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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.
Jan 29, 2024 · Members of his own party feared he was alienating the state’s fast-growing Latino electorate and sending the California GOP down a path to irrelevance. Now, a Republican running to be the new ...
Pete Wilson 1991–1999 Significant Facts. Born: August 23, 1933 in Lake Forest, IL Married: Gayle Edlund on May 29, 1983 Political Party: Republican Family. Father: James Wilson Mother: Margaret Callaghan Wife: Gayle Edlund Children: Todd and Philip (stepsons)
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...
May 8, 2024 · Was the the man an architect of anti-Latino prejudice or a champion of state sovereignty? His pertinent history begins with three years as a Marine Corps platoon leader, followed by a Yale...
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).
Peter Barton Wilson is an American attorney and politician who served as the 36th governor of California from 1991 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he previously was a United...
US; US Senator 1983–91, Governor of California 1991–99 A lawyer educated at Yale and Berkeley, Wilson was elected to the California legislature in 1966 and served there until becoming mayor of San Diego in 1970, a post he occupied until 1983 and one which earned him a reputation as an able administrator.
