majority. Although Budd was able to reduce state expenditures gradually, including closing down the State Printing Office, his reform program for increased railroad oversight was halted by the opposition, limiting his ability to make any long-term political reforms. With his health failing, Budd decided not to seek re-election in 1898. Budd would be the last Democrat to occupy the Governor's Office until Culbert Olson in 1939. Post governorship Following the end of his first and only term, Budd relocated to San Francisco, opening a law practice in the city. He served as an attorney to the Board of State Harbor Commissioners. In 1900, Budd was appointed by Governor Henry Gage as a member of the Regents of the University of California. Budd died at the age of 57 on July 30, 1908 in Stockton, and is buried in the city's Rural Cemetery. Legacy The Budd Center and Budd Shops at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton are named after the governor. Budd Lake in Yosemite National Park was named for him. References External links James Budd Biography and Inauguration Speech The Governors' Gallery from the California State Library Democratic Party governors of California Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from California Politicians from Janesville, Wisconsin 1851 births 1908 deaths 19th-century American politicians