Pete Wilson
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Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, Wilson previously served as a United State
Official portrait, 1991
Mayor Wilson (second from right) with U.S. President Richard Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and Nixon's cabinet in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, 1972
Wilson as U.S. Senator, 1989
President Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act with Wilson looking on
Gray Davis
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Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis Jr. is an American attorney and former politician who served as the 37th governor of California from 1999 until he was recalled and removed from office in 2003. He is the se
Pete Wilson
…office, Wilson left California with a $16 billion budget surplus (equivalent to $28.6 billion in 2024). He was succeeded by then-lieutenant governor Gray Davis as governor. A September 1998 Los Angeles Times poll found 55% of registered voters in California had a favorable view of Wilson's job performance. On…
Official portrait, c. 1999–2003
Davis with Shelley Duvall, U.S. Senator Alan Cranston, and Morgan Fairchild in 1986.
Official state portrait