CURRENT:
Formed exploratory committee on Sept. 3, 1991 and announced on Oct. 21, 1991.

CAREER:
· Chairman of California Democratic Party, 1989-1991.
· Lecturing and travel, including studying Spanish in Mexico, studying Buddhism in Japan, and volunteering with Mother Theresa in India.
· Candidate for U.S. Senate in 1982, losing to San Diego Mayor Pete Wilson by 51.53% to 44.78% (>).
· Candidate for the Democratic nomination for president in 1976 and 1980.
· Two terms as Governor of California, elected in 1974 at age 36 and re-elected in 1978 (>), 1975-83.
· California Secretary of State, elected in 1970, served one term, 1971-75.
· Member of the L.A. Community College District Board of Trustees, 1969-71.
· Attorney at Tuttle & Taylor in Los Angeles.
· Law clerk for California Supreme Court Justice Matthew Tobriner.

EDUCATION:
Studied for a year at Santa Clara University, 1955.  Studied for priesthood at Sacred Heart Novitiate, a Jesuit seminary in Los Gatos, 1956-60.  B.A. in Classics from UC Berkeley, 1961.  L.L.B. from Yale Law School, 1964.

FAMILY:
Single.

AGE:
54 years, 9.4 months old on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 1993.
Born Apr. 7, 1938 in San Francisco, son of attorney Pat Brown and Bernice Layne Brown.  Pat Brown served as SF District Attorney (1943-50), CA Attorney General (1951-59) and Governor (1959-67).  Jerry Brown's younger sister Kathleen was born Sept. 25, 1945.