Jennifer Siebel Newsom is the First Partner of California.
Posted by The Briefing with Jen Psaki, Checked
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The Briefing with Jen PsakiOct 23, 2026
The California governor's official website (published 2026-10-03) identifies Jennifer Siebel Newsom as the First Partner of California, and a 2025 Snopes piece on the Office of the First Partner is consistent with that role, so the claim held on 2026-10-23.
This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.
What was said
… good news: We are just twelve days away from a historic election where half of the population, not half the population Hillary Clinton was just talking about, will be a part of getting a chance to show this group of insecure man babies exactly how they feel. Joining me now is the First Partner of California, Jennifer Steibel Newsom. She's the writer, director, and producer of the brand new documentary Misrepresentation: Rise Up, which premieres tonight. It's great to see you. Thank you for being here. Oh, I'm honored to be here. Thank you. …
The Briefing with Jen Psaki · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The official California governor's website describes Jennifer Siebel Newsom as the First Partner of California and as married to Governor Gavin Newsom.[3]
Supports. Snopes (September 2025) refers to Jennifer Siebel Newsom as the governor's wife and discusses the Office of the First Partner that he created in 2019, consistent with her holding the role.[1]
Context. A 2019 AP profile confirms she is married to Gavin Newsom, the Democratic Governor of California, which is consistent with her later designation as First Partner.[2]
Context. An unrated LinkedIn profile, published after the claim date, also describes her as First Partner of California; it is low-credibility and adds little independent weight.[4]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 not rated
- 1Rumor Newsom laundered money through wife doesn't add upsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2A look at Jennifer Siebel Newsom, California 'First Partner'apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3About the First Partner | Governor of Californiagov.ca.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Jennifer Siebel Newsom | LinkedInlinkedin.com · not rated · cited for: context
Where this claim was made
Said in 1 published post
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