Described by the San Jose Mercury News as "perhaps the best-trained Governor-in-waiting California has ever produced," Governor Gray Davis has made improving public education his administration's number-one priority. As his first official act as Governor, he called a special session of the Legislature to address his proposals to ensure that every child can read by age 9, strengthen teacher training and education, and increase accountability in the schools.

Thomas Miller "Tom" McClintock (born July 10, 1956 in White Plains, New York) is a California State Senator. He ran for Governor of California in the 2003 California recall election of Gray Davis and finished third out of 135 candidates with 13.5% of the overall vote. In 2006, he was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of California but lost to Democratic nominee John Garamendi.

Michael A. Jackson is a satellite project manager who ran as a Republican in the 2003 California recall, primarily getting votes due to sharing his name with that of pop singer Michael Jackson. Jackson garnered 746 votes, placing him 91st out of 135 candidates.

Darrell E. Issa (pronounced "Eye"-suh) (born November 1 1953) is an American politician and former CEO of a consumer electronics company. A Republican, since 2001 he has been a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 49th District of California. His district consists of portions of southern Riverside County and northern San Diego County.

Kevin Francis Shelley (born November 16, 1955 in San Francisco, California) is a California politician, who was the 28th California Secretary of State from January 6, 2003, until his resignation on March 4, 2005. Shelley was raised in San Francisco, the only son in a family of five. His father, Jack Shelley, was a State Senator, member of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Mayor of San Francisco. Shelley graduated from St. Ignatius High School in 1973.

Luke Theodore Walton (born March 28 1980 in San Diego, California) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). His position is small forward. The son of former NBA great Bill Walton, Luke Walton was no stranger to the sport of basketball during his upbringing. His three brothers - Adam, Nathan (who unsuccessfully ran for governor during the 2003 California recall), …

Garrett Gruener is founder of Ask.com. He was also a candidate for the 2003 California recall special election from the Democratic Party, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates with 2,562 votes. He was one of the candidates to aggressively use the Internet to push his message, and also ran campaign ads in selected television markets.

Warren Farrell (b. 1943) is an American writer. Farrell holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science (UCLA; New York University (NYU)). He taught at the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and at Georgetown University, Rutgers, Brooklyn College, and American University. With the publication of "The Myth of Male Power", Farrell became the one of the first modern masculist. In the early 1970s, he was a champion of feminism, …

George B. Schwartzman (born December 15, 1945) is a California businessman who ran for Governor of California in the 2003 California Recall. Financially conservative and socially moderate, Schwartzman ran as an independent. Despite a lack of funds, he managed to travel around the state and deliver speeches at several key conferences. Schwartzman was the most successful "private citizen" candidate, and finished ninth overall in the race, just after actor Gary Coleman.

Douglas Lorenz founded the computer consulting firm, Lorenz Technologies, in 1990. With offices in San Francisco and Sunnyvale, he provided network solutions and computer systems to companies throughout the Bay Area. As the Internet began to grow as a business and communications tool, Douglas returned to college to update his focus. While in college, Douglas became active in politics, and used his computer skills to encourage greater online communication among political efforts.

Douglas Logan Darrow Clements is a California businessman and political activist, best known for his candidacy in the 2003 California gubernatorial recall election and his 2005 proposal to build the Lost Liberty Hotel on the site of property owned by U.S. Supreme Court justice David Souter. Clements holds an undergraduate degree in economics and a Master of Business Administration degree (1992) from the University of Rochester.

Darrell Issa , United States Congressman