Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as a United States senator from California from 1983 to 1991 and as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he also served as the 29th mayor of San Diego from 1971 to 1983.
Wilson in 1993
Mayor Wilson (second from right) with U.S. President Richard Nixon, First Lady Pat Nixon, and others including Interior Secretary Rogers Morton and Counselor to the President Donald Rumsfeld in front of the Golden Gate Bridge, September 1972
Pete Wilson as U.S. Senator
President Reagan signing the Civil Liberties Act with Wilson looking on
The mayor of the City of San Diego is the official head and chief executive officer of the U.S. city of San Diego, California. The mayor has the duty to enforce and execute the laws enacted by the San Diego City Council, the legislative branch. The mayor serves a four-year term and is limited to two successive terms.
Mayor of San Diego
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