The highest-paid governor in the US insists on wearing 25-year-old sneakers and gets mad when his wife buys him a new sweater

pulse 17:22 - 06 September 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown of California is incredibly frugal, his wife revealed in a recent interview. Despite earning a six-figure salary, she said Brown prefers an old pair of sneakers and doesn't like to buy new suits.

Gov. Jerry Brown of California is incredibly frugal, his wife revealed in a recent interview.
She said Brown has worn the same pair of sneakers for 25 years and gets upset when she buys him clothes.
Brown is the highest-paid governor in the US — his salary will reach $201,680 in December, just before he leaves office.

Gov. Jerry Brown of California may be the highest-paid governor in the United States, earning close to $200,000 a year, but according to his wife, his frugality runs deep.

In a recent interview, the online magazine Alta asked California's first lady Anne Gust Brown, 60, if her 80-year-old husband was "materialistic."

Brown replied: "Oh. God, no."

She continued:

Earlier this year, t

Brown will retire at the end of his fourth term in January — he The couple plans to retreat to their fully solar-powered, "off-the-grid" ranch in Northern California.