Pete Wilson

A Senator from California. Born in Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. , August 23, 1933. Attended private school in St. Louis, Mo. Graduated, Yale University 1956. Graduated, University of California School of Law, Berkeley, 1962. Served in the United States Marine Corps 1955-1958. Admitted to the California bar in 1963 and commenced practice in San Diego. Member, California legislature 1966-1971. Mayor of San Diego 1971-1983. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1982. Reelected in 1988 and served from January 3, 1983, until January 7, 1991, when he resigned, having been elected governor of California. Governor of California, 1991-1999. Fellow, Hoover Institution 1999-.