Jerry Brown
Jerry Brown
Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr.is an American politician and lawyer, who has been serving as the 39th Governor of California since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history. Prior to and following his first governorship, Brown served in numerous state, local and party positions, including three times a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth7 April 1938
CitySan Francisco, CA
CountryUnited States of America
When I was Governor, Louis Kelso went out of his way to brief me. I was very impressed, but I was never able to get any of the economists in state government to give him the help his plan deserves.
Equal treatment for children in unequal situations is not justice.
Organic farming is about buying out of a corrupt, illegal and dishonest system.
I see the day in our own lifetime that reverence for the natural systems, the oceans, the rainforests, the soil, the grasslands, and all other living things will be so strong that no narrow ideology based upon politics or economics will overcome it.
Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right.
You're all welcome in California,
The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs.
My principles are simple. Protect the Earth. Serve the People, and Explore the Universe
We have to restore power to the family, to the neighborhood, and the community with a non-market principle, a principle of equality, of charity, of let's-take-care-of-one-another. That's the creative challenge.
My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.
I would like to maximize the level of human choice in the medical field...The choice of a treatment in many ways is like the exercise of religion.
The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy.
After years of struggle, the U.S. Supreme Court today has made same-sex marriage a reality in California ... I have directed the California Department of Public Health to advise the state's counties that they must begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples in California
It's unconscionable for Sutter to remain on a collision course with an open-ended strike when a reasonable alternative has been recommended by an impartial mediator,