Pete Wilson
Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican Party politician.
Pete Wilson | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Wilson in June 2020 | |
| 36th Governor of California | |
| In office January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1999 | |
| Lieutenant | Leo T. McCarthy (1991–95) Gray Davis (1995–99) |
| Preceded by | George Deukmejian |
| Succeeded by | Gray Davis |
| United States Senator from California | |
| In office January 3, 1983 – January 7, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel I. Hayakawa |
| Succeeded by | John F. Seymour |
| 29th Mayor of San Diego | |
| In office December 6, 1971 – January 3, 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Francis Earl Curran |
| Succeeded by | William E. Cleator, Sr. (acting) |
| Member of the California State Assembly from the 76th district | |
| In office January 3, 1967 – January 7, 1971 | |
| Preceded by | Clair Burgener |
| Succeeded by | Bob Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Barton Wilson August 23, 1933 Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Gayle Edlund Wilson |
| Children | Todd Chandler Graham (stepson) Philip Edlund Graham (stepson) |
| Alma mater | Yale University UC Berkeley School of Law |
| Profession | Politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1955–1958 |
| Unit | Infantry commander |
Wilson was the 36th Governor of California from 1991 through 1999. Before this, he was a United States Senator from 1983 through 1991, the Mayor of San Diego from 1971 through 1983 and a California State Assemblyman from 1967 through 1971.
A Republican, Wilson passed the anti-immigrant 1994 California Proposition 187. This helped him win reelection while being against immigrant or gay communities amidst demographic shifts.[1] Since then, the only California Republican to win a major statewide election is Arnold Schwarzenegger.
He ran for the Republican nomination for President in 1996.
Pete Wilson Media
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
Wilson's presidential campaign logo
Wilson with former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice in downtown Prague as part of the Ronald Reagan Centennial Celebration, 2011
References
- ↑ Steele, Jeanette (2007-08-26). "Jeanette Steele, Wilson statue is unveiled as Latinos, gays protest. ''San Diego Union-Tribune, August 26, 2007". Legacy.signonsandiego.com. Archived from the original on 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2011-01-21.
Other websites
- United States Congress. "Pete Wilson (id: W000607)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- Wilson Appearances on C-SPAN
- Reaffirming Liberty: Wilson for President Campaign Brochure
- Pete Wilson, Candidate for Governor, 1994 Platform Papers, Speeches and Endorsements Archived 2009-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
- Pete Wilson Biography and Inaugural addresses
- Hoover Institution Biography
- Cal Voter: Gov. Wilson's Record on Crime Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
- Undated speech by Pete Wilson on Affirmative Action titled "The Minority-Majority Society"
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