Pete Wilson

Peter Barton Wilson (born in 1933) is an American politician, member of the Republican party, Maire of San Diego of 1971 with 1983, senator of California to the Congrès of the United States of 1983 with 1991 and 36ème governor of California of 1991 with 1999.

Pete Wilson was born the August 23rd 1933 with Lake Forest, Illinois.

Graduate of Yale in 1956, it is useful until in 1958 in the Corps of the Navy of the United States of America.

Wilson continues then his studies of right to Berkeley, the University of California and is graduate in 1962, year when it engages on the countryside of Richard Nixon for the station of governor of California.

Of 1966 with 1971, it is elected of the assembly of the state of California.

Of 1971 with 1983, it is Maire of the town of San Diego in California of the south.

In 1978, it tries to obtain the republican nomination for the post of governor but fails.

In 1982, Wilson is elected with the Sénat of the United States after having beaten the governor Jerry Brown, candidate at the station.

Wilson is re-elected in 1988.

In November 1990, Wilson is elected governor of California by beating Diane Feinstein, mayor of San Francisco and democratic candidate .

In 1994, it is re-elected against Kathleen Brown, trésorière of the state and sister of Jerry Brown.Cette year, it supports the private bill 187 submitted to Référendum, hardening the legislation with respect to the illegal immigrants. So it damages the relations between the Republican party of California and Hispanic the increasingly many ones.

In 1996, it tries to receive the republican nomination at the time of the republican primary educations for the presidential election but is erased rather quickly in front of Bob Dole.

In November 1998, Wilson cannot be represented for a troisème mandate and it is the lieutenant-governor (democratic) Gray Davis which is elected.

In 2003, during the program of dismissal of Gray Davis, it advises the republican candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger which will be elected in October 2003 governor of California.

Moderated republican, Wilson is favorable to the right to the Avortement.

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