Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Gov. Schwarzenegger joins Michaela Tritch, 8, of Los Angeles on stage as she places the last ornament on the tree and then lights it at the 77th Annual State Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Capitol on Tuesday, Dec. 9. -
Senate Pro Tem Don Perata says goodbye to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger following remarks after their meeting on the budget crisis on Oct. 27, 2008. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger joins the legislative leaders to talk about their meeting to discuss the budget crisis at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Oct. 8, 2008. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced to the press on Sept. 16, 2008 that he will veto the California budget that was passed on Monday night. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes hands with students from Hazel Strauch Elementary School after announcing that the school won the Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports elementary school recipient of an annual Spotlight Award in Sacramento on Sept. 17, 2008. The school will receive a new $100,000 fitness center for the students. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, fourth from right, poses with governors participating in the 26th annual Border Governors Conference on Aug. 13, 2008 in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. From left are governors Jose Guadalupe Osuna Millan of Baja, Mexico, Humberto Moreira Valdes of Coahuila, Mexico, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas, Schwarzenegger, Jose Natividad Gonzalez Paras of Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Janet Napolitano of Ariz. and Eduardo Bours Castelo of Sonora, Mexico. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said he will refuse to sign any bills that reach his desk until the Legislature sends him a budget agreement on Aug. 6, 2008. -
Assembly member Karen Bass, D-Los Angeles is congratulated by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, former Speaker Fabian Nunez, left, and outgoing Senate Pro Tem, Don Perata, following her swearing in as the 67th Speaker of the Assembly at the Capitol in Sacramento on May 13, 2008. Bass is also the first African American female speaker in the country's history. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs the prison bill, which promises to allocate $7.9 billion to build space for 53,000 new jail and prison beds, during a ceremony on the east steps of the Capitol on May 3, 2007. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger high fives students from Buena Vista Elementary School in Walnut Creek on March 28, 2007, following a news conference at the Capitol where he introduced Dr. David Long as his new education secretary. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger meets with sixth-grade student Tatiaja Smith, 11, at Northwood Elementary School on Feb. 27, 2008. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger jokes with President Bush and first lady Laura Bush before entering the East Room at the White House following a state dinner for the nation's governors on Feb. 24, 2008 in Washington, D.C. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger feels the muscles of U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein outside his office at the Capitol, on Feb. 21, 2008. Schwarzenegger was responding to the question if he needed her help to get a deal on the water bonds in California. The governor called a special session last year to hash out a deal to boost California's water supply, but lawmakers failed to broker a deal. The two sides are still divided about how to spend money on dams. -
Mexican President, Felipe Calderon, meets Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in a private meeting at the Capitol on Feb. 13, 2008. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes the hand of Presidential hopeful Senator John McCain. -
Speaker of the Assembly, Fabian Nunez, left, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Senate Pro-Tem, Don Perata, laugh during the Governor's State of the State Address on Jan. 8, 2008 in Sacramento. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger enters to make his State of the State address in the State Assembly at the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2008. -
California First Lady Maria Shriver is introduced before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his State of the State address in the State Assembly at the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2008. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger enters the State Assembly to make his State of the State address at the Capitol on Jan. 8, 2008. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs six flood control bills designed to strengthen flood protection in California during a ceremony at Shorebird Park in Sacramento on Oct. 10, 2007. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lt. Gov. John Garamendi view a burnt home on View Circle after the Angora fire on June 27, 2007. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, wearing a traditional blanket, shakes hands with Chief Gibby Jacobs of the Musqueam Band at a welcoming ceremony in Vancouver on May 31, 2007, during Schwarzenegger's three-day visit to Canada. -
Newsweek magazine put Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on the April 16th cover and talked to him about how he's taken the lead in the battle against global warming. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks with Fitness International winner Kimberly Klein following the competition on March 2, 2007 in Columbus, Ohio. -
California first lady Maria Shriver and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger sing "My Way" with entertainer, Paul Anka, at the Governor's Inaugural Ball at the Sacramento Convention Center on Jan. 5, 2007. -
Maria Shriver and her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, and family members wave to the crowd after he was sworn in for his second term as governor in the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2007. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger along with his wife, first lady Maria Shriver, were accompanied by Eunice Shriver, far right, and their four children from left Christina, Katherine, Patrick and Christopher at the governor's inauguration ceremony in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2007. -
California first lady Maria Shriver enters the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento to watch her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, be sworn in for his second term as governor on Jan. 5, 2007. -
