What is First Ladies and Partners of California?
{{Infobox official post|post=First Partner|native_name=of California|image=Jennifer Siebel Newsom.jpg|incumbent=[[Jennifer Siebel Newsom]]|style=* First Partner * Mrs. Newsom|residence=[[California Governor's Mansion]]|website={{URL2|https://www.gov.ca.gov/first-partner/|gov.ca.gov}}|inaugural=Harriet Burnett|incumbentsince=January 7, 2019|formation={{start date and age|mf=yes|1849|12|20}}}} The '''first lady''' or '''first partner of California''' is the informal title and role held by the hostess of the [[Governor's Mansion State Historic Park|California Governor's Mansion]] and usually the wife of the [[governor of California]], during the governor's term in office. [[Jennifer Siebel Newsom]] is the current first partner of California, in role since January 2019, as the wife of [[Gavin Newsom|Governor Gavin Newsom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=About the First Partner|url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/about-firstpartner/|access-date=2022-10-19|website=California Governor|language=en|archive-date=2022-10-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221019155231/https://www.gov.ca.gov/about-firstpartner/|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Origins and role == The first lady or partner is not elected by the citizens of California, there are no official jobs she is officially required to perform and she is not paid for being the first spouse, but she is often involved in political campaigns, managements of the [[Governor's Mansion State Historic Park|Governor's Mansion]], and participating in social causes and accompanying the governor at official and ceremonial occasions and events. == Causes and initiatives == [[Jennifer Siebel Newsom]] launched major initiatives as first partner such as, [[Miss Representation]], [[The Representation Project]], [[Advance SEL California]], [[California for ALL Kids]], [[California for ALL Women]], and the [[Equal Pay Pledge]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mine the Gap — Partners & Initiatives|url=https://www.minethegap.co/partners-initiatives|access-date=2022-10-19|website=Mine the Gap|language=en-US}}</r