Why was Gavin Newsom in Bend?

California Governor Gavin Newsom talks to Democrats in Bend, July 1, 2023 (Photo credit Hannah Wiley, LA Times)

Gavin Newsom visited Bend Saturday, July 1. Then Boise. Then Montana, then Salt Lake City and presumably back to California.

Why?

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