Arnold Schwarzenegger
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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.
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 | ||
 Yes | 4,976,274 | 55.4% | ||
| No | 007,783 | 44.6% | ||
The top three vote-getters in the election were:
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 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"
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Greatest Physiques, "Arnold Schwarzenegger," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ Time, "Arnold Schwarzenegger Endorses John Kasich on Snapchat," March 6, 2016
- ↑ Twitter, "Arnold Schwarzenegger," October 8, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Trump recorded having extremely lewd conversation about women in 2005," October 8, 2016
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