California governors race

Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas snaps a selfie on Sunday with Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, and Laphonza Butler, president of SEIU 2015, at Greater Zion Church in Compton. Newsom, who is running for governor, has led in fundraising and the polls.

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June 3, 2018 9:21 PM PT

Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the front-runner for California governor, and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, right, attends Sunday service at Greater Zion Church in Compton.

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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the front-runner for California governor, speaks at a Sunday service at Greater Zion Church in Compton.

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Gubernatorial candidate, Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom, joined by his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, stop at the Asian Garden Mall, in Westminster, CA, during a week-long, California bus tour.

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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom, both standing at right, greets patrons of a Westminster mall on Sunday.

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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, the front-runner in the governor’s race, visits a Westminster shop owned by Thanh Trang, left, during his weeklong bus tour of the state.

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Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom flashes a thumbs-up to singer Lance Bass during a “get out the vote” rally Sunday in Hollywood. At left is actress-filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom, his wife.

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