Full Name:
William 'Pete' J. Knight
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Gail; 7 Children; 15 Grandchildren
Birth Date:
11/18/1929
Birth Place:
Nobelsville, IN
Home City:
Palmdale, CA
Religion:
Lutheran
BA, Air Force Institute of Technology
BS, Butler University
BS, Purdue University
Aerospace Research Pilot School, 1964
Experimental Test Pilot School, 1958
Senator, California State Senate, District 17, 1996-2004
Assemblymember, California State Assembly, 1992-1996
Mayor, City of Palmdale, California, 1988-1992
Councilman, Palmdale City Council, California, 1984-1988
No caucus information on file.
Experience, Test Pilot
Colonel, US Air Force, 32 years
Experience, Vice-Commander of Edwards Air Force Base
Member, AIAA
Member, American Legion
Member, BPOE
Member, Elks
Member, Masons
Member, Shriners
Member, Society of Experimental Test Pilots
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars