Kyle Pollitt discusses California's governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who came to California from Austria and had a career as a body builder, film star, and Republican politician before becoming governor in 2003. As governor, Arnold used his popularity to help stabilize California during a time when the state was struggling with out of control spending, failing infrastructure, rising crime, overcrowded prisons, natural disasters, and taxpayers revolting against higher taxes.

1. CaliforniaPersonal Selection By: Kyle Pollitt

2. Arnold! Our current Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, came to California from Austria first as a competitive body builder turned Hollywood film star turned Republican politician turned California’s governor. Married to a “Kennedy” Maria Shriver, Arnold took office in 2003 after then governor Gray Davis was recalled.

3. Arnold! During his first term Arnold used his personal popularity to help stabilize the state that was the fifth largest economy in the world but was drowning in out of control government spending, failing infrastructures, rising crime, overcrowded prisons, natural catastrophes, and taxpayers revolting against higher taxes. (Unfortunately not much has changed)