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- Gray_Davis abstract "Joseph Graham "Gray" Davis, Jr. (born December 26, 1942) is an American Democratic politician who served as California's 37th Governor from 1999 until being recalled in 2003. Prior to serving as Governor, Davis served as Chief of Staff to Governor Jerry Brown (1975–1981), a California State Assemblyman (1983–1987), California State Controller (1987–1995) and the 44th Lieutenant Governor of California (1995–1999). Davis holds a B.A. in history from Stanford University and a J.D. from Columbia Law School. He was awarded a Bronze Star for his service as a Captain in the Vietnam War.During his time as Governor, Davis made education his top priority and California spent eight billion dollars more than was required under Proposition 98 during his first term. Under Davis, California standardized test scores increased for five straight years. Davis signed the nation's first state law requiring automakers to limit auto emissions. Davis supported laws to ban assault weapons. He is also credited with improving relations between California and Mexico. Davis began his tenure as Governor with strong approval ratings, but those ratings declined as voters blamed Davis for the California electricity crisis and the California budget crisis that followed the dot-com bubble burst. Voters were also alienated by Davis’ record breaking fundraising efforts and negative campaigning.On October 7, 2003, he became the second governor to be recalled in American history. Davis was succeeded by Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger on November 17 after the recall election. Davis spent 1,778 days as Governor and signed 5,132 bills out of 6,244, vetoing 1,112 bills. Since being recalled, Davis has worked as a guest lecturer at the UCLA School of Public Affairs and as an attorney at Loeb & Loeb and sat on the Board of Directors of the animation company DiC Entertainment.".
- Gray_Davis activeYearsEndDate "1995-01-02".
- Gray_Davis activeYearsEndDate "1999-01-04".
- Gray_Davis activeYearsEndDate "2003-11-17".
- Gray_Davis activeYearsStartDate "1987-01-05".
- Gray_Davis activeYearsStartDate "1995-01-02".
- Gray_Davis activeYearsStartDate "1999-01-04".
- Gray_Davis alias "Davis, Joseph Graham, Jr. (full name)".
- Gray_Davis almaMater Columbia_Law_School.
- Gray_Davis almaMater Stanford_University.
- Gray_Davis award Bronze_Star_Medal.
- Gray_Davis battle Vietnam_War.
- Gray_Davis birthDate "1942-12-26".
- Gray_Davis birthName "Joseph Graham Davis, Jr.".
- Gray_Davis birthPlace New_York.
- Gray_Davis birthPlace New_York_City.
- Gray_Davis birthPlace The_Bronx.
- Gray_Davis birthPlace United_States.
- Gray_Davis birthYear "1942".
- Gray_Davis governor George_Deukmejian.
- Gray_Davis governor Jerry_Brown.
- Gray_Davis governor Pete_Wilson.
- Gray_Davis lieutenant Cruz_Bustamante.
- Gray_Davis militaryBranch United_States_Army.
- Gray_Davis militaryCommand "Europe".
- Gray_Davis militaryRank Captain_(United_States_O-3).
- Gray_Davis office "California State Controller".
- Gray_Davis office "Chief of Staff to the Governor of California".
- Gray_Davis office "Governor of California".
- Gray_Davis office "Lieutenant Governor of California".
- Gray_Davis orderInOffice "28th".
- Gray_Davis orderInOffice "37th".
- Gray_Davis orderInOffice "44th".
- Gray_Davis party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- Gray_Davis profession Lawyer.
- Gray_Davis profession Politician.
- Gray_Davis region California.
- Gray_Davis region California's_43rd_State_Assembly_district.
- Gray_Davis religion Catholic_Church.
- Gray_Davis residence California.
- Gray_Davis residence Los_Angeles.
- Gray_Davis residence United_States.
- Gray_Davis serviceEndYear "1969".
- Gray_Davis serviceStartYear "1967".
- Gray_Davis spouse Sharon_Davis.
- Gray_Davis successor Arnold_Schwarzenegger.
- Gray_Davis successor B._T._Collins.
- Gray_Davis successor Cruz_Bustamante.
- Gray_Davis successor Kathleen_Connell.
- Gray_Davis successor Terry_Friedman.
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- Gray_Davis termPeriod Gray_Davis__2.
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- Gray_Davis after Arnold_Schwarzenegger.
- Gray_Davis after B._T._Collins.
- Gray_Davis after Cruz_Bustamante.
- Gray_Davis after Kathleen_Connell.
- Gray_Davis after Terry_Friedman.
- Gray_Davis almaMater Columbia_Law_School.
- Gray_Davis almaMater Stanford_University.
- Gray_Davis alternativeNames "Davis, Joseph Graham, Jr.".
- Gray_Davis awards Bronze_Star_Medal.
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- Gray_Davis before Edwin_Meese.
- Gray_Davis before Howard_Berman.
- Gray_Davis before Leo_T._McCarthy.
- Gray_Davis before Pete_Wilson.
- Gray_Davis before Kenneth_Cory.
- Gray_Davis birthDate "1942-12-26".
- Gray_Davis birthPlace New_York.
- Gray_Davis birthPlace New_York_City.
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- Gray_Davis birthPlace United_States.
- Gray_Davis birthname "Joseph Graham Davis, Jr.".
- Gray_Davis branch United_States_Army.
- Gray_Davis caption "--09-02".
- Gray_Davis commands Europe.
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- Gray_Davis district "43.0".
- Gray_Davis governor George_Deukmejian.
- Gray_Davis governor Jerry_Brown.
- Gray_Davis governor Pete_Wilson.
- Gray_Davis hasPhotoCollection Gray_Davis.
- Gray_Davis lieutenant Cruz_Bustamante.
- Gray_Davis name "Davis, Gray".
- Gray_Davis office "California State Controller".
- Gray_Davis office "Chief of Staff to the Governor of California".
- Gray_Davis office "Governor of California".
- Gray_Davis office "Lieutenant Governor of California".
- Gray_Davis order "28".
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- Gray_Davis order "44".