After Gavin Newsom was elected lieutenant governor, ... English call it an ‘heir and a spare,’” said former California Gov. Gray Davis, who was lieutenant governor before being elected to ...

Hear from former Governor Gray Davis, former Lt. Governor and gubernatorial candidate Cruz Bustamante, Recall Davis petition founder Ted Costa, former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, former ...

Davis is so wrapped up in politics that his private time is spent almost exclusively in... Governor's Race / GRAY DAVIS / Democrat / Profile: Consumed by politics, he leads 'dull' but disciplined life ...

Given that two of the last four California governors – Gavin Newsom and Gray Davis – acceded to the position after serving as lieutenant governor, some might assume that it is fairly logical ...

Tim Myers, a former member of OneRepublic, is running to be the lieutenant governor of California after Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announced her bid to succeed incumbent governor Gavin Newsom.

The lieutenant governor role worked as a springboard to higher office for both Newsom and former Gov. Gray Davis. But even they have acknowledged the job's lack of power, with Newsom openly ...

Although California’s lieutenant governor position is seen as a largely ceremonial role, it served as a stepping stone for higher office for both Newsom and former Gov. Gray Davis.

As only he can, former Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger recently enthused before a crowd at the Sacramento Press Club about the 20th anniversary of him becoming governor. That occurred after ...

That said, only three sitting lieutenant governors have been elected California governor: Republican C.C. Young in 1926, Democrat Gray Davis in 1998 and Newsom in 2018. So there needs to be money ...

In the 1990s, Democrat Gray Davis also occupied the post before winning the state’s top job, and current Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis is a strong contender in a field of candidates to replace ...