{"id":5859,"date":"2026-07-31T21:56:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:56:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/07\/31\/gavin-newsom-reveals-personal-income-of-1-7m-2m-in-tax-return-release\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T21:56:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T21:56:04","slug":"gavin-newsom-reveals-personal-income-of-1-7m-2m-in-tax-return-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=5859","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom reveals personal income of $1.7m-$2m in tax return release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-14sl0e4\">\n<div class=\"dcr-17l77cs\">\n<figure id=\"a9f45d11-f569-419f-8bd1-70dc6d184c8b\" class=\"dcr-191xnya\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t7hdmw\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woman and man on stage, man speaking\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/41690a2b48f4df2321938b6b03e5f1d37d1aefce\/202_0_4763_3811\/master\/4763.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.05857652739866\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-up96pv\"><span class=\"dcr-kogzpx\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-18mnkpm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1294qmb\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-4sl2vt\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1mfxiaj\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Gavin Newsom at the California Democratic headquarters in Sacramento on 4 November 2025.<\/span> Photograph: Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-zwabc0\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"a9f45d11-f569-419f-8bd1-70dc6d184c8b\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-1bitgpn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-1shbixy\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-qda0hp\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1e9iiy9\"><span class=\"dcr-13i4yc9\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1cipnsy\">Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Gavin Newsom at the California Democratic headquarters in Sacramento on 4 November 2025.<\/span> Photograph: Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-ql9l8l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-6mja0y\">\n<h1 class=\"dcr-l0wuod\">Gavin Newsom reveals personal income of $1.7m-$2m in tax return release<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1xpojbf\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1gm5ptv\">\n<p>California governor and wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, release 2022-2024 filings amid Trump investigation<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-x1al2c\">\n<div class=\"dcr-11gq2tx\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-1w2vkyc\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-ogvvui\">\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/gavin-newsom\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> and his wife made from $1.7m to $2m annually from 2022 through 2024, and paid about half a million a year in federal and state taxes, according to tax returns released by his office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/california\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">California<\/a> Democratic governor\u2019s office released more than 700 pages of tax filings spanning four years for reporters to review, offering a window into Newsom\u2019s finances as he prepares to leave office and considers a 2028 presidential bid. Newsom\u2019s office did not release returns for 2025, because the couple filed for an extension and will complete those returns in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The returns show the Newsoms\u2019 income has remained relatively consistent since he took office in 2019, when the couple reported $1.7m in annual income. The exception was in 2021, when the family sold a house for nearly $6m in Marin county, making roughly $800,000 from the sale. That year, they made $4.2m and paid more than $1m in federal and state taxes. They earned roughly $2m in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The release of the couple\u2019s tax filings comes as their finances have been under scrutiny after the US justice department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/15\/gavin-newsom-doj-investigation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">launched investigations<\/a> into the Newsoms, the governor announced last month. Newsom has blasted the investigations as politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">It was the first time Newsom had released returns since 2022.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"3c4625ef-4344-49fd-a667-f878ef9a021a\" data-spacefinder-role=\"richLink\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.RichLinkBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-1oq85qr\">\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" data-link-name=\"rich-link-5 | 5\" data-component=\"rich-link\" data-name=\"placeholder\" class=\"dcr-1rx5ky9\">\n<div data-format-theme=\"5\" data-format-design=\"0\" data-format-display=\"0\" class=\"dcr-uyoh2p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jul\/28\/gavin-newsom-ruby-rippey-affair-vanity-fair\" class=\"dcr-f35c0u\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-vvxpdt\">\n<div class=\"dcr-6z6e7\">\n<div class=\"dcr-zh9rih\">Former Gavin Newsom aide shares fresh details of affair<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-oj13vq\">\n<div class=\"dcr-ef9nua\">Read more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Newsom made nearly $200,000 annually from serving as governor, but most of his income comes from winery and restaurant businesses that he put in a blind trust when he took office. The returns don\u2019t name each individual business, making it impossible to know which ones gained and lost money.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The PlumpJack Group, a company he owns that includes a suite of wineries and restaurants, is now run by his sister and cousin.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">Jennifer Siebel Newsom, his wife and a film director, lost money most years from Girls Club Entertainment, a production company she founded. The business produced Miss Representation, a 2011 documentary about disparaging portrayals of women and girls in media, and two other films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">The Newsoms paid roughly $14,000 to $44,000 a year for childcare for three of their four children, according to the tax filings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-1s160rg\">They gave from $40,000 to $65,000 in gifts to charity each year, mostly through monetary donations. They also donated thousands of dollars\u2019 worth of clothing, toys and other items to thrift stores and non-profits, including in 2022, when they gave away Armani business wear they originally bought for $45,000 to a racial justice organization in Oakland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-swayiu\"><span class=\"dcr-1xhbmzr\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-2c03t5\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-p7nd18\">\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/gavin-newsom\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Gavin Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/california\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">California<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/culture\/jennifer-siebel-newsom\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Jennifer Siebel Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/west-coast\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">West Coast<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-r721ee\"><a href=\"\/tone\/news\" class=\"dcr-856iwi\">news<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-313bdz\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Gavin%20Newsom%20reveals%20personal%20income%20of%20%241.7m-%242m%20in%20tax%20return%20release&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jul\/31\/gavin-newsom-california-tax-release?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-ncybeu\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-19bkree\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fjul%2F31%2Fgavin-newsom-california-tax-release&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/jul\/31\/gavin-newsom-california-tax-release\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-1c41onw\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-1kq7f60\"><span class=\"dcr-1ryr20k\"><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Siebel Newsom and Gavin Newsom at the California Democratic headquarters in Sacramento on 4 November 2025. 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