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
The state will be in the power business for a long time to come,
George Bush, whatever his skills and accomplishments, will not carry California. You can take to that to the bank,
I have talked to Bush. I have dealt with him in the past ... we were fellow governors, ... I believe he will approach this in a practical problem-solving fashion.
I'm taking care of the rest of it, ... We are building more plants and we are conserving, but prices under the law we passed in 1996 are exclusively a matter for the federal government to resolve -- and they've dropped the ball big time.
If the news events over the last couple days have raised any doubts in your mind about the wisdom of electing Arnold Schwarzenegger, I say to you, 'Come home, vote no on the recall.'
It's not a bailout, ... It accomplishes two purposes: It provides the funding to revitalize the utilities, but it lets ratepayers know they will gain as the utilities gain.
The choice next Tuesday is crystal clear: You can retain me as governor and allow me to finish the term you elected me to serve last November, or you can elect Arnold Schwarzenegger as governor,
In some parts of California, people are going without power, ... I would love to keep the lights on. But it's important that we all pull together to reduce the strain on the grid.
Clearly, this was a mechanical problem, very unlikely to be having anything to do with any plot against anyone, ... We regret the loss of life and the injuries that have occurred there.
California drove the economic boom of the last eight years, and it could drive it down just as easily,
As governor, I am enormously grateful to every firefighter who put themselves in harm's way to protect us and protect our structures.
The whole purpose of this is a bridge to a long-term solution,
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.