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Governor of California from 1983 to 1991
Yes — Republican George Deukmejian was governor when California’s Lottery Commission was installed: the five-member commission was appointed during his administration on January 29, 1985, after the vo...
George Deukmejian was a member of the Republican Party during his decades-long career in California politics, serving as state assemblyman, state senator, attorney general and the 35th governor as a R...
The California State Lottery was authorized by voters via Proposition 37 on November 6, 1984, and the governor in office at that time was George Deukmejian (who served as California’s governor from 19...