| California State of California | ||||||
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| Motto: Eureka |
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| Anthem: I Love You, California |
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 California in Red
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| Status | State | |||||
| Capital | Sacramento | |||||
| Largest city | Los Angeles | |||||
| Official languages | English | |||||
| Spoken Languages | English and Spanish | |||||
| Demonym | Californian | |||||
| Government | Federal State | |||||
| - | Governor | TBD | ||||
| - | Lieutenant Governor | TBD | ||||
| - | U.S. Senators | TBD (TBD) TBD (TBD) | ||||
| Legislature | California State Legislature | |||||
| - | Upper house | California State Senate | ||||
| - | Lower house | California State Assembly | ||||
| Establishment | September 9, 1850 | |||||
| - | Compromise of 1850 | January 29, 1850 | ||||
| - | Water (%) | 7,737 sq mi | ||||
| Currency | United States Dollar | |||||
| Time zone | PST | |||||
| - | Summer (DST) | (UTCPDT) | ||||
| Date formats | MM-DD-YYYY | |||||
| Drives on the | Right | |||||
California is a state within the United States of America. It is the largest by population.
History[]
1930s-backwards[]
History[]
Governors[]
| No. | Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Election | |
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| 29 | 
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Raymond Haight | January 2, 1939 | January 4, 1943 | Progressive Union | 1938 |
| 30 | 
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Robert W. Kenny | January 4, 1943 | January 5, 1951 | Democratic Party | 1942 |
| 1946 | ||||||
| 31 | 
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James Roosevelt | January 5, 1951 | January 3, 1955 | 1950 | |
| 32 | 
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Fredric March | January 3, 1955 | January 5, 1959 | Republican Party | 1954 |
| 33 | 
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Richard Nixon | January 5, 1959 | January 2, 1967 | Progressive Union | 1958 |
| 1962 | ||||||
| 34 | 
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Sam Yorty | January 2, 1967 | January 4, 1971 | 1966 | |
| 35 | 
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Ronald Reagan | January 4, 1971 | May 5, 1976 A | Democratic Party | 1970 |
| 1974 | ||||||
| 36 | 
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John Gavin | May 5, 1976 | January 2, 1979 | ||
| 37 | 
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Tom Bradley | January 2, 1979 | January 3, 1983 | Progressive Union | 1978 |
| 38 | 
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Charlton Heston | January 3, 1983 | January 7, 1991 | American Renewal | 1982 |
| 1986 | ||||||
| 39 | 
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Dianne Feinstein | January 7, 1991 | January 2, 1995 | Progressive Union | 1990 |
| 40 | 
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Bill Jones | January 2, 1995 | January 4, 1999 | American Renewal | 1994 |
| 41 | 
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Kathleen Brown | January 4, 1999 | January 5, 2007 | Progressive Union | 1998 |
| 2002 | ||||||
| 42 | 
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Mike Thompson | January 5, 2007 | January 3, 2011 | 2006 | |
| 43 | 
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Kevin McCarthy | January 3, 2011 | January 7, 2019 | American Renewal | 2010 |
| 2014 | ||||||
| 44 | 
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Jim Plunkett | January 7, 2019 | January 4, 2023 | 2018 | |