Jerry Brown

Politician

American San Francisco, California

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Quick Info

ProfessionPolitician
NationalityAmerican
Date of Birth07/04/1938
Age87 years
BirthplaceSan Francisco, California

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Bio/Wiki

Real NameEdmund Gerald 'Jerry' Brown Jr.
NicknameMoonbeam

Physical Stats & More

Height178 cm
Weight78 kg
Eye ColorHazel Brown
Hair ColorWhite

Educational Qualification(s)

SchoolSt. Ignatius College Preparatory, San Francisco, California
CollegeSanta Clara University, California
UniversityUniversity of California, Berkeley, Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Degree(s)
  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Juris Doctor

Personal Life

Zodiac SignAries
HometownOakland Hills, Oakland, California
ReligionRoman Catholicism
AddressState Capitol Building, Sacramento, CA, 95814 Sacramento, California 95814
Hobbies
  • Swimming
  • Biking
  • Playing Golf
  • Playing Baseball
  • Doing Charity

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
Affairs/GirlfriendsLinda Ronstadt (singer)
WifeAnne Gust (married 18/06/2005)

Family

FatherPat Brown (former Governor of California)
MotherBernice Layne Brown
Siblings
  • Kathleen Brown (politician)
  • Barbara Layne Brown
  • Cynthia Arden Brown

Career

PartyDemocratic
Political Journey
  • Elected California Secretary of State in 1970
  • Drafted and helped to pass California Political Reform Act of 1974
  • Elected Governor of California in 1974, reelected in 1978
  • Challenged Jimmy Carter for renomination in 1980
  • Ran for United States Senate in 1982 but lost
  • Became Chairman of the California Democratic Party in 1988
  • Served as Mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2007
  • Served as Attorney General of California from 2007 to 2011
  • Elected as 39th Governor of California in 2011
  • Reelected Governor in 2014, serving until 2019
Biggest Rival
  • Jimmy Carter
  • George H. W. Bush
  • Bill Clinton

Favourites

Favorite FoodOrganic Fruits, Flax Plus Multibran
Favorite FilmEnemy of the State
Favorite Books
  • The People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
  • Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
  • Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges
  • The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett
  • The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Jerry Brown does not smoke.
2. Father Pat Brown served as California Governor.
3. Jerry Brown was a cheerleader at St. Ignatius High School.
4. He topped his class at the San Francisco College of Law.
5. He opposed the Death Penalty and vetoed it as Governor.
6. He appointed the first openly gay judge in the United States in 1979.
7. He appointed the first openly lesbian judge in the United States in 1981.
8. Jerry Brown worked with Mother Teresa in Kolkata, India.
9. There was a 28-year gap between his 2nd and 3rd term as governor.
10. Jerry Brown succeeded Arnold Schwarzenegger as California Governor in 2011.
11. At age four, he became the youngest person to climb Yosemite's legendary Ledge Trail.
12. He founded the Oakland School for the Arts and the Oakland Military Institute.
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