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  Schwarzenegger, Arnold
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NameArnold Schwarzenegger
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Brentwood, Los Angeles, California , United States
EmailNone
Websitehttp://gov.ca.gov/
Born July 30, 1947 (76 years)
ContributorClassical Liberal
Last ModifedJuan Croniqueur
Jul 30, 2023 12:51am
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InfoAn Austrian-American bodybuilder, actor and Republican politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger became the 38th Governor of California on October 7, 2003 in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis. He was subsequently re-elected to a second term in 2006.

Schwarzenegger was born in Thal, Austria, a town bordering the Styrian capital, Graz, and christened Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger. As a boy, Schwarzenegger played many sports, but discovered his passion for bodybuilding when in his mid-teens, his soccer coach took the team for weight training.

Schwarzenegger served in the Austrian army in 1965, to fulfill the one-year service requirement expected at the time of all 18 year old Austrian males. During that year he snuck off the base to compete in his first bodybuilding competition, the Mr. Junior Europe, where he won first place.

Schwarzenegger moved to the United States in September of 1968, with little money or knowledge of the English language.

Nicknamed "The Austrian Oak" in his body building days, and more recently "The Governator" (a portmanteau of Governor and Terminator, after the blockbuster film roles), Schwarzenegger as a young man gained widespread attention as a highly successful bodybuilder, and later gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film star.

His first political appointment was to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, on which he served from 1990 to 1993. He was nominated by George H. W. Bush, who dubbed him "Conan the Republican". He later served as Chairman for the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports under Governor Pete Wilson.

Governor Schwarzenegger and his wife Maria Shriver have four children - Katherine, Christina, Patrick and Christopher.


JOB APPROVAL POLLS
DateFirmApproveDisapproveDon't Know
12/10/2010-12/12/2010 Survey USA 19.00% ( 4.0) 78.00% ( 3.0) 3.00% ( 1.0)
10/21/2010-10/23/2010 Public Policy Polling 25.00% ( 5.0) 63.00% ( 6.0) 12.00% ( 0.0)
09/19/2010-09/26/2010 Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) 28.00% ( 4.0) 64.00% ( 0.0) 8.00% ( 4.0)
09/20/2010-09/20/2010 Rasmussen Reports 31.00% ( 1.0) 66.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 3.0)
09/14/2010-09/16/2010 Public Policy Polling 20.00% ( 1.0) 69.00% ( 2.0) 12.00% ( 2.0)
09/10/2010-09/12/2010 Survey USA 15.00% ( 2.0) 81.00% ( 0.0) 4.00% ( 2.0)
09/06/2010-09/06/2010 Rasmussen Reports 32.00% ( 4.0) 66.00% ( 5.0) 1.00% ( 0.0)
07/23/2010-07/25/2010 Public Policy Polling 19.00% ( 1.0) 71.00% ( 7.0) 10.00% ( 6.0)
07/16/2010-07/18/2010 Survey USA 17.00% ( 6.0) 81.00% ( 9.0) 2.00% ( 3.0)
07/12/2010-07/12/2010 Rasmussen Reports 28.00% ( 2.0) 71.00% ( 4.0) 1.00% ( 2.0)
FAVORABILITY POLLS
DateFirmFavorableUnfavorableDon't Know
06/03/2011-06/13/2011 Field Poll 20.00% ( 0.0) 75.00% ( 0.0) 5.00% ( 0.0)

