Gavin Newsom takes his act to Miami — in his fifth known out-of-state trip this year

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has hit the road again, having headed to Florida for the latest stop on his heavily hyped book tour — and what looks to be his fifth known out-of-state trip this year, according to reports.

The governor touched down in Miami on Friday for a $65 per ticket promotional talk at Adrienne Arsht Center for his memoir, “Young Man in a Hurry,” where he sat down with Univision anchor Jorge Ramos and his daughter Paola Ramos to yet again shill the self-described “deeply resilient story of identity, belonging and the defining moments that shaped a life in politics.”

The governor’s last major press splash in the Sunshine State was in 2022, when he released an ad urging Floridians fed up with Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis to pack their flip-flops and head west.

“I urge all of you living in Florida to join the fight,” Newsom stated in the ad. “Or join us in California where we still believe in freedom.”

The Miami trip is only the latest pit stop on Newsom’s extensive travel itinerary this year as he raises his profile ahead of an expected presidential run.

While the governor’s office did not confirm how many total days he’s been out of California in 2026, his time out of state by The Post’s count likely amount to two weeks or more, including travel time, across two long-haul jaunts to Europe and three legs of his book tour.

“The Governor’s travel includes official state business, meetings advancing California’s economic and job-creating climate partnerships, political and personal activity conducted in his personal capacity,” said Newsom’s spokesperson Izzy Gardon.

“In contrast to Donald Trump — who has spent 4.1% of his presidency golfing — when the Governor is away from the Capitol, he is in constant contact with his team and continues to work wherever he is with secure communications to fulfill his duties.” 

A widely-publicized trip to Davos — where he trolled President Trump and scolded world leaders for cowing to the White House — that took him away from his day job for four or five days, including travel time for the more than 11-hour trek, between Jan. 19 and Jan. 23.

Weeks later he embarked on another long-haul jaunt to Germany for the Munich Security Conference, where appeared on a Feb. 13 climate panel and claimed credit for “manufacturing innovation” in America — again stoking talk of his widely expected presidential bid.

He rounded out the trip by signing a memorandum of understanding on Feb. 16 in London with the United Kingdom related to clean energy before making the 5,300-mile journey back to California.

His book tour has not-so-subtly taken him through key Democratic primary states, including South Carolina, New Hampshire and Nevada.

He kicked off a roughly four-day promotional jaunt with a Feb. 21 stop in Nashville, Tenn., followed by appearances in Atlanta, Ga., Rock Hill., S.C., and New York.

Earlier this month, he hit up Las Vegas, Nev. and Portsmouth, N.H. for book events on March 4 and March 5, respectively. He also reportedly made a stop in Boulder City, Nev. for a private event at the home of Democratic Party activist Judy Hoskins.

The governor is offering free copies of his book with ticket purchases at his events — and his team claims the tome has sold some 100,000 copies, topping bestseller lists.

He’s also foisted copies of the book onto campaign donors “of any amount” as he burnishes his national profile through his political action committee, Campaign for Democracy.

The governor has rebuffed questions about his presidential aspirations, telling The Post at a press conference last month that it was “too early” to say.

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