who is the elected governor of california?
Jerry Brown
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 After several episodes where the state had multiple " acting governors " in the span of a few years following the resignations of Governor Christine Todd Whitman in 2001 and Governor James E. McGreevey in 2004 , popular sentiment and political pressure from the state 's residents and news media outlets sought a permanent and tenable solution to the issue of gubernatorial succession . A referendum put before the state 's voters authorized the amendment of the state 's constitution in 2006 . This amendment provided for the state 's first lieutenant governor to be elected in the state 's 2009 gubernatorial election . 

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 Gavin Christopher Newsom ( born October 10 , 1967 ) is an American businessman and television personality who currently serves as the 49th Lieutenant Governor of California . He is notable for hosting a television show named after him in Current TV and for his guest appearances in HBO 's Real Time with Bill Maher . Newsom has been involved in controversial and high @-@ profile relationships , including his former marriage to Fox News contributor Kimberly Guilfoyle and an infidelity scandal in 2007 . His political career highlights include his advocacy for same @-@ sex marriage and the legalization of cannabis in the United States . 

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 On November 14 , 2008 , Keyes filed a lawsuit — naming as defendants California Secretary of State Deborah Bowen , President @-@ elect Barack Obama , Vice President @-@ elect Joe Biden , and California 's 55 Democratic electors — challenging Obama 's eligibility for the U.S. Presidency . The suit requested that Obama provide documentation that he is a natural born citizen of the United States . 

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 In February 2010 , Newsom filed initial paperwork to run for lieutenant governor , and officially announced his candidacy in March . He received the Democratic nomination in June , and won the election on November 2 , 2010 . Newsom was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 10 , 2011 . The one @-@ week delay was to ensure that a successor as mayor of San Francisco was chosen before he left office . Edwin M. Lee , the city administrator , took office the day after Newsom was sworn in as lieutenant governor . In May 2012 , Newsom debuted on Current TV as the host of The Gavin Newsom Show . In 2012 , Newsom drew criticism for his negative view of California 's state capital Sacramento . 

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 Public attention was directed to the issue of succession in the wake of the resignations of Governor Whitman and Governor McGreevey during so brief a period . The response of the general public and the media was that the situation of acting governors and resignations made the situation untenable and that the state needed a permanent solution such as a lieutenant governor . There were three chief arguments in favor of establishing a lieutenant governor : 