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Dec 29, 2021 06:30pm News Schwarzenegger and Shriver divorce final after 10 years  Article RBH 
Jun 29, 2018 09:00pm Video Arnold Schwarzenegger mocks Trump's energy policy as outdated in new video  Article RP 
Jun 18, 2011 09:00pm Poll Poll: Arnold Schwarzenegger reviled in California  Article Jason 
May 17, 2011 06:00am News Schwarzenegger fathered child with household staff member: report   Article Monsieur 
May 09, 2011 10:00pm General Schwarzenegger and wife, Maria Shriver, separating  Article COSDem 
Feb 10, 2011 07:00pm General It's Official: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Returning To Acting  Article COSDem 
Dec 17, 2010 12:35am Blog Entry Schwarzenegger could see himself in Washington  Article Patrick 
Nov 09, 2010 10:00pm Statement Schwarzenegger: Who Cares If You Smoke Weed?  Article Jason 
Oct 24, 2010 06:00am Profile Terminated: Arnold's reign of error leaves legacy of chaos  Article Jason 
Jun 08, 2010 04:00pm Oops Arnold Schwarzenegger forced to recast ballot after selecting two candidates  Article Thomas Walker 
Apr 29, 2010 05:00pm News Schwarzenegger endorses healthcare law, says California will move ahead  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 21, 2010 11:45am Poll Record 71% disapprove of [CA] governor, poll shows  Article RP 
Jan 28, 2010 04:00am General Schwarzenegger suggests inmates go to Mexico  Article Jason 
Oct 28, 2009 03:20am Blog Entry Schwarzenegger "**** You": Did Gov Send Lawmaker Obscene Message Through Acrostic Poem?  Article WesternDem 
Jun 19, 2009 10:30am Oops Schwarzenegger's testicle sculpture a flop  Article Craverguy 
May 06, 2009 02:00am News Seeking a Hollywood Ending in Sacramento  Article Bob Sacamano 
Mar 24, 2009 09:20pm News 'I'm not running for anything,' Schwarzenegger says  Article Bob Sacamano 
Feb 23, 2009 07:00pm News Arnold Considered Party Switch  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 22, 2009 06:00pm News Schwarzenegger a 'team player' for Obama  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 21, 2009 10:00am News [CA] Governor's rift with GOP grows wider  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 11, 2009 12:00pm Analysis Schwarzenegger's Failure  Article Bob Sacamano 
Dec 14, 2008 12:10am News Where Schwarzenegger goes, money follows   Article Jason 
Nov 20, 2008 01:00pm Statement Arnold Schwarzenegger willing to work for Barack Obama's administration  Article RP 
Sep 08, 2008 12:15pm News Schwarzenegger could soon face recall  Article kal 
May 15, 2008 03:30pm News Governor [Schwarzenegger] says state has 'bigger fish to fry' than gay marriage ban  Article Homegrown Democrat 
Apr 11, 2008 09:00pm News Governor vows to fight gay marriage ban  Article Craverguy 
Jan 29, 2008 03:15pm News Schwarzenegger praises McCain and Obama  Article The Sunset Provision 
Mar 20, 2007 12:00pm News Schwarzenegger Calls Rush Limbaugh Irrelevant  Article Servo 
Feb 23, 2007 11:40am News Exclusive: Arnold Defends Hillary, Mulls Senate Run  Article The Sunset Provision 
Jan 26, 2007 12:00pm Profile Bodybuilding governor feels the unforgiving weight of time  Article CBlock941 
Jan 05, 2007 05:00pm News Schwarzenegger seeks new era of centrist politics  Article Guy 
Dec 26, 2006 06:55pm News Schwarzenegger has surgery after ski accident  Article Monsieur 
Nov 28, 2006 02:00am Speculative [CA] Governor's next goal -- Senate?  Article RP 
Sep 08, 2006 02:00pm Statement Schwarzenegger Jokes of 'Hot' Bloodlines  Article RP 
Jun 30, 2006 01:00pm General Schwarzenegger courts gay Republicans  Article Monsieur 
May 05, 2006 09:00pm News Schwarzenegger gets major election-year boost  Article Imperator 
Feb 24, 2006 12:00pm News [CA] Gov. Faces Reelection Obstacles  Article ArmyDem 
Feb 01, 2006 03:00pm News [CA] Gov.'s Campaign Is in Debt  Article ArmyDem 
Jan 06, 2006 07:00pm Proposed Legislation Schwarzenegger proposes huge public works program  Article RP 
Dec 27, 2005 03:00pm General Schwarzenegger May Not Be Back to Hometown  Article Thomas Walker 
Dec 07, 2005 12:00pm Blog Entry The Passion of the Arnold  Article ArmyDem 
Dec 02, 2005 10:00pm News Gov.'s [Schwarzenegger] Aide Raises Ire in the GOP  Article Jake 
Nov 29, 2005 08:00pm News Schwarzenegger hires former Gray Davis aide Susan Kennedy as chief of staff  Article RP 
Nov 14, 2005 09:00pm Proposed Legislation Massive [CA] State Bond Possible  Article RP 
Nov 12, 2005 12:00am Commentary Unions take down the Terminator  Article COSDem 
Nov 10, 2005 10:00pm News Governor [Schwarzenegger] says he'll take voters' advice  Article COSDem 
Nov 10, 2005 10:00pm News Results Unsettle Gov. [Schwarzenegger]'s Supporters  Article COSDem 
Nov 10, 2005 03:00pm News Republicans Blame Schwarzenegger  Article Servo 
