Pete Wilson

Pete Wilson
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 (1933-08-23) August 23, 1933 (age 91) 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

Peter Barton "Pete" Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American Republican Party politician.

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.

References

1. 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 Archived 2021-11-19 at the Wayback Machine
• 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"