Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an United States United States Republican Party politician from California. Born in Lake Forest, Illinois, he attended private school in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Yale University in 1956. From 1955 to 1958 he served in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer. Wilson moved to California to attend Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley and earned his degree in 1962. After serving on Richard Nixon's campaign for Governor of California in 1962, he served in the California State Assembly (1966-1971) and then became Mayor of San Diego, California (1971-1983). In 1978 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor. In 1982, Wilson defeated United States Democratic Party Governor Jerry Brown's bid for a United States Senate seat. Senator Wilson was reelected in 1988. He was elected Governor of California in 1990, defeating San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein, who succeeded him in the Senate. He was reelected Governor by a wide margin in 1994, defeating Jerry Brown's sister, State Treasurer Kathleen Brown. Wilson was generally considered a moderate Republican with liberal stances on social issues such as abortion. He refused to remove MTBE, a toxic fuel additive, from California's supply of gasoline. While seeking reelection in 1994, he sought to shore up his support by embracing California Proposition 187 (1994), a law aimed at illegal immigrants. Proposition 187 was relatively popular at the time and passed easily, but it greatly damaged the California Republican Party's standing with minorities, especially Hispanics. Wilson made an unsuccessful run for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States in 1996. After two terms as Governor, Wilson was unable to run again due to term limits and was succeeded by Democratic Lieutenant Governor of California Gray Davis in 1999. He and his wife are now employed by an oil company. During the 2003 California recall, he acted as an advisor to fellow Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger who was subsequently elected Governor of California, succeeding Democrat Davis. 1933 births Governors of California Members of the California State Assembly U.S. Marine Corps officers United States Senators Leaders of cities in California
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Peter Barton Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an United States United States Republican Party politician from California. Born in Lake Forest, Illinois, he attended private school in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Yale University in 1956. From 1955 to 1958 he served in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer. Wilson moved to California to attend Boalt Hall at the University of California, Berkeley and earned his degree in 1962. After serving on Richard Nixon's campaign for Governor of California in 1962, he served in the California State Assembly (1966-1971) and then became Mayor of San Diego, California (1971-1983). In 1978 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor. In 1982, Wilson defeated United States Democratic Party Governor Jerry Brown's bid for a United States Senate seat. Senator Wilson was reelected in 1988. He was elected Governor of California in 1990, defeating San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein, who succeeded him in the Senate. He was reelected Governor by a wide margin in 1994, defeating Jerry Brown's sister, State Treasurer Kathleen Brown. Wilson was generally considered a moderate Republican with liberal stances on social issues such as abortion. He refused to remove MTBE, a toxic fuel additive, from California's supply of gasoline. While seeking reelection in 1994, he sought to shore up his support by embracing California Proposition 187 (1994), a law aimed at illegal immigrants. Proposition 187 was relatively popular at the time and passed easily, but it greatly damaged the California Republican Party's standing with minorities, especially Hispanics. Wilson made an unsuccessful run for the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States in 1996. After two terms as Governor, Wilson was unable to run again due to term limits and was succeeded by Democratic Lieutenant Governor of California Gray Davis in 1999. He and his wife are now employed by an oil company. During the 2003 California recall, he acted as an advisor to fellow Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger who was subsequently elected Governor of California, succeeding Democrat Davis. 1933 births Governors of California Members of the California State Assembly U.S. Marine Corps officers United States Senators Leaders of cities in California
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