EXECUTIVE · CA · 1991-1999
Pete Wilson
Governor · Republican · California
Background
Peter Barton Wilson (b. 1933) was Mayor of San Diego 1971-1983 + U.S. Senator 1983-1991 + CA Governor 1991-1999. Promoted Prop 187 (1994) barring undocumented immigrants from non-emergency state services; passed but mostly struck down. Briefly ran for the 1996 GOP presidential nomination. Signed the Brady Bill but vetoed CA's first attempt at same-sex domestic-partner registry. Suffered the Northridge earthquake (1994) + Rampart scandal era.
Curated bio from Officium's editorial pass.
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Others who held this office in California
- Gavin Newsom (2019-present)
- Jerry Brown (2011-2019)
- Arnold Schwarzenegger (2003-2011)
- Gray Davis (1999-2003)
- Pete Wilson (1991-1999)
- George Deukmejian (1983-1991)
- Jerry Brown (1975-1983)
- Ronald Reagan (1967-1975)
- Pat Brown (1959-1967)
- Goodwin Knight (1953-1959)
- Earl Warren (1943-1953)