It is clear that a temporary increase in the cap is needed to ensure high-tech companies can hire the specialized personnel they need to continue to help fuel California's economic growth.

S. However Brown ran on his gubernatorial record of building the largest state budget surpluses in California history. Wilson defended his record of power plant construction and claimed that between 1985 and 1998 23 plants were certified and 18 were built in California.

Wilson is a Republican who has served as the 36th governor of California (1991–1999) a United States Senator (1983–1991) the Mayor of San Diego (1971–1983) and a California State Assemblyman (1967–1971).