[DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown - Wikipedia [PAR] Edmund Gerald "Jerry" Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician 
and lawyer, who has been serving as the 39th Governor of California since 2011. 
A member of the Democratic Party, Brown previously served as the 34th governor 
from 1975 to 1983, and is the longest-serving governor in California history. ... 
After six years out of politics, Brown returned to public life, serving as Mayor... [DOC] [TLE] How Jerry Brown Quietly Pulled California Back From The Brink [PAR] Apr 14, 2016 ... Brown has attempted to run for president multiple times, but has always come up 
short. ... is bald now, the ebony mane he sported on the cover of Newsweek in ... 
photograph of his father, who also served as governor of California, with .... 
Brown went to study Zen Buddhism in Japan and work with Mother... [DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown in the 21st Century | Observer [PAR] Oct 30, 2014 ... Jerry Brown during his 1976 campaign for president. ... In October of 2013, he 
became the longest serving governor in the history of the ... terms as mayor of 
Oakland, Mr. Brown has run for office in California nine times and .... spiritual 
exploration including time in Japan studying Zen Buddhism and a stint in... [DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown: Zen and the Art of the Possible - Lion's Roar [PAR] Sep 1, 2000 ... He made three tries for the Democratic presidential nomination, the last against 
Bill Clinton in 1992. ... He was elected mayor of Oakland and embraced the 
daunting task of ... governor of California, presidential candidate, and now mayor 
of Oakland, what ... What prompted you to study Buddhism in Japan? [DOC] [TLE] San Diego Source > News > Jerry Brown fights global warming as ... [PAR] Dec 14, 2007 ... (AP) -- Nearly four decades after entering California politics, Jerry Brown has ... 
the former governor, presidential candidate and Oakland mayor has emerged as 
a ... He then served two terms as governor, from 1975 to 1983, when he ... He 
also ran for president three times, studied Zen Buddhism in Japan,... [DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown  candidate forges a new path in life, politics - SFGate [PAR] Oct 18, 2014 ... During the nearly three years he spent as a young seminarian in what was ... a 
third run for president, after he had already served as a community college ... talk 
show, stints as Oakland mayor and state attorney general, and now, ... and Japan 
 where he studied culture and Zen Buddhism  and in India,... [DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown wins fourth term as California governor - USA Today [PAR] Nov 5, 2014 ... Jerry Brown wins fourth term as California governor .... he traveled to Japan to 
study Zen Buddhism and spent some time with Mother Teresa. [DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown's Political Reboot - The Atlantic [PAR] In between he ran for president three times and the U.S. Senate once, all of 
course unsuccessfully; served eight years as Oakland's mayor and four ... and 
lived in both Japan (studying Zen meditation) and India (volunteering for Mother 
Teresa). ... Gerald Brown Jr., after his father, Edmund G. Pat Brown, who was 
governor... [DOC] [TLE] News From The Associated Press [PAR] Jerry Brown ran unsuccessfully three times for the Democratic Party's nomination 
... He became Oakland mayor in 1998, a post he held until 2006, when he was ... 
the general election after promising during his successful campaign to bring his 
... Brown studied Buddhism in Japan for six months and ministered to the ill with... [DOC] [TLE] Jerry Brown's issues now mainly green - Los Angeles Daily News [PAR] Dec 16, 2007 ... OAKLAND - Nearly four decades after entering California politics, Jerry Brown 
has ... The former governor, presidential candidate and Oakland mayor has 
emerged ... He then served two terms as governor, from 1975 to 1983. ... He also 
ran for president three times, studied Zen Buddhism in Japan, worked... [DOC] [TLE] 2006 First Place Writing Winner - Hearst Journalism Awards Program [PAR] Half a year of campaigning

Question: Now mayor of Oakland, he ran for president 3 times & studied Zen Buddhism in Japan after serving as gov.
Answer: Jerry Brown