The National Governors Association (NGA) is an American political organization founded in 1908. The association's members are the governors of the 55 states, territories and commonwealths. Members come to the association from across the political spectrum; the NGA declares itself as nonpartisan.
NGA adopted a policy in 1977 formalizing its standard practice dating back to 1941: The position of NGA chair alternates yearly between Republican and Democratic governors, so that neither party can control the position for two consecutive years. The vice chair is of the opposite party to the chair, and generally assumes the role of NGA chair the following year.
The association's declaration of bipartisanship has been challenged after incidents such as statements made at the White House and on air by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal during the 2014 annual summer meeting.[6]
Formally adopted as policy in 1977, chairs preside for a one-year term and alternate party affiliation, so the same party never serves for two terms in a row.[10]
Cecil Andrus resigned as Governor of Idaho upon being confirmed as Secretary of the Interior in January 1977. Florida's Reubin Askew completed Andrus' unexpired term as chair.
Joe Manchin resigned as Governor of West Virginia when he was elected to the United States Senate in November 2010. Washington's Christine Gregoire completed Manchin's unexpired term as chair.
^"Gov. Cox is launching an initiative as he takes over National Governors Association". ABC4 Utah. 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^"Gov. Jared Polis elected vice chair of the National Governors Association". The Denver Post. 2023-07-14. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
^Inland Waterways Commission Recommendations... Inquiries in Progress Letter to the President, October 5, 1907: ..."3. We are of opinion that the conference may best be held in the national capital next winter, and that the conferees should comprise the governors of all our States and Territories, a limited number of delegates to be appointed by each governor, and representatives from leading organizations of both State and national scope engaged in dealing with natural resources or with practical questions relating thereto... In his Memphis address on October 4 the President announced the intention of calling such a conference, and on November 13 he issued invitations to the governors of the States and Territories to meet at the White House May 13–15, 1908;..."
^FAQ 2013-12-14 at the Wayback Machine National Governors Association website, "How is NGA funded?" Retrieved Dec 8, 2013.
^Janet Napolitano, Sourcewatch, June 7, 2019. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^National Governors Association showing deep Republican, Democratic divisions, Washington Post, Dan Balz, February 25, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
^Allen-Ebrahimian, Bethany (February 19, 2020). "How a Chinese think tank rates all 50 U.S. governors". Axios. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
^"U.S. designates Chinese body a foreign mission, quits local cooperation agreement". Reuters. 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
^"Designation of the National Association for China's Peaceful Unification (NACPU) as a Foreign Mission of the PRC". United States Department of State. October 28, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-30.
^"Historical Timeline". National Governors Association Centennial. Archived from the original on 2012-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
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The National Governors Association NGA is an American political organization founded in 1908 The association s members are the governors of the 55 states territories and commonwealths Members come to the association from across the political spectrum the NGA declares itself as nonpartisan National Governors AssociationChairSpencer Cox R UT Vice ChairJared Polis D CO Executive CommitteeRoy Cooper D NC Michelle Lujan Grisham D NM Kathy Hochul D NY Eric Holcomb R IN Phil Murphy D NJ Kevin Stitt R OK Chris Sununu R NH Founded1908 116 years ago 1908 Headquarters444 N Capitol StSuite 267Washington D C U S AffiliatedBipartisanWebsiteNGA org aboutPolitics of United StatesPolitical partiesElectionsThe NGA serves as a public policy liaison between the state governments and the federal government NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and at the White House when discussing federal issues to developing policy reports on state programs and hosting networking seminars for state executive branch officials The NGA Center for Best Practices focuses on state innovations and best practices on issues that range from education and health to technology welfare reform and the environment NGA also provides management and technical assistance to both new and incumbent governors citation needed The current NGA chair is Governor Spencer Cox of Utah a Republican who previously served as Vice Chair from 2022 to 2023 1 The current