Garrett Gruener is founder of Ask Jeeves. He was also a candidate for the 2003 California recall special election from the Democratic Party, finishing 28th in a field of 135 candidates with 2,562 votes. He lives in Berkeley, CA with his wife, Amy Slater, and his daughter, Dakota Gruener. ask. ... The 2003 California recall was a special election permitted under California law. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The following are the results of the 2003 California recall election held on October 7, 2003 which unseated Gray Davis and propelled actor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the governorship. ...