Governor peter wilson biography

Peter "Pete" Wilson was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, a suburb north of Chicago. He attended Yale University on an ROTC scholarship, earned a bachelor's degree in English literature in , and subsequently served three years as a Marine Corps infantry officer. He earned a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall in

Wilson's public service career began in , when he was elected to the California Assembly. In he was elected mayor of San Diego. He remained mayor until he was elected to the U.S. Senate in and reelected in He was elected Governor of California in , becoming California’s thirty-sixth chief executive, and was reelected in

As governor, Wilson's focused on reforms in the areas of health coverage for employees of small businesses, workers compensation, and education. In addition, he signed into law two major pieces of crime-related legislation–the “Three Strikes” law (25 years to life for repeat fe

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Pete Wilson

Governor of California from to

For other people named Pete Wilson, see Pete efternamn (disambiguation).

Pete Wilson
Wilson in
In office January 7, &#;– January 4,
Lieutenant
Preceded by	George Deukmejian
Succeeded by	Gray Davis
In office January 3, &#;– January 7,
Preceded by	S. inom. Hayakawa
Succeeded by	John Seymour
In office December 6, &#;– January 3,
Preceded by	Francis Earl Curran
Succeeded by	Roger Hedgecock
In office January 2, &#;– December 5,
Preceded by	Clair Burgener
Succeeded by	Bob Wilson
Born	Peter Barton Wilson () August 23, (age&#;91) Lake Forest, Illinois, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Betty Robertson &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#;
Education	Yale University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD)
Signature
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years&#;of service	–
Rank	First lieute • About PETE WILSON served as Governor of California from January until January He was born in Lake Forest, Illinois. He attended Yale University on an ROTC scholarship, earned a bachelor&#;s degree in English literature in , and then served for three years as a Marine Corps infantry officer. He earned a law degree from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall, in His public service career began in , when he was elected to the California Assembly. In he was elected mayor of San Diego. After 11 years as mayor, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in and was reelected in He was elected Governor of California in and was reelected in Source Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress Official Records: California State Archives Personal Papers: Stanford University, Hoover Institution Image source: California State Library: Governors' Gallery Governors of California Search For Former Governors This searchable database identifies former governors