A statue of President Ronald Reagan was unveiled in the California state Capitol rotunda Monday. Much has been said of Reagan’s legacy as president – but his time as California governor often ...

How Reagan’s California turned blue — and how GOP can take it back By . ... California has transformed into a deeply blue state since Ronald Reagan left the governor's office in 1974.

Reagan, who was essentially washed up as an actor by the time he ran for governor, had an even longer and more thorough political resume than Schwarzenegger by the time he launched his 1966 campaign.

In his first-ever bid for political office, former actor Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California in 1966, defeating two-term incumbent Gov. Pat Brown in a landslide.

Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power , by Lou Cannon. Public Affairs, 579 pages, $30.Anyone who ever covered Ronald Reagan-O.K., maybe not every reporter, but lots of them, and more hard-bitten ones … ...

Ronald Reagan and his wife, actress Nancy Davis, acknowledge victory for the Republican nomination for governor of California on June 8, 1966 in Los Angeles at The Ambassador Hotel.

California is about to ease into the 2026 race for governor, and if you can pick any of the current candidates from a police lineup, either you work in Sacramento, have an unhealthy obsession with ...