Pete Wilson
Peter Barton “Pete” Wilson (born August 23, 1933) is an American politician from California. Wilson, a Republican, served as the 36th governor of California (1991–1999), the culmination of more than three decades in the public arena that included eight years as a United States Senator (1983–1991), eleven years as Mayor of San Diego (1971–1983) and four years as a California State Assemblyman (1967–1971).
Read more about Pete Wilson: Early Life, Mayor of San Diego, United States Senator, Governor of California, Energy Deregulation, Presidential Campaign (1996), Banking, Teaching, and Corporate Advisory Career, Honors and Awards
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“The spirit of [William] Penn will not be stayed. You cannot set limits to such knightly adventurers. After their own day is gone their spirits stalk the world, carrying inspiration everywhere that they go and reminding men of the lineage, the fine lineage, of those who have sought justice and right.”
—Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924)