California - Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (aka Governator) 

The Austrian ex-actor (for example “Terminator”) is a member of the republican party. He has been interested in politics for a long time. Schwarzenegger was appointed Chairman of the Presidents council on physical fitness and sports by George H.W. Bush from 1990 to 1993. This was his first job as a politician. He was elected as the Governor of California on October 7, 2003. This is very rare in California and it hasn't happened for a long time because California is generally very liberal. 

His domestic policies are very conservative, for example he supports death penalty, for which he receives a lot of critics from abroad. He's also known for his radical immigration politics. Many politicians, especially Mexicans dislike him for this reason and he is often called a racist. However, even in California he's not totally accepted, mainly because he promised to solve the financial problems and hasn't achieved this goal yet. 
It is very unusual for a republican, but he is very active in the area of environmental protection. He takes environmental protection very seriously and wants to switch from fossil to renewable energy sources to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases and thereby stopping global warming. He has signed a treaty from the UN to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases. This treaty states that by the year 2050 there shall be only 20% of the emission compared to the year 1990.
Personally we approve his environmental policy, but don't support his radical immigration policy.