California first lady Maria Shriver holds onto her husband, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger during his swearing in ceremony at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2007. The governor recently broke his leg skiing. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver share a tender moment after he is sworn in for his second term as governor in the Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2007. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signs an order creating the Public Employee Post-Employment Benefits Commission in his hospital room in Santa Monica on Dec. 28 2006. Schwarzenegger is recovering from leg surgery that followed a skiing accident in Idaho. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger presents the medal of valor to Jacklyn Bowes, Kelley DeGifford and William Smith, of the Dept. of Forestry and Fire Protection on Dec. 4, 2007, at the Crest Theatre. The fire crew rescued and evacuated a mother and son from their burning home during the Emerald Fire on Aug. 29, 2006. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thanks his family from left to right, Christopher, Patrick, Christina, Katherine and first lady Maria Shriver at the post debate victory party at the Sacramento Convention Center on Oct. 7, 2006. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger kisses his daughter, Katherine, as his son, Patrick, right, looks on, following the gubernatorial debate with State Treasurer Phil Angelides on Oct. 7, 2006, at California State University, Sacramento. -
The Dalai Lama speaks with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in Long Beach on Sept. 26, 2006. The exiled Tibetan leader is the featured speaker at the women's conference, which Maria Shriver has made her signature event as first lady. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays with Tucker, a golden retriever owned by a staff member, before signing SB 1806, which makes it a crime for pet owners to carelessly leave animals unattended in vehicles during dangerous conditions, such as hot weather, and SB 1349, which increases the penalty for causing any animal to fight with another animal, during a ceremony at the Capitol on Sept. 22, 2006. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed the state budget in the Capitol rotunda on June 30, 2006. It was the first on-time budget since 2000. From l-r behind the governor: Sen. Dick Ackerman, R-Irvine, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, Assemblyman John Laird, D-Santa Cruz and Senate Pro Tem Don Perata, D-Oakland. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hands out baseballs to Auburn little leaguers at Beggs Field in Auburn as he kicks off his "Protecting the California Dream Tour" on June 7, 2006. -
Mexican President Vicente Fox and his wife, Marta Sahagun, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles, California first lady Maria Shriver, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger applaud a mariachi band outside the Latina exhibit at the California Museum for History, Women and the Arts on May 25, 2006. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger tours the Natomas Cross Canal levee wave wash protection project as inmates fill sandbags on Jan. 3, 2005. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency in the counties of Butte, El Dorado, Lake, Lassen, Marin, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, San Joaquin, San Mateo, Sierra, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba, as a result of a series of severe rainstorms in that area that commenced on Dec. 19, 2005. -
California first lady Maria Shriver, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, former Gov. Gray Davis and his wife, Sharon, walk to the unveiling of the former governor's official portrait in the Capitol rotunda on Dec. 7, 2005. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger samples California grown oranges at the Welcome Star store in the Causeway Bay area of Hong Kong on Nov. 19. 2005. This was the last day of the governor's six-day trade mission to China. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, watch a fashion show as they attend the Made in California Event at the Kerry Center Hotel in Beijing on Nov. 15, 2005. The event featured California vendors showing off their products and services to the Chinese as well as a fashion show displaying both American and Chinese designers. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Deng Pufang, son of former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping, watch streamers and confetti fall from the sky at the conclusion of event honoring Special Olympics athletes gathered at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, during a rally supporting the organization in China on Nov. 14, 2005. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger hugs Chinese Special Olympic athlete, Jia Sirui, after talking to the Special Olympics athletes gathered at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, during a rally supporting the organization in China on Nov. 14, 2005. This was the first event for the governor on his six-day trade trip to the country. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leads his wife, Maria Shriver, as they fight their way through the large crowd of fans and Chinese media after talking to the Special Olympics athletes gathered at the China Millennium Monument in Beijing, during a rally supporting the organization in China on Nov. 14, 2005. This was the first event for the governor on his six-day trade trip to the country. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes supporters hands at his party at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on the night of the California special election on Nov. 8, 2005. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger thanks his wife, Maria Shriver, at his party at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on the night of the California special election on Nov. 8, 2005. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger casts his vote inside his polling station in Brentwood in his special election on Nov. 8, 2005. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds a town hall meeting about the special election initiatives inside the KCRA TV studios on Nov. 2, 2005. -
Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, right, D-Los Angeles, receives a kiss from Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger before a bill signing ceremony at the governor's office in Sacramento on March 15, 2005. Schwarzenegger made the gesture after giving his wife, Maria Shriver, left, a kiss and Nunez leaned over to receive one himself. The bill creates the California Museum for History, Women and Arts. Schwarzenegger, Nunez and other legislative leaders will meet to discuss the state budget. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reacts during his State of the State speech in Sacramento on Jan. 5, 2005. At left is Assembly Speaker Fabian Nunez, D-Los Angeles. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger appears with Jay Leno during a taping of the "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios in Burbank on Aug. 6, 2004. The governor's appearance on the show was exactly one year after Schwarzenegger announced that he was running for governor in the historic recall election during his last appearance on the show. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the premier's official residence in Tokyo on Nov. 12, 2004. Schwarzenegger met Koizumi and other top Japanese officials during a California trade and tourism blitz in Tokyo, as the governor tries to fill his state's drained coffers by luring business from the world's second-biggest economy. -
Standing over the Bear River, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger poses for the media as his photographer, Steve Hellon, takes photos after he signed AB 2600, which established the Sierra Nevada Conservancy during a ceremony at the Bear Creek campground outside of Colfax on Sept. 23, 2004. With the governor are from left bill co-sponsor Assemblyman John Laird, D-Santa Cruz, Mike Chrisman, California Resources Secretary, Schwarzenegger, California EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen, and bill co-sponsor Tim Leslie, R-Tahoe City. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger basks in the glory of another set of victories during a party to celebrate the defeat of propositions 66, 68 and 70 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on election night Nov. 2, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger talks with Beon Turner, 6, during an event at PS 129 in Harlem, N.Y. on Sept. 1, 2004. Gov. Schwarzenegger was joined by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige for a tour of the after school programs at PS 129. After the tour, the governor participated in a program with students and faculty and gave a short speech. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger checks out the muscles on Alexander Porada of Ontario, Calif. as he arrives at a California delegate luncheon at Planet Hollywood in Times Square in Manhattan, N.Y. on Sept. 2, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger waves to the crowd following his speech at the Republican National Convention in New York City on Aug. 31, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is all smiles as he arrives to massive applause on the stage at the Republican National Convention in New York City on Aug. 31, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger surveys the prison grounds from an observation tower at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione on Aug. 16, 2004, during a fact finding mission where the governor called for intensified prison reform efforts. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger arrives at the California Highway Patrol Academy in West Sacramento where he offered brief remarks on the 75th anniversary of the CHP on Aug. 11, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger chats with students from PS 7, a charter school in Sacramento, following a ceremony at Sac High where U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige presented the governor with a check for the first installment of a $75 million grant for California charter schools on June 29, 2004. The students are, front row from left, Tia Rivers, 9, Morgan Mitchell, 7, Labraeah Walker, 9, and behind them from left are Aliyah Russell, 6, and Taylor Micthell, 9. -
Anthony Pico, of the Viejas band of Kumeyaay Indians, puts his hand on the back of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as he watches the governor sign the first of five re-negotiated gaming compacts with Indian tribes in California during a compact signing ceremony at Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento on June 21, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger greets the crowd after signing the $105 billion California state budget inside the rotunda of the Capitol on July 31, 2004. -
With local government leaders behind him, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger holds up the signed $105 billion California State budget inside the rotunda of the Capitol on July 31, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger points to Lindy Morgan of Dixon after he learned that it was her birthday during a visit to a Chevy's restaurant in Dixon on July 5, 2004, where he encouraged diners to call their legislators and urge them to pass a budget. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger surveys flooded lands from the window of a California National Guard Blackhawk helicopter during an aerial tour of the area of the San Joaquin County levee break on June 6, 2004. With the governor is California Office of Emergency Services Director Henry Renteria. -
Actor and director Danny DeVito leaves a Capitol press conference with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger where the governor announced the appointment of DeVito and actor and director Clint Eastwood, background, and others to the California Film Commission on April, 15, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger chats with Ehud Ulmert, Deputy Prime Minister of the State of Israel and Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour, during a reception of the Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv on May 1, 2004. The governor spoke to Israeli business leaders at the event encouraging them to do business with California. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, pay their last respects to former President Reagan, at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library on June 7, 2004, in Simi Valley. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a hug and kiss to his son, Patrick, while touring the expo area of the Arnold Fitness Weekend in Columbus, Ohio on March 6, 2004. Patrick was helping out at a booth where they were selling Schwarzenegger mementos to benefit Arnold's After School All-Stars. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger poses for a photo with Yolanda Martinez of Glendora one of an expected 2000 photos that the governor was expected to pose for which was included as part of the VIP package at the 2004 Arnold Fitness Weekend in Columbus, Ohio on March 6, 2004. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger claps after crowning Iris Kyle, of Huntington Beach, as the overall winner of the Ms. International bodybuilding competition at the Arnold Fitness Weekend 2004 in Columbus, Ohio on March 5, 2004. At right is David Pecker, head of the AMI magazine group that owns Muscle & Fitness and Flex magazines, where Schwarzenegger will be the new executive editor. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and first lady Maria Shriver chase Reese Hodge, 2 1/ 2, as the child makes a beeline to the edge of the stage at the 72nd Annual Holiday tree lighting at the California State Capitol. Reese's father, Chris Hodge, behind Schwarzenegger, from Escondido and Father Dan Madigan, from the Sacramento Food Bank, watch. Reese was the child selected to help light the tree and was born in 2001 with cerebral palsy. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dances the Hora, an Israeli circle dance, with Jewish leaders from around the state as he leaves the 10th annual Menorah Lighting Ceremony at the Capitol on Dec. 19, 2003. The event featured musical performances and the traditional lighting of the Menorah. -
