On October 10, 1967, Gavin Newsom was born into a family consisting of Tessa Thomas and William Alfred Newsom III, a lawyer for Getty Oil and a state appeals court judge. In San Francisco, California, he was raised. In 1972, when Newsom was a little kid, his parents divorced.
Pat Brown’s candidacy for district attorney was started by Gavin’s grandparents. Gavin’s family has a long history of political activity, which may have sparked his interest in politics.
In addition, Gavin is linked to his cousin, the renowned musician Joanna Newsom.
His dyslexia as a child made it difficult for him to write, read, and manipulate numbers. As a result, Newsom was forced to depend on digests, audiobooks, and unofficial spoken instruction.
In high school, he played basketball and baseball. Newsom played as an outfielder in baseball and as a shooting guard in basketball. Because of his skills, he was featured on the cover of the Marin Independent Journal.
