The Secretary of State is elected for a four-year term, concurrent with that of the governor. Candidates are nominated at partisan conventions. Under the state Constitution, the Secretary of State is restricted to two four-year terms in that office.
Reagan redirects here. For other uses, see Reagan (disambiguation) and Ronald Reagan (disambiguation). Ronald Wilson Reagan (/ËrÉnÉld ËwÉªlsÉn ËreÉªÉ¡Én/; February 6, 1911 â June 5, 2004) was an American politician and actor who was the 40th President of the United States, from 1981 to 1989. Before his presidency, he was the 33rd Governor of California, from 1967 to 1975, after a career as a Hollywood actor and union leader.
1983: Mass resignation of EPA officials. When President Reagan took office in 1981, his first initiatives were to override much of the Carter environmental agenda. Reagan, much like Ford before him, appeared to be obsessed with eliminating regulation in government altogether.