July 28 , 2022 - When your the Governor of  California , the most populous state with 38 million people , any discussion of potential presidential candidates would have to include that person in the conversation. California Governor Gavin Newsom is often mentioned  as potential White House aspirant. 

Newsom , age 55 , won his first political office when in 1996 he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. In 2003 , he moved up the ladder of municipal politics when he was elected the Mayor of San Francisco. In 2010 , Newsom successfully  ran state wide and was elected California Lt. Governor.  Following 8 years as Lt. Governor , Newsom in a landslide was elected the 40th Governor of California in November 2018.

On September 14 , 2021 , Newsom faced a recall vote election. With 61% percent of voters voting NO on the recall , Newsom was easily able to defeat the attempted removal from office.

While President Joe Biden has stated that he plans to run for re-election in 2024 , should he not the list of candidates to replace him could be extensive with Newsom probably being one of them.