Early supporters for the redistricting campaign include Los Angeles businessman Bill Bloomfield, who gave $1 million to Newsom's Ballot Measure Committee, as well as Gloria Page, the mother of Google co-founder Larry Page, who contributed $134,000 to the committee, according to a Thursday afternoon filing .

Gavin Newsom is having a moment. In the national struggle over U.S. House control, perhaps no politician has more at stake than the California governor, who has emerged as the leading Democratic adversary to President Donald Trump.

Gavin Newsom’s meme-heavy attacks on Donald Trump have even shocked his own kids. The California governor has, in the past few weeks, “put a mirror to Trump” by emulating his caps-heavy ranting style of social media posting. It has succeeded insofar as it has Fox News hosts, Trump lackeys, and even the president himself melting down.

The California governor's Trump-like social media posts and redistricting push are resonating with Democrats who are eager for a fighter to go on offense against the GOP.

Democrats are searching for a leader to take on President Trump. Gov. Gavin Newsom embraced that role with new online trolling and a proposed gerrymander to counter a GOP power play in Texas.

Fox News host Jesse Watters—long rumored to wear eyeliner on TV—disparaged Gavin Newsom’s manliness and strength.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his Democratic supermajority to push a new congressional map that favors Democrats in an effort to nullify the expected new map from Texas.

The California governor is using President Trump's notable social media playbook and turning it on Republicans.

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

Newsom's office made the announcement on X in all caps, seemingly continuing to mock and mimic President Donald Trump.