(April 7, 1938- )
Born in San Fransisco, California
Birth name is Edmund Gerald Brown
Has served as California Secretary of State (1971-1975), Governor of California (1975-1983), Mayor of Oakland, California (1988-2006) and Attorney General of California (2006-)
Ran for President as a Democrat in 1976, 1980, and 1992

He was not well-liked as governor of California.
He failed his first bar exam.
He proposed launching satellites and space academies in space that would be funded only by California.
He ran for President in 1976 and 1980 because he didn't like Jimmy Carter.
He filmed a 30-minute campaign commercial in his 1980 Presidential bid.
His Presidential bid recieved support from Jane Fonda and Jesse Jackson.

He appointed the first minorities to the California Supreme Court.
As governor of California, he refused to live in the Governor's mansion or ride in a limo.
In his 1992 Presidential bid, he only accepted contributions from individuals.
He went from last place to being Bill Clinton's chief rival for the 1992 nomination.
He has a blog on Typepad.

Credit: Darrell

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For 2009, as of last week, Out of 67 Votes: 71.64% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 172 Votes: 43.60% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 104 Votes: 47.12% Annoying

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