A12A4 MONDAY,SUNDAY,S NOVEMBEREPTEMBER 4, 9,20092018 S LATIMES.COM/WORLDLATIMES.COM LATIMES.COM/WORLDLATIMES.COM S MONDAY,SUNDAY,S NOVEMBEREPTEMBER 4, 9,20092018 A5A13 GAVIN NEWSOM’S LOYAL SUPPORTERS [Newsom, from A1] sworn in, he drew national headlines by order- respective fortunes in oil, hotels and fashion. The Gettys $516,925 ing the city to issue marriage licenses to same- The Pritzkers $608,175 They first backed him when he was a restaura- One of the richest families in the United States. sex couples. teur and winery owner running for a seat on the More than a dozen members of the Swig One of the wealthiest families in the United States, prominent in politics and San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1998, family also cut checks to Newsom during his philanthropy in San Francisco and Chicago. John Paul Getty and have continued their support through the first mayoral campaign. The family ran the Nicholas Pritzker Annie Cohn (deceased) Adolphine Helmle governor’s race. iconic Fairmont Hotel, which was built atop the (deceased) They are not Newsom's largest donors: The Jeannette Demont Ann Rork (deceased) city’s Nob Hill in the 1930s, then expanded from families in total have given about $2 million of (deceased) (deceased) asingle luxury hotel into a worldwide chain. the $61 million that donors have contributed to Jean Ronald Karin Seibl Rick Swig, 67, said Newsom made a point of Billionaire founder of the his campaigns and independent committees Jacqueline Getty (deceased) paying respect to the families who are the spine George Franklin Getty Oil Company and Rhoda Pritzker Jack Pritzker Abram Pritzker Fanny Doppelt backing those bids. But they gave while he was Getty of San Francisco’s history, society and culture, Getty II (deceased) the J. Paul Getty Museum. (deceased) (deceased) (deceased) (deceased) arelative unknown, providing crucial support Christopher R. Getty what he called “the city’s DNA.” to a political newcomer in the years before his $750 “That’s important recognition that I think $750 campaign accounts piled high with cash from $500 that we who have been born into those families Co-founder of Tao Capital, on labor unions, Hollywood honchos, tech billion- find important,” said Swig, who has donated the board of e-cigarette aires and donors up and down the state. more than $30,000 to Newsom’s campaigns. company JUUL Labs. Now the families appear poised to see their As the leader of San Francisco’s tourism bu- Gail Getty John Paul Getty Jr. investments pay off. reau, Swig tangled with Newsom as mayor. (deceased) These donors are mostly liberal, inspired by Putting aside their differences, Swig said, they $500 Sue Sandel Donald Jay Marian Friend Newsom’s history as an early supporter of prog- reached an agreement about tourism spending Susan Pritzker Nicholas Pritzker (deceased) Pritzker Pritzker ressive causes, including same-sex marriage as that ultimately benefited the city — the goal of (deceased) (deceased) San Francisco mayor in 2004. But some are Re- He and Gavin Newsom own a wine all of the families who have been stalwart New- $72,250 $70,750 publicans, including President Trump’s new production company together. They som backers, he said. Gordon Getty Ann Getty ambassador to Austria, who are drawn by New- met through Newsom's father, who “These are families that have been around Co-founded the som’s background as a small businessman. was a close advisor to Gordon Getty. $145,850 for a long time. They’ve been very dedicated to $128,750 Hyatt hotel chain The front-runner’s opponents have at- Dollar amounts are total supporting culture, supporting social causes tacked him for his connections. During the pri- donated to Newsom. and also putting their money where their mary, two of his Democratic rivals, Antonio mouths are, and keeping their businesses in He’s Elizabeth Anthony Jeanne Villaraigosa and John Chiang, painted Newsom San Francisco through the good times and the Mary Jay “J .B.” Taylor’s son. Pritzker Pritzker as the beneficiary of wealth and privilege. John bad times,” Swig said. “There are guys in Wash- Pritzker Pritzker Cox, his GOP opponent in the November elec- ington who make fun of San Francisco values, Ariadne Getty $750 $1,250 $500 $500 tion, reiterated the theme in a new website ti- but really San Francisco values are those that Jacob Pritzker Regan Pritzker tled “Fortunate $on.” And an independent ex- John Getty Andrew R. find their core in the families that have been Christopher $28,000 $70,000 $44,350 penditure committee supporting the Republi- Wilding Getty (deceased) around 75 to 150 years, who have supported can spent a quarter-million dollars late last $250 everything ... good about