Nov 09, 2005 03:00pm Commentary Who's the Girlie Man Now?  Article COSDem 
Nov 08, 2005 01:00pm Oops Schwarzenegger Hits Snag at Polling Place  Article RP 
Oct 20, 2005 06:20pm Event Schwarzenegger snubs Bush during California visit  Article RP 
Oct 20, 2005 01:00pm General Hunt for Tax Cheats Is Curbed by [CA] Governor  Article RP 
Oct 16, 2005 04:00pm Analysis Staff for [CA] governor's wife costing taxpayers $500,000 a year  Article RP 
Oct 10, 2005 07:15pm News SCHWARZENEGGER SIGNS FOR BIG MONEY SEQUELS  Article RP 
Oct 07, 2005 11:00am News Firefighters say they were ordered to attend Schwarzenegger event  Article Servo 
Oct 06, 2005 06:00pm Poll [CA Gov] Schwarzenegger's statewide approval rating slides further  Article ArmyDem 
Oct 03, 2005 10:00am General Berkeley doctor launches effort to recall governor [Schwarzeneggar]  Article DFWDem 
Sep 30, 2005 11:00am News Calif. Gov. Schwarzenegger vetoes gay marriage bill  Article Thomas Walker 
Sep 21, 2005 06:00pm General [CA] GOVERNOR TO PRESIDENT: STAY AWAY UNTIL AFTER VOTE  Article RP 
Sep 08, 2005 11:00pm Election Guide Schwarzenegger Seeking Re-election  Article COSDem 
Sep 07, 2005 11:00pm News Schwarzenegger Vows Gay Marriage Bill Veto  Article J.R. 
Sep 06, 2005 01:00am Election Guide California Governor's far behind on 2 issues  Article COSDem 
Sep 02, 2005 12:00pm Poll [CA] Governor's approval rating continues to slide, poll shows  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 30, 2005 04:40pm General Schwarzenegger Museum in Austria to Close  Article Thomas Walker 
Aug 25, 2005 11:00am Poll [CA] Governor's numbers fall even lower in poll: None of his ballot measures wins majority backing  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 13, 2005 01:00pm News Tabloid's Deal With Woman Shielded [CA Gov] Schwarzenegger  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 21, 2005 02:25am Poll [CA Gov] Schwarzenegger more unpopular than ever, poll finds  Article ArmyDem 
Jul 07, 2005 12:00pm News [CA] Poll: Californians back unions over [Gov] Schwarzenegger  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 21, 2005 11:00am Poll [CA Gov] Schwarzenegger approval ratings continue to slide, poll finds  Article ArmyDem 
Jun 15, 2005 08:25am News Arnold Booed At Alma Mater  Article GavinBrown 
Jun 05, 2005 09:25pm General Schwarzenegger Donors Rewarded With Access  Article RP 
Jun 04, 2005 07:00pm General California governor will not return Noe's donations  Article RP 
May 27, 2005 05:00pm Event [CA] Governor digs fixing potholes - San Jose crews tear up part of road for staged event  Article RP 
May 26, 2005 02:00am Poll [CA] Poll shows voters unexcited about governor's reform proposals  Article ArmyDem 
May 25, 2005 12:00pm General Governor Schwarzenegger Sells Junk Food In Political Ads for Corporate Donors  Article RP 
Apr 27, 2005 08:00pm Poll [CA Governor] Schwarzenegger [PPIC] Poll  Article ArmyDem 
Apr 21, 2005 11:00am News Schwarzenegger Sorry for Border Comment  Article Servo 
Apr 20, 2005 09:00am News Arnold: Close the borders  Article PragCon 3.0 
Apr 11, 2005 05:00pm General Not quite a wrap: The Governator's agenda suffers a new plot twist  Article COSDem 
Apr 07, 2005 08:15pm Poll New SJSU poll shows [CA] governor's support declining  Article ArmyDem 
Mar 14, 2005 01:00am Press Release Warren Beatty Warns Schwarzenegger He Could Be Lunch  Article User 13 
Mar 04, 2005 02:00am News Judge rules governor [CA] illegally blocked new nursing staff ratios  Article Patrick 
Feb 13, 2005 12:00am News Arnold helps to fight Europeanization of U.S.  Article None Entered 
Jan 30, 2005 12:00am News Once-Invincible 'Governator' Dips in Polls  Article John 
Jan 27, 2005 12:00am Poll Poll: Schwarzenegger's Support Still High  Article None Entered 
Jan 22, 2005 12:00am Proposed Legislation Politician seeks to revoke Schwarzenegger's Austrian citizenship  Article RP 
Jan 15, 2005 12:00am News Former governors praise Schwarzenegger's first year  Article Summer Intern 
Dec 19, 2004 12:00am News Schwarzenegger suggests U.S. Republicans move leftward  Article Eric 
Dec 19, 2004 12:00am Speculative Will He Or Won't He?  Article Eric 
Nov 01, 2004 12:00am Advertisement Schwarzenegger says he would like to be president  Article User 215 
Oct 15, 2004 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Says Kerry, Bush Evasive in Debate  Article Servo 
Sep 19, 2004 12:00am News Minimum wage bill vetoed by governor  Article Patrick 
Sep 14, 2004 12:00am News CHP intercepts rigged letter sent to Schwarzenegger  Article Patrick 
Sep 03, 2004 12:00am General Schwarzenegger criticized for Austrian history gaffes  Article COSDem 
Aug 10, 2004 12:00am Poll Schwarzenegger Popular with 2/3 of Californians  Article None Entered 
Jul 20, 2004 12:00am Advertisement Sacramento Girlie Men T-Shirts  Article Summer Intern 
