California Governor Gavin Newsom, known as "the Runaway Gov," has been on the road for at least two weeks a year to promote himself and promote his book, Young Man in a Hurry. He has also visited Europe twice and embarked on a national book tour through early-voting presidential primary states such as South Carolina, New Hampshire, and Nevada. Despite this, Newsom's staff maintains that his travel is useful for California, but it's unclear how this serves state residents. Wealthy donors appear to pay for some of these trips, with the California State Protocol Foundation reportedly raising $6.2 million for the gov's political wanderlust.