was elected mayor of San Francisco twice, 2003 and 2007.
Newsom was lieutenant governor of California twice, 2010 and 2014.
Governor
Newsom won the 2018 election, survived a recall in 2021 and was elected to a second term in 2022 with 59% of the vote.
Newsom’s been married twice. He and his second wife married in 2008 and have four children.
Budget: After two years of having a surplus, California had a $32 billion deficit in 2023. Lawmakers passed a $310.8 billion budget in June that closes the $32 billion deficit.
DeSantis on the debate
“One, Biden’s agenda is ultimately just trying to take the California agenda nationally anyways. California leftism is kind of how the Democratic Party operates, Biden may not be the…
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