California Governor Gavin NewsomHis current term will end in January 2027 as state laws prevent him from running again. For this reason, the question arises as to whether he will run for president in 2028, succeeding Donald Trump, even though he belongs to the party hostile to the current president.
Newsom first took office in January 2019, and after being re-elected in 2022, returned to the statehouse in Sacramento in 2023. He was previously mayor of San Francisco and lieutenant governor.
In 2023, during the presidential election, he stayed out of the primaries and supported, first, Joe Biden and then Kamala Harris, of the Democratic Party to which he has belonged for decades.
Given his emergence as an advocate for progressive policies, many analysts see Newsom as the best Democratic candidate for the upcoming 2027 presidential election.
The big question: Will Gavin Newsom run for president of the United States in 2028? Rumors and predictions
On several occasions, Gavin Newsom, born October 10, 1967 in San Francisco, has said he is not interested in running for president. In 2021, after defeating a recall attempt, he told NBC that he “never thought” of becoming president.
A year later, he reiterated to CBS that he had no “ambition” or “interest” in the position. And in 2023, as we said, he remains one of Biden’s key allies. He also emphasized that he didn’t want to feel the “damn pressure” that governing from the White House meant for him.
After Trump returned to the presidency in January 2025, The governor of California has become a leader of the resistance to ICE raids looking for illegal immigrants.
He even responded with a lawsuit when Trump sent National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
Aside from its negatives, Half of California voters believe Newsom is already involved in the presidential campaign. This came from a survey she conducted UC Berkeley and Los Angeles Times.
The governor gained notoriety during the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to his early management. And also for its policies that in some way encourage legal immigration to the country.
Its high-impact measures support citizens’ perception. While debating Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Fox News, he proposed constitutional gun reform. Additionally, he launched a podcast and endorsed Democratic candidates in previous elections.
In August 2025, According to an article in The Independent newspaperNewsom explained that he has his sights set on Washington, DC. In a press conference, he threatened to erase any progress Republicans made regarding redistricting in Texas (gerrymandering) and respond with “fire with fire.”
The British website analyzes: “With the midterm elections approaching, Gavin Newsom is seeking to establish a standard of aggression among his party’s rising stars that could eliminate many candidates who are too old or too committed to a bipartisan statesmanlike image to be viable candidates in the 2028 elections.”
I told him in June For the Wall Street Journal Although he has not made his decision yet, he does not rule out running for president.