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'''Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger''' is an [[Austria]]n-born [[United States of America|American]] actor, politician, [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], and businessman, serving as the 38th Governor of [[California]] since 2003. | '''Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger''' is an [[Austria]]n-born [[United States of America|American]] actor, politician, [[bodybuilding|bodybuilder]], and businessman, serving as the 38th Governor of [[California]] since 2003. | ||
==Recall Election== | ==Recall Election== | ||
| + | After sitting Governor [[Gray Davis]] instituted a new registration tax. | ||
He was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election which removed sitting [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor Gray Davis from office. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis' term. Schwarzenegger was then reelected by a landslide on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election to serve a full term as governor by defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was at that time the California State Treasurer. | He was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election which removed sitting [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor Gray Davis from office. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis' term. Schwarzenegger was then reelected by a landslide on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election to serve a full term as governor by defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was at that time the California State Treasurer. | ||
Revision as of 00:11, April 20, 2007
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-born American actor, politician, bodybuilder, and businessman, serving as the 38th Governor of California since 2003.
Recall Election
After sitting Governor Gray Davis instituted a new registration tax. He was first elected on October 7, 2003, in a special recall election which removed sitting Democratic Governor Gray Davis from office. Schwarzenegger was sworn in on November 17, 2003, to serve the remainder of Davis' term. Schwarzenegger was then reelected by a landslide on November 7, 2006, in California's 2006 gubernatorial election to serve a full term as governor by defeating Democrat Phil Angelides, who was at that time the California State Treasurer.
Despite Schwarzenegger's claims of being a capitalist, he is a supporter of some socialist policies. He is a supporter of gun control and environmentalism. In fact, he is a staunch supporter of a bill that mandates the use of Californian taxpayer money to fund the cloning and killing of human embryos for experimentation. Because these and other policies he is often referred to as a "RINO," a "Republican in Name Only" by many conservative Republicans.