Dear Governor Newsom,

I am writing to urge you to oppose any effort to spend public money to hand over Californians’ private DMV information to a third-party organization that could expose sensitive data to the Trump administration or other outside actors.

Reports that California may spend millions of dollars to share DMV records raise serious concerns about privacy, safety, and public trust. Californians should not have to worry that their Social Security numbers, birthdates, addresses, gender information, and other personal data could be accessed without strong guarantees of privacy and security.

This would put millions of people at risk, especially immigrants, LGBTQ Californians, and anyone who could be targeted because of their identity or political beliefs.

California has long promised to protect the privacy and safety of its residents. That promise must be kept. Our private information should stay secure in California’s hands, not handed over to outside groups without clear protections and accountability.

I urge you to speak out against this proposal and demand that Governor Newsom move with transparency, oversight, and protections for Californians’ personal data.

We should be protecting our communities, not exposing them to unnecessary risk.

Sincerely,