Arnold Schwarzenegger

Republican Party

Prior offices

Governor of California

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Arnold Schwarzenegger served as Governor of California from November 2003 to January 2011. He was first elected in the 2003 recall of then-Gov. Gray Davis (D).

Before becoming governor, he served on President George H.W. Bush's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports from 1990 to 1993 and was Chairman of California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Gov. Pete Wilson.

## Contents

* 1 Biography
* 2 Elections
* 3 Political activity
* 3.1 Ballot propositions
* 3.1.1 Propositions 57 and 58 (2004)
* 3.1.2 Re-districting (2008)
* 3.1.3 May 19, 2009 propositions
* 3.1.4 2010 propositions
* 3.2 Chairman for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
* 3.3 Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1990-1993
* 4 Issues
* 4.1 2016 presidential endorsement
* 5 Recent news
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

## Biography[edit]

Prior to serving as governor, Schwarzenegger worked as an actor and professional bodybuilder.

## Elections[edit]

See also: Gray Davis recall (2003)

A recall election against Gov. Gray Davis (D) took place on October 7, 2003. The outcome of the election was that Davis was recalled in favor of Schwarzenegger. The recall effort was the first successful recall of a California governor and only the second recall of a state governor in American history.

The result of the vote to recall Davis was:

Should Gray Davis be recalled?

Result| Votes| Percentage
a Yes|  4,976,274|  55.4%
No| 007,783| 44.6%

The top three vote-getters in the election were:

Candidate  | Party  | Votes  | %

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Arnold Schwarzenegger | Republican | 4,206,284  | 48.58%
Cruz Bustamante  | Democratic | 2,724,874  | 31.47
Tom McClintock | Republican | 1,161,287  | 13.41

## Political activity[edit]

### Ballot propositions[edit]

#### Propositions 57 and 58 (2004)[edit]

Schwarzenegger supported Proposition 57 and Proposition 58 in the March 2, 2004, election, which authorized the sale of $15 billion in bonds and mandated balanced budgets, respectively. Proposition 57 passed with 63.3% of the votes in favor and Proposition 58 passed with 71.0% in favor.

#### Re-districting (2008)[edit]

Schwarzenegger and his political allies supported Proposition 11, which was approved by the state's voters. Proposition 11 created a new system of redistricting.

#### May 19, 2009 propositions[edit]

See also: California 2009 ballot propositions

Schwarzenegger campaigned across the state for voters to pass a package of six ballot propositions on the May 19 statewide ballot. One of the six was approved.

#### 2010 propositions[edit]

See also: California 2010 ballot propositions

Schwarzenegger opposed the California Jobs Initiative, the Suspension of AB 32 (2010). Schwarzenegger viewed AB 32 as a signature accomplishment of his administration.

### Chairman for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports[edit]

Schwarzenegger served as Chairman for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Gov. Pete Wilson. In this role, Schwarzenegger personally crafted and sponsored Proposition 49, the "After School Education and Safety Program Act of 2002," an initiative to make state grants available for after-school programs. Voters approved Proposition 49 on November 5, 2002.

### Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports 1990-1993[edit]

Schwarzenegger was appointed Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in the administration of George H. W. Bush from 1990 to 1993. During that time, Schwarzenegger traveled across the U.S. promoting physical fitness to kids and lobbying governors in support of school fitness programs. "He would hit sometimes two or three governors in a day in his own airplane, at his own expense, somewhere around $4,000 an hour. When he walked in, it wasn't about the governor, it was about Arnold," said George Otott, his chief of staff at the time.[1]

## Issues[edit]

### 2016 presidential endorsement[edit]

✓ Schwarzenegger endorsed John Kasich for the Republican primary in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[2]

See also: Endorsements for John Kasich
2016 Presidential Endorsements by Governors

Governor  | Candidate  | Date  | Source
Alejandro J. García Padilla |  Hillary Clinton | June 2016 | The Associated Press
Jerry Brown |  Hillary Clinton | May 2016 | Reuters.com
Pete Ricketts |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Washington Post
Mike Pence |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Tribune Star
Phil Bryant |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | Politico
Rick Scott |  Donald Trump | March 2016 | NBC News
Mary Fallin |  Donald Trump | May 2016 | The Washington Times
Brian Sandoval |  John Kasich (primary) | April 2016 | CNN
Scott Walker |  Ted Cruz | March 2016 | Politico
Gary R. Herbert |  Ted Cruz (primary) | March 2016 | The Hill
Susana Martinez |  Marco Rubio (primary) | March 2016 | Politico
Paul LePage |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | Politico
Chris Christie |  Donald Trump | February 2016 | CNN
Butch Otter |  John Kasich | February 2016 | CNN
Greg Abbott |  Ted Cruz | February 2016 | CNN
Asa Hutchinson |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | CNN
Nikki Haley |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | CNN
Sam Brownback |  Marco Rubio | February 2016 | CBS News
Jay Inslee |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | Seattle Times
Jay Nixon |  Hillary Clinton | November 2015 | KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio
Jack Markell |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | delawareonline
John Hickenlooper |  Hillary Clinton | October 2015 | Denver Post
Maggie Hassan |  Hillary Clinton | September, 2015 | Patch
Mark Dayton |  Hillary Clinton | November 2013 | Politics Minnesota
Andrew Cuomo |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | New York Observer
Larry Hogan |  Chris Christie | July 2015 | The Washington Times
Peter Shumlin |  Hillary Clinton | May 2015 | The Hill
Terry McAuliffe |  Hillary Clinton | April 2015 | The Washington Post
Tom Wolf |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Twitter
Dan Malloy |  Hillary Clinton | June 2015 | Hartford Courant

* On October 8, 2016, after The Washington Post released a 2005 video of Trump making comments about women that the Post described as "extremely lewd," Schwarzenegger announced he would not vote for Donald Trump in the 2016 general election.[3][4]

See also: Republican reactions to 2005 Trump tape

## Recent news[edit]

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Arnold + Schwarzenegger + California + Governor"

Arnold Schwarzenegger News Feed

## See also[edit]

* Governor of California
* Gray Davis recall (2003)
* California

## External links[edit]

| Suggest a link

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* Personal Website; Film, Fitness, Politics
* Official Twitter
* Official Facebook

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Greatest Physiques, "Arnold Schwarzenegger," accessed February 25, 2021
2. ↑ Time, "Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses John Kasich on Snapchat," March 6, 2016
3. ↑ Twitter, "Arnold Schwarzenegger," October 8, 2016
4. ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005," October 8, 2016

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Preceded by
Gray Davis (D) | Governor of California
2003 - 2011  | Succeeded by
Jerry Brown (D)

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