Jul 19, 2004 12:00am News Arnold's 'Girlie Men' Goad Grates  Article PragCon 3.0 
Jul 18, 2004 12:00am News Austria issues Schwarzenegger stamp  Article particleman 
Jul 04, 2004 12:00am News Judge throws out libel suit against Schwarzenegger  Article Summer Intern 
Jun 25, 2004 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Wants Strays Killed Faster  Article CBlock941 
Jun 19, 2004 12:00am News Schwarzenegger shows his soft side to convicted killers  Article Servo 
Apr 27, 2004 12:00am News Poll shows support for Schwarzenegger tax rise  Article User 13 
Apr 10, 2004 12:00am News Movie hero Schwarzenegger saves stricken swimmer in Hawaii  Article User 13 
Mar 22, 2004 12:00am News Arnold for president?: Ted K backs allowing foreign-borns to run  Article User 13 
Jan 07, 2004 12:00am Commentary Column: California's governator is in charge  Article Summer Intern 
Jan 06, 2004 12:00am News Arnold to cut California budget  Article PragCon 3.0 
Dec 13, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Chalks Up Victory With Fiscal Package  Article Wishful Thinking 
Dec 08, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger's fiscal proposal axed  Article Ced 
Nov 27, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenagger's tough task: finding the waste to cut Budget can be shrunk -- but by $10 billion?  Article James in Sacramento 
Nov 25, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenagger Details $1.9 B in Cuts  Article James in Sacramento 
Nov 25, 2003 12:00am Humor In His First Official Act, Gov. Schwarzenegger Compliments California's A**  Article Servo 
Nov 21, 2003 12:00am News Lawmakers upset with Schwarzenegger's lack of budget specifics  Article James in Sacramento 
Nov 10, 2003 12:00am Commentary Saving California?  Article Tony82 
Oct 25, 2003 12:00am General Questions about Schwarzenegger's treatment of women aren't going away  Article Ced 
Oct 23, 2003 12:00am Amusing Halloween: Get Your Free Arnold Schwarzenagger Mask!  Article James in Sacramento 
Oct 18, 2003 12:00am News California's Democratic attorney general admits he voted for Republican Schwarzenegger  Article Servo 
Oct 13, 2003 12:00am Perspective GOP May Get Push to Center  Article Servo 
Oct 12, 2003 12:00am News Georgia - the country in Europe, not the American state - plans to name a mountain after Arnold Schwarzenegger  Article User 13 
Oct 11, 2003 12:00am News Arnold appoints eclectic team  Article karin1492 
Oct 09, 2003 12:00am General Schwarzenegger says he'll repeal car tax  Article Ced 
Oct 08, 2003 12:00am Analysis Many Democrats Vote Against Davis and for a Republican  Article Servo 
Oct 06, 2003 12:00am Editorial Schwarzenegger no longer worthy  Article Servo 
Oct 04, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Loses Paper's Endorsement  Article Ced 
Oct 04, 2003 12:00am Commentary Arnold Unplugged - It's hasta la vista to $9 billion if the Governator is selected  Article Ced 
Oct 02, 2003 12:00am News Harassment Allegations Dog Schwarzenegger  Article Ced 
Oct 01, 2003 12:00am Amusing My husband's not as stupid as he looks, says Mrs Schwarzenegger  Article Servo 
Sep 30, 2003 12:00am News Arnold Decried for Developer's Donation  Article Servo 
Sep 23, 2003 12:00am General Schwarzenagger Subject of Controversial Artist Mapplethorpe  Article James in Sacramento 
Sep 13, 2003 12:00am News Evidence Suggests That Schwarzenagger Violated His B-1 Visa Status  Article James in Sacramento 
Aug 27, 2003 12:00am Amusing Corporate donations defended - Schwarzenegger says gifts won't sway his actions  Article Servo 
Aug 25, 2003 12:00am News Records: Schwarzenegger's father was member of Nazi storm troops  Article Servo 
Aug 20, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Reveals Fiscal Policies for Calif.  Article Servo 
Aug 13, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Taps Experts ( Warren Buffet ) for Campaign  Article Jester5716 
Aug 12, 2003 12:00am Opinion Mulshine: Arnold could lift the GOP  Article *crickets chirp* 
Aug 12, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Short on Specifics, So Far  Article Servo 
Aug 12, 2003 12:00am News Actor has poor voting record - Schwarzenegger didn't cast ballot in 5 of past 11 elections  Article Servo 
Aug 06, 2003 12:00am News BREAKING NEWS: Schwarzenegger Will Run for California Governor  Article ArmyDem 
Aug 01, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger Takes Cliff-Hanger to Late-Night TV  Article Ced 
Jul 28, 2003 12:00am News Source: Schwarzenegger Won't Run for California Governor  Article Servo 
Jul 04, 2003 12:00am News Schwarzenegger to Troops: 'You Guys Are the True Terminators'  Article Jester5716 
Jun 29, 2003 12:00am News The Governator  Article Servo 
May 26, 2003 09:58pm News Schwarzenegger Mulls Calif. Gov. Election  Article None Entered 

