Office of the Governor of CaliforniaGovernment

The Office of the Governor of California serves as the head of the executive branch of California's state government and the commander-in-chief of the California National Guard and State Guard. The governor is tasked with enforcing state laws, presenting the annual state budget, and approving or vetoing legislation passed by the California State Legislature. Established in 1849 under the original California Constitution, the office was inaugurated prior to California's formal admission to the Union in 1850.