San Francisco — so- He’s a co-founder of photo PennyS. month on an ad calling Newsom “a child of priv- $500 cial, political and business. And Gavin recog- Aileen Getty company Getty Images Pritzker ilege, his path greased by family and political nizes that, appreciates that and respects that.” Isaac Pritzker connections and billionaire patrons.” $92,400 Susie Tompkins Buell, co-founder of cloth- $23,600 $750 Served as U.S. secretary Newsom, whose campaign did not respond ing brand Esprit and outdoor retailer North Peter Getty Shannon Bavaro of Commerce under to a request for comment on this article, has Mark Getty Face, remembered Newsom as a young man. Domitilla Getty Co-founders of Neon Monster, a President Obama. long been tied to San Francisco society. “He was the boy about town. Everybody Current Democratic Andrew Wilding $1,750 $500 now-closed comics store in San Francisco. His father, Bill, was a lifelong friend of Gor- $24,100 wanted to date him,” she said, recalling that candidate for don Getty, the son of oil magnate J. Paul Getty $10,000 one of her daughters was in a relationship with governor of Illinois —they attended high school together. Bill New- Newsom in the1990s. “He was the smartest, the som later managed the Getty family trust on best-looking. He went through a cocky stage, Daniel Karen Gisela Zacher J. Paul Getty behalf of Gordon, estimated by Forbes to be and then an arrogant stage. Now he’s in a total Pritzker Pritzker III (deceased) worth more than $2 billion in 2018. Bill Newsom serving stage. He paid his dues, I’ll tell you.” was so close with the family that he helped de- $500 Tompkins Buell said that while she always Jacqueline Pritzker $500 $500 liver the ransom money after the 1973 kidnap- believed Newsom was charismatic and bright, Joseph Pritzker $13,600 ping of J. Paul Getty’s grandson, John Paul she watched him mature as an elected official, He was famously $70,000 Getty III. Alexander GettyTatum Getty husband and father. kidnapped and held for Thomas J. Margot L. During Gov. Jerry Brown’s first tenure, he “I’ve known him socially for a long time, but Pritzker Pritzker appointed Bill Newsom a judge, and the New- ransom when he was a $28,200 $28,225 then when he was mayor, I observed a very som family had close ties to Willie Brown, for- teenager. evolving person as he handled his problems $750 $750 mer state lawmaker and California Democratic and grew into his job,” she said. John A. Pritzker Party leader John Burton and House Minority She’s Gisela’s daughter from another Tompkins Buell and her family have con- Lisa Pritzker Leader Nancy Pelosi. relationship and was later adopted by tributed more than $110,000 to Newsom’s politi- $94,650 The Gettys’ support has played an impor- John Paul Getty III. cal endeavors over the years, appreciative of his $141,975 tant role in Gavin Newsom’s personal, profes- Balthazar Getty Anna C. Getty environmental and social policies, such as his sional and political life. $10,500 $15,650 efforts to redirect the city’s cash payments to San Francisco philanthropists who have He has said he was primarily raised by his San Francisco’s homeless to housing and serv- made sizable donations to the UC San mother, who at times struggled to make ends ices. Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital and meet. But Gordon and Ann Getty viewed him “I’ve watched him closely and I was very, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. as a son, according to interviews the couple The Fishers $305,000 very impressed by the quality of his visceral gave to the San Francisco Chronicle and W Doris and Donald Fisher co-founded The Gap. understanding of the problems we have,” she Magazine, and they provided him with experi- said. The Buells $110,350 ences his parents could not afford, including an Tompkins Buell is a confidante of Hillary The Buells are Democratic fundraising powerhouses. African safari when he was a teen, Newsom said She’s one of California’s top Clinton who has spent millions of dollars back- in an earlier interview with The Times. individual political donors. ing Democratic candidates and causes. But “It all goes back to the Gettys as far as Gavin Newsom’s support among San Francisco’s elite is concerned,” said Jerry Roberts, former man- Donald Fisher President of the San Francisco crosses party lines. She and her ex-husband Doug Doris F. Fisher Tompkins ran clothing aging editor of the San FranciscoChronicle and (deceased) Symphony and a trustee of “We’re one of the few long-term, old-school an expert on Bay Area politics. $45,550 Stanford University Republican families in the city. This says a lot companies Esprit and the North Mark Buell $17,250 Face together.