Revealed: Gavin Newsom's 2005 Affair Exposed by Aide's Wife

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News (1 / 1) 29.07.2026 03:01 / Günter

New details from a Vanity Fair essay have dragged a long-hidden chapter of Gavin Newsom's past back into the spotlight — an office romance that began in 2005 and rippled through City Hall. Read on to discover the full story!

The spark at City Hall

Ruby Rippey, who worked alongside her then-husband Alex Tourk in San Francisco government, describes growing closer to Newsom after joining his team. She recalls a 2004 dinner where the future mayor complimented her, and that attention shaped how she presented herself at work.

Affair ignites in Napa

Rippey says the relationship began over the July 4, 2005 weekend at a longtime staffer’s Napa wedding. What followed, she writes, included flirtation in a narrow hallway, time together in a hot tub while Tourk drove home to their child, and a chauffeured ride to The Carneros Inn. Rippey reports losing consciousness that night and waking beside Newsom with her dress soaked.