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FAMILY
Wife Maria Shriver Apr 26, 1986-Dec 28, 2021
Father In-Law Sargent Shriver 1915-2011
Mother In-Law Eunice Mary Kennedy Shriver 1921-2009

INFORMATION LINKS
RACES
  11/07/2006 CA Governor Won 55.88% (+16.98%)
  06/06/2006 CA Governor - R Primary Won 89.99% (+86.41%)
  10/07/2003 CA Governor Recall Won 48.58% (+17.11%)
SPECULATIVE, DID NOT RUN
  03/10/2021 EPA Administrator Lost 0.00% (-66.00%)
  06/05/2018 CA US Senate - Open Primary Lost 0.00% (-44.18%)
ENDORSEMENTS
MO Amendment 3 (Gift, Contribution, Redistricting Reform) - Nov 03, 2020 NO No
CA District 49 - Open Primary - Jun 05, 2018 R Rocky J. Chávez
CA US President - R Primary - Jun 07, 2016 R John Kasich
CA Proposition 23 - Suspension of AB 32 - Nov 02, 2010 NO No
CA Proposition 25 - Changes Legislative Vote Requirement to Pass a Budget from Two-Thirds to a Simple Majority - Nov 02, 2010 NO No
FL US Senate - Nov 02, 2010 D Charlie Crist
FL US Senate - R Primary - Aug 24, 2010 D Charlie Crist
CA Proposition 14 - Top Two Primaries Act - Jun 08, 2010 YES Yes
CA Proposition 8 - Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry - Nov 04, 2008 NO No
CA Proposition 93 - Soften Term Limits for State Legislators - Feb 05, 2008 YES Yes
CA US President - R Primary - Feb 05, 2008 R John McCain
CA - District 48 Special - Oct 04, 2005 R John B.T. Campbell, III
CA Proposition 72 - Health Care Coverage Requirements - Nov 02, 2004 NO No
CA Proposition 62 - Elections and Primaries - Nov 02, 2004 YES Yes
CA US President - Nov 02, 2004 R George W. Bush
CA US Senate - R Primary - Mar 02, 2004 R William L. "Bill" Jones
CA Governor - R Primary - Mar 05, 2002 R Richard Riordan
CA Proposition 187 - Illegal Aliens. Ineligibility for Public Services. Verification and Reporting. - Nov 08, 1994 YES Yes