Californian Democratic political dynasty. Edmund G. “Pat” Brown (1905–) became a liberal Democratic governor (1959–67) and party power broker. His son, Jerry Edmund, Jr. (1938–), brought an edgier style to the governorship (1975–83), combining rigorous liberalism and celebrity status with Jesuitical overtones. These gained the national spotlight during repeated presidential bids (1976, 1980, 1992) and their aftermath as Brown dated stars and also worked with Mother Teresa in Calcutta. In the late 1990s, he re-emerged as a reformist mayor of racially divided Oakland. Sister Kathleen also ran for governor of California after a long career of public service.