Gray Davis
Gray Davis
Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr.is an American politician who served as the 37th Governor of California from 1999 to 2003. A member of the Democratic Party, only months into his second term, in 2003 Davis was recalled and removed from office, the second state governor successfully recalled in U.S. history. Prior to serving as governor, Davis was chief of staff to Governor Jerry Brown, a California State Assemblyman, California State Controllerand the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California. Davis holds a...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth26 December 1942
CityBronx, NY
They're very well thought of in California ... and I think they can bring independent validation to some of the good work that we've done.
The whole purpose of this is a bridge to a long-term solution,
As governor, I am enormously grateful to every firefighter who put themselves in harm's way to protect us and protect our structures.
the most qualified person on question number two.
a credit-worthy purchaser. All of us that met today are joined at the hip, and if we are going to move forward, we will move forward together.
These are serious questions, which, if true, raise doubts about his ability to govern this state. You need to think about whether this is a risk California should take,
I've said many times to reporters that I have an obligation to serve a four-year term, and I'm committed to do so.
The state will be in the power business for a long time to come,
Some polls have had us 20 points behind,
Well, we're trying to patch and fix and put a cast on a broken system here. You can call it what you want, but we'll continue to purchase power in a private market.
We believe you will not have to pay more than the current rate structure proposes - which is, for 50 percent of the public, nothing; for another 25 percent, only a 10 percent increase; and for the remaining 25 percent, a 34 percent increase.
Now, in the space of a year, we've spent 450 percent more for power than we did the year before, and bought essentially the same amount of power. This year, that number's likely to go up. That can't go on forever and have us continue to be the economic engine for America.
I know that Duke made a number of demands, including that the attorney general drop its investigation. We have no intention of asking the attorney general to do that.
We're not going to take this sitting down. We are fighting back.