Gov. Gavin Newsom has made a last-minute endorsement in Silicon Valley’s contested race for Congressional District 16. Newsom is backing state Assemblymember Evan Low in his campaign against former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo. The endorsement makes sense to political observers who say the two worked together as Low began his tenure in the Assembly in 2014 — as well as their mutual opposition to efforts such as Proposition 36 on the November ballot. Lindsey Cobia, Low’s campaign manager, is also Newsom’s deputy chief of staff. Newsom’s endorsement came late on the campaign trail with less than a week before…
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