vice chair is Governor Jared Polis of Colorado a Democrat 2 Contents 1 History 2 Chairs 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory edit nbsp Former U S Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at the National Governors Association s 2020 winter meetingIn 1907 the Inland Waterways Commission thought it necessary to ask the Conference of Governors to provide both state and national views relating to practical questions dealing with natural resources utilization and management in the Progressive Era 3 The NGA represents the governors of the fifty U S states and five U S territories American Samoa Guam the Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands It is funded primarily by state dues federal grants and contracts and private contributions 4 NGA adopted a policy in 1977 formalizing its standard practice dating back to 1941 The position of NGA chair alternates yearly between Republican and Democratic governors so that neither party can control the position for two consecutive years The vice chair is of the opposite party to the chair and generally assumes the role of NGA chair the following year As of January 2024 update Bill Clinton is the only former NGA chair to become president of the United States Janet Napolitano became the first female chair in 2006 5 The association s declaration of bipartisanship has been challenged after incidents such as statements made at the White House and on air by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal during the 2014 annual summer meeting 6 In February 2020 then Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the National Governors Association that the Chinese Communist Party was actively attempting to influence U S policy through state governors and local officials 7 In October 2020 the United States Department of State discontinued U S participation in the U S China Governors Forum to Promote Sub National Cooperation due to alleged attempts by the Chinese People s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries a front organization for the CCP s United Front Work Department to malignly influence state and local leaders in the U S 8 9 Chairs editFormally adopted as policy in 1977 chairs preside for a one year term and alternate party affiliation so the same party never serves for two terms in a row 10 The following states have never produced an NGA chair Alabama Alaska Connecticut Hawaii Mississippi New Mexico North Carolina Oregon and South Dakota nor have any of the five territories American Samoa Guam the Northern Mariana Islands Puerto Rico and the U S Virgin Islands Years Chair State Party1908 1911 Augustus Willson Kentucky Republican1911 1914 Francis McGovern Wisconsin Republican1914 1915 David Walsh Massachusetts Democratic1915 1916 William Spry Utah Republican1916 1918 Arthur Capper Kansas Republican1918 1919 Emerson Harrington Maryland Democratic1919 Henry Allen Kansas Republican1919 1922 William Sproul Pennsylvania Republican1922 1924 Channing Cox Massachusetts Republican1924 1925 Lee Trinkle Virginia Democratic1925 1927 Owen Brewster Maine Republican1927 1928 Adam McMullen Nebraska Republican1928 1930 George Dern Utah Democratic1930 1932 Norman Case Rhode Island Republican1932 1933 John Pollard Virginia Democratic1933 1934 Jim Rolph California Republican1934 1936 Paul McNutt Indiana Democratic1936 1937 George Peery Virginia Democratic1937 1939 Robert Cochran Nebraska Democratic1939 1940 Lloyd Stark Missouri Democratic1940 1941 William Vanderbilt Rhode Island Republican1941 1942 Harold Stassen Minnesota Republican1942 1943 Herbert O Conor Maryland Democratic1943 1944 Leverett Saltonstall Massachusetts Republican1944 1945 Herbert Maw Utah Democratic1945 1946 Ed Martin Pennsylvania Republican1946 1947 Millard Caldwell Florida Democratic1947 1948 Horace Hildreth Maine Republican1948 1949 Lester Hunt Wyoming Democratic1949 William Lane Maryland Democratic1949 1950 Frank Carlson Kansas Republican1950 1951 Frank Lausche Ohio Democratic1951 1952 Val Peterson Nebraska Republican1952 1953 Allan Shivers Texas Democratic1953 1954 Daniel Thornton Colorado Republican1954 1955 Bob Kennon Louisiana Democratic1955 1956 Arthur Langlie Washington Republican1956 1957 Thomas Stanley Virginia Democratic1957 1958 William Stratton Illinois Republican1958 1959 LeRoy Collins Florida Democratic1959 1960 Cale Boggs Delaware Republican1960 1961 Stephen McNichols Colorado Democratic1961 1962 Wesley Powell New Hampshire Republican1962 1963 Albert Rosellini Washington Democratic1963 1964 John Anderson Kansas Republican1964 1965 Grant Sawyer Nevada Democratic1965 1966 John Reed Maine Republican1966 1967 William Guy North Dakota Democratic1967 1968 John Volpe Massachusetts Republican1968 1969 Buford Ellington Tennessee Democratic1969 1970 John Love Colorado Republican1970 1971 Warren Hearnes Missouri Democratic1971 1972 Arch Moore West Virginia Republican1972 1973 Marvin Mandel Maryland Democratic1973 1974 Daniel Evans Washington Republican1974 1975 Cal Rampton Utah Democratic1975 1976 Robert Ray Iowa Republican1976 1977 