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Jerry Brown is the governor of California. A Democrat, he earlier served as governor of California from 1975 to 1983.

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Jerry Brown
stated on December 11, 2018 in an NPR interview:

California’s budget surplus is about "$30 billion"

By Chris Nichols • December 18, 2018
Jerry Brown
stated on April 11, 2018 in a letter to the Trump administration:

"Here are the facts: there is no massive wave of migrants pouring into California. Overall immigrant apprehensions on the border last year were as low as they’ve been in nearly 50 years (and 85 percent of the apprehensions occurred outside of California)."

By Chris Nichols • April 13, 2018
Jerry Brown
stated on January 25, 2018 in a State of the State Address:

California’s prisons budget in 1970 "was about 3 percent of the general fund. Now, it’s 8.9 percent, about $12 billion."

By Chris Nichols • January 25, 2018
Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press:

California’s Central Valley and Inland Empire "are experiencing tremendous job growth."

By Chris Nichols • April 4, 2017
Jerry Brown
stated on March 26, 2017 in an interview on Meet the Press:

"2.1 million jobs have been created in the last six or seven years" in California

By Chris Nichols • March 29, 2017

Donald Trump
stated on March 13, 2018 in California just sued to stop the wall:

"The state of California is begging us to build walls in certain areas. They don’t tell you that."

By Chris Nichols • March 13, 2018
John Moorlach
stated on August 4, 2017 in an op-ed:

"Crime has been getting worse since Jerry Brown was elected governor."

By Chris Nichols • August 22, 2017
Bloggers
stated on April 17, 2017 in a headline:

California Gov. Jerry Brown was "Caught in the Middle of a $60 Billion Corruption Investigation."

By Chris Nichols • May 30, 2017
Jim Patterson
stated on May 22, 2017 in a press release:

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget "cuts funds for local tree mortality efforts from $52.7 million to just $2 million."

By Chris Nichols • May 25, 2017
Travis Allen
stated on February 13, 2017 in a press release:

"The Oroville dam failure was entirely avoidable: California passed a $7.5 Billion water bond in 2014 but Jerry Brown didn't spend $1 on new water storage or improvements to existing infrastructure like Oroville."

By Chris Nichols • February 16, 2017

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