Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown, Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is the current Attorney General and a former governor of the State of California. Brown has had a lengthy political career spanning terms on the Los Angeles Community College Board of Trustees (1969-1971), as California Secretary of State (1971-1975), as Governor of California (1975-1983), as chair of the California Democratic Party (1989-1991), the Mayor of Oakland (1998-2006), and the Attorney General of California (2007-present). He unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nominations for president in 1976, 1980, and 1992, and was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee for the United States Senate in 1982. Since Brown's terms in office are not covered by term limits that came into effect in 1990, he is not barred from running for Governor again.
RT @BChappatta: From @BloombergView: Jerry Brown’s Last Chance to Save California: t.co/wtu3V47p9e #muniland #taxes #pensions
— MichaelMarois 5 min 26 sec ago.
Proposition 13 simply shifted revenue collection from localities -- which rely on property taxes -- to Sacramento.... t.co/YB1O7bFhS9
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Governor Jerry Brown returns to his (and my) alma mater U.C. Berkeley to deliver commencement address to Political Science graduates. @Cal
— sal_castaneda 10 min 17 sec ago.
.@BloombergView - Jerry Brown’s Last Chance to Save California t.co/LvhRRFJazw
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Source: Los Angeles Business Journal
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Source: YubaNet
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Source: Capitol Basement
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Source: Swing State Project
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Source: Kaiser Health News
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Source: San Mateo Daily Journal
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Source: Sacramento Bee
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Source: Sacramento Bee
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