Cecil Andrus Idaho Democratic1977 Reubin Askew Florida Democratic1977 1978 William Milliken Michigan Republican1978 1979 Julian Carroll Kentucky Democratic1979 1980 Otis Bowen Indiana Republican1980 1981 George Busbee Georgia Democratic1981 1982 Richard Snelling Vermont Republican1982 1983 Scott Matheson Utah Democratic1983 1984 Jim Thompson Illinois Republican1984 1985 John Carlin Kansas Democratic1985 1986 Lamar Alexander Tennessee Republican1986 1987 Bill Clinton Arkansas Democratic1987 1988 John Sununu New Hampshire Republican1988 1989 Gerald Baliles Virginia Democratic1989 1990 Terry Branstad Iowa Republican1990 1991 Booth Gardner Washington Democratic1991 1992 John Ashcroft Missouri Republican1992 1993 Roy Romer Colorado Democratic1993 1994 Carroll Campbell South Carolina Republican1994 1995 Howard Dean Vermont Democratic1995 1996 Tommy Thompson Wisconsin Republican1996 1997 Bob Miller Nevada Democratic1997 1998 George Voinovich Ohio Republican1998 1999 Tom Carper Delaware Democratic1999 2000 Mike Leavitt Utah Republican2000 2001 Parris Glendening Maryland Democratic2001 2002 John Engler Michigan Republican2002 2003 Paul Patton Kentucky Democratic2003 2004 Dirk Kempthorne Idaho Republican2004 2005 Mark Warner Virginia Democratic2005 2006 Mike Huckabee Arkansas Republican2006 2007 Janet Napolitano Arizona Democratic2007 2008 Tim Pawlenty Minnesota Republican2008 2009 Ed Rendell Pennsylvania Democratic2009 2010 Jim Douglas Vermont Republican2010 Joe Manchin West Virginia Democratic2010 2011 Christine Gregoire Washington Democratic2011 2012 Dave Heineman Nebraska Republican2012 2013 Jack Markell Delaware Democratic2013 2014 Mary Fallin Oklahoma Republican2014 2015 John Hickenlooper Colorado Democratic2015 2016 Gary Herbert Utah Republican2016 2017 Terry McAuliffe Virginia Democratic2017 2018 Brian Sandoval Nevada Republican2018 2019 Steve Bullock Montana Democratic2019 2020 Larry Hogan Maryland Republican2020 2021 Andrew Cuomo New York Democratic2021 2022 Asa Hutchinson Arkansas Republican2022 2023 Phil Murphy New Jersey Democratic2023 present Spencer Cox Utah RepublicanNOTES Cecil Andrus resigned as Governor of Idaho upon being confirmed as Secretary of the Interior in January 1977 Florida s Reubin Askew completed Andrus unexpired term as chair Joe Manchin resigned as Governor of West Virginia when he was elected to the United States Senate in November 2010 Washington s Christine Gregoire completed Manchin s unexpired term as chair See also editNational Cabinet Australia a similar body in Australia Council of the Federation a similar body in Canada Inter State Council a similar body in India Joint Ministerial Committee UK a similar body in the United Kingdom National Governors Conference Mexico a similar organization in Mexico Conference of Ministers President a similar body in Germany United States Conference of Mayors Republican Governors Association Democratic Governors Association Governors Highway Safety AssociationReferences edit Gov Cox is launching an initiative as he takes over National Governors Association ABC4 Utah 2023 07 15 Retrieved 2023 07 15 Gov Jared Polis elected vice chair of the National Governors Association The Denver Post 2023 07 14 Retrieved 2023 07 15 Inland Waterways Commission Recommendations Inquiries in Progress Letter to the President October 5 1907 3 We are of opinion that the conference may best be held in the national capital next winter and that the conferees should comprise the governors of all our States and Territories a limited number of delegates to be appointed by each governor and representatives from leading organizations of both State and national scope engaged in dealing with natural resources or with practical questions relating thereto In his Memphis address on October 4 the President announced the intention of calling such a conference and on November 13 he issued invitations to the governors of the States and Territories to meet at the White House May 13 15 1908 FAQ Archived 2013 12 14 at the Wayback Machine National Governors Association website How is NGA funded Retrieved Dec 8 2013 Janet Napolitano Sourcewatch June 7 2019 Retrieved July 12 2022 National Governors Association showing deep Republican Democratic divisions Washington Post Dan Balz February 25 2014 Retrieved July 12 2022 Allen Ebrahimian Bethany February 19 2020 How a Chinese think tank rates all 50 U S governors Axios Retrieved February 19 2020 U S designates Chinese body a foreign mission quits local cooperation agreement Reuters 2020 10 28 Retrieved 2020 10 30 Designation of the National Association for China s Peaceful Unification NACPU as a Foreign Mission of the PRC United States Department of State October 28 2020 Retrieved 2020 10 30 Historical Timeline National Governors Association Centennial Archived from the original on 2012 10 04 Retrieved 2008 10 27 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Governors Association Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Governors Association amp oldid 1193137640, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
