Schwarzenegger Interview Explains California’s Decline

Schwarzenegger Interview Explains California’s Decline
Austrian American actor and former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger speaks about clean energy during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on Jan. 4, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images
John Seiler
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Arnold Schwarzenegger’s term years as California’s governor, 2003–11, remain one of the most consequential periods for California since 1991. That was the year Republican Gov. George Deukmejian left office and was replaced by moderate Republican Gov. Pete Wilson, who promptly increased taxes and went to war with the conservatives in his party over those tax increases, badly wounding the party.

John Seiler
John Seiler
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John Seiler is a veteran California opinion writer. Mr. Seiler has written editorials for The Orange County Register for almost 30 years. He is a U.S. Army veteran and former press secretary for California state Sen. John Moorlach. He blogs at JohnSeiler.Substack.com and his email is [email protected]
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