Kings owner Joe Maloof, talks with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Schwarzenegger's son Patrick, 10, as they sit courtside during the Kings game against the Memphis Grizzlies at Arco Arena on Nov. 25, 2003. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger kisses Rickey Baugh, 3, of Manteca, during a rally in a shopping mall in Tracy on Dec. 5, 2003. Schwarzenegger faces a midnight deadline for parts of the the state budget. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger gets a hug from advisor Bonnie Reiss after he signed an executive order repealing the 300% increase in the car tax in the governor's office following the his swearing-in ceremony on Nov. 17, 2003. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger approaches the podium to hold his first press conference as governor on Nov. 18, 2003 at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, wave to the crowd at the California Chamber of Commerce luncheon held at the Sacramento Convention Center following the swearing in ceremony on Nov. 17, 2003. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and President George W. Bush chat prior to Bush's speech about terrorism, Iraq, and the economy at the Radisson Hotel and Convention Center in San Bernardino on Oct. 16, 2003. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger with his wife, Maria Shriver, and their four children, from left, Christina, 12, Patrick, 10, Christopher, 6 and Katherine, 13, during his swearing in to be governor at the Capitol. Behind them are Maria's parents Sargent and Eunice Shriver. They are bowing their heads during the invocation by Monsignor Lloyd Torgerson from Schwarzenegger's St. Monica's Catholic Church. -
With his wife Maria Shriver looking on, Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes the hand California Supreme Court Chief Justice Ronald George after being sworn in as governor on the steps of the Capitol in on Nov. 17, 2003. -
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger smiles at his wife, Maria Shriver, after he took the oath of office as California's 38th governor on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 17, 2003. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger took the oath of office as California's 38th governor on the steps of the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 17, 2003. Schwarzenegger was sworn in by Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court, Ronald George. Maria Shriver looks at her husband while holding the old Kennedy family Bible. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, arrive at the inaugural ceremony at the Capitol in Sacramento on Nov. 17, 2003 with their children Christopher, left, Patrick, center, Katherine and Christina, right. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger celebrates his gubernatorial victory with his mother-in-law, Eunice Shriver, in Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2003. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger shakes hands as he exits his victory celebration in the California gubernatorial recall in Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2003. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger is joined by his wife, Maria Shriver, as he celebrates his victory in the California gubernatorial recall election in Los Angeles on Oct. 7, 2003. -
California gubernatorial hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger casts his vote as his wife, Maria Shriver, walks away with a smile after casting her vote at their polling place in Pacific Palisades on Oct. 7, 2003. -
Republican candidate for governor Arnold Schwarzenegger mingles with the crowd following his speech at a rally on the south steps of the Capitol on Oct. 5, 2003. -
Republican candidate for governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pretends to play the guitar after a band member from the group Twister Sister handed him the instrument during a rally on the south steps of the Capitol on Oct. 5, 2003. -
California gubernatorial hopeful Arnold Schwarzenegger kisses his wife, Maria Shriver, after she introduced him at a rally of supporters on his "California Comeback" bus tour in Clovis on Oct. 4, 2003. Schwarzenegger tried to shake off allegations that he had groped women on movie sets as he and the other candidates vying to replace Gov. Gray Davis in the upcoming recall election headed into their final weekend of campaigning. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, greet the crowd that assembled outside of the Los Angeles County Registrars Office in Norwalk on Aug. 9, 2003. Schwarzenegger went to the registrars office to drop off papers to file for a place on the recall ballot for the election to be held Oct. 7, 2003. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger gives his thumbs up to the crowd that assembled outside of the Los Angeles County Registrars Office in Norwalk on Aug. 7, 2003. Schwarzenegger went to the Registrars office to pick up papers to file for a place on the recall ballot for the election to be held Oct. 7, 2003. -
Actor and California gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger kisses Betty Baker, 77, of Sonora at the California State Fair on Sept. 1, 2003. -
Gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger answers a question from the audience at a "town hall" style meeting with Sacramento area residents at the Sheraton in Sacramento on Sept. 23, 2003. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger gives a thumbs up to the audience at Memorial Auditorium at the start of his speech on Oct. 1, 2003, which outlined his plans for his first 100 days in office. -
Arnold Schwarzenegger heads out of the San Diego Convention Center following a speech to kick off his four day "California Comeback Express" bus tour on his bus on Oct. 2, 2003.
