William J. “Pete” Knight, a former Air Force test pilot who as a Republican state senator led the charge against gay marriage in California with a successful statewide initiative in 2000, has ...

State Sen. William J. "Pete" Knight, a former record-setting test pilot who gained national attention authoring California's ban on gay marriage, died Friday night after a battle with leukemia.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, test pilot Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager and astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin joined hundreds of mourners Thursday in Lancaster to honor state Sen. William J. “Pete ...

The high school was named after test pilot and politician William Joseph "Pete" Knight. The school has received much recognition for its band program which has placed first place in many parades ...