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Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) 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.
Jan 29, 2024 · The Republican governor’s critics over the years say the 1994 campaign — marked by his support of Proposition 187 that sought to deny public services to immigrants in the country illegally ...
Governors' Gallery, California, governor Pete Wilson, speech, biography, bibliography, facts, first lady, Inaugural Address, article, budget, State of the State Address.
May 8, 2024 · In the fall of 2020, not long after George Floyd’s murder, the Pete Wilson statue in Horton Plaza was removed, his smiling nonchalance hiding a racial animus.
In 1982 Wilson was elected to the Senate, where he adopted a moderate approach to issues, but strongly supported the defence spending so crucial to the California economy. In 1988 he was re-elected to the Senate but chose to run for governor in a race against former San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein in 1990.
May 14, 2018 · Republican Peter Barton Wilson (born 1935) was elected the governor of California in 1991. As governor of the most populous and economically powerful state in the United States, Pete Wilson is faced with both problems and opportunities of monumental size.
Oct 23, 2021 · Former Republican California Governor Pete Wilson was joined by former colleagues, family, and friends to reflect on his political career. He was governor of California from 1991-1999 after...
Oct 29, 2019 · Gov. Pete Wilson, facing an uphill reelection campaign, led the charge, releasing campaign ads that showed grainy footage of people swarming across the San Ysidro border crossing as an ominous...
Pete Wilson was California's thirty-sixth chief executive, serving as Governor from 1991 to 1999. Wilson previously served eight years as a United States Senator (1983-1991), eleven years as mayor of San Diego (1971-1983), and five years as a California state assemblyman (1967-1971).
Nov 15, 2019 · Host Gustavo Arellano speaks with the former governor of California, Republican Pete Wilson. In 1994, Pete Wilson attached himself and his re-election campaign to Prop 187.
