Commentary: Happy birthday, Pete Wilson. And thanks: You made California what it is
by Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times
Aug 23, 2018
3 minutes
Former California Gov. Pete Wilson turns 85 this week, so on behalf of all Californians, I say: gracias. (That's "thank you" in Spanish, Pedro.)
Gracias for your 30-plus years of service as a public official - first, as an assemblyman for San Diego, then as the mayor of that city, followed by two terms apiece as our U.S. senator and governor. Your career helped shaped the modern-day Golden State.
Gracias for a career mostly defined by a moderate approach -
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