Who was the best governor of California?

Like Pardee, he also lost his renomination, this time to James Rolph, who is arguably one of California’s worst governors. By all accounts, Young was an extraordinarily gifted politician. read more

Gray Davis, the 37th governor of California, was the second governor in American history to be recalled by voters. The shortest tenure was that of Milton Latham, who served only five days before being elected by the legislature to fill a vacant United States Senate seat. read more

Jerry Brown campaigns for the Democratic Presidential Nomination on May 15, 1976 in Sacramento, California, when he was governor of the state. Brown has attempted to run for president multiple times, but has always come up short. read more