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Republican Governors Association
Organization of U.S. Republican governors
Organization of U.S. Republican governors
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Republican Governors Association |
| logo | Republican Governors Association logo.png |
| logo_size | 190 |
| colorcode | |
| headquarters | 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 250 |
| Washington, DC 20006 | |
| country | the United States |
| leader1_title | Chair |
| leader1_name | Brian Kemp (GA) |
| leader2_title | Vice Chair |
| leader2_name | Greg Gianforte (MT) |
| leader3_title | Policy Chair |
| leader3_name | Henry McMaster (SC) |
| leader4_title | Executive Committee |
| leader4_name | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR) |
| Mike Kehoe (MO) | |
| Bill Lee (TN) | |
| Tate Reeves (MS) | |
| Kim Reynolds (IA) | |
| Kevin Stitt (OK) | |
| Glenn Youngkin (VA) | |
| founded | |
| affiliation1_title | Affiliated |
| affiliation1 | Republican Party |
| seats3_title | State governors |
| seats3 | |
| seats4_title | Territorial governors |
| seats4 | |
| seats5_title | Federal district mayorship |
| seats5 | |
| website |
Washington, DC 20006 Mike Kehoe (MO) Bill Lee (TN) Tate Reeves (MS) Kim Reynolds (IA) Kevin Stitt (OK) Glenn Youngkin (VA)
The Republican Governors Association (RGA) is a Washington, D.C.–based 527 organization founded in 1961, consisting of U.S. state and territorial Republican governors. Its primary objective is to help elect and support Republican governors.
The RGA's Executive Committee for 2024 includes Governors Eric Holcomb of Indiana, Greg Abbott of Texas, Greg Gianforte of Montana, Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Tate Reeves of Mississippi, Henry McMaster of South Carolina, Kristi Noem of South Dakota, Kim Reynolds of Iowa, and Glenn Youngkin of Virginia. In November of that year, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia was elected Chairman, Governor Greg Gianforte of Montana was elected Vice Chairman, and Governor Henry McMaster of South Carolina was elected Policy Chairman.
Its Democratic counterpart is the Democratic Governors Association. The RGA is not directly affiliated with the non-partisan National Governors Association.
List of current Republican governors
All of the following states are members of the Republican Governors Association:
| Current governor | State | Past | Took office | Current term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Ivey | Alabama Alabama | List | 2017 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Mike Dunleavy | Alaska Alaska | List | 2018 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders | Arkansas Arkansas | List | 2023 | First term |
| Ron DeSantis | Florida Florida | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Brian Kemp | Georgia (US state) Georgia | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Brad Little | Idaho Idaho | List | 2019 | Second term |
| Mike Braun | Indiana Indiana | List | 2025 | First term |
| Kim Reynolds | Iowa Iowa | List | 2017 | Second term (elected to first full term in 2018) |
| Jeff Landry | Louisiana Louisiana | List | 2024 | First term |
| Tate Reeves | Mississippi Mississippi | List | 2020 | Second term (term-limited in 2027) |
| Mike Kehoe | Missouri Missouri | List | 2025 | First term |
| Greg Gianforte | Montana Montana | List | 2021 | First term |
| Jim Pillen | Nebraska Nebraska | List | 2023 | First term |
| Joe Lombardo | Nevada Nevada | List | 2023 | First term |
| Kelly Ayotte | New Hampshire New Hampshire | List | 2025 | First term (two-year term) |
| Kelly Armstrong | North Dakota North Dakota | List | 2024 | First term |
| Mike DeWine | Ohio Ohio | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Kevin Stitt | Oklahoma Oklahoma | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Henry McMaster | South Carolina South Carolina | List | 2017 | Second term (elected to first full term in 2018; term-limited in 2026) |
| Larry Rhoden | South Dakota South Dakota | List | 2025 | First term |
| Bill Lee | Tennessee Tennessee | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Greg Abbott | Texas Texas | List | 2015 | Third term |
| Spencer Cox | Utah Utah | List | 2021 | Second term |
| Phil Scott | Vermont Vermont | List | 2017 | Fifth term (two-year term) |
| Patrick Morrisey | West Virginia West Virginia | List | 2025 | First term |
| Mark Gordon | Wyoming Wyoming | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
In addition to governors of U.S. states, the RGA also offers membership to Republican governors of U.S. territories.
| Current governor | Territory | Past | Took office | Current term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Samoa American Samoa | List | 2025 | First term | |
| Puerto Rico Puerto Rico | List | 2025 | First term |
List of RGA chairs
| Term | Chair | State |
|---|---|---|
| 1963–1966 | Robert E. Smylie | Idaho Idaho |
| 1966–1967 | John Love | Colorado Colorado |
| 1967–1968 | John Chafee | Rhode Island Rhode Island |
| 1968–1970 | Ronald Reagan | California California |
| 1969–1970 | Raymond P. Shafer | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
| 1970–1971 | Louie Nunn | Kentucky Kentucky |
| 1971–1972 | William Milliken | Michigan Michigan |
| 1972–1973 | Linwood Holton | Virginia Virginia |
| 1973–1974 | Winfield Dunn | Tennessee Tennessee |
| 1974–1975 | Kit Bond | Missouri Missouri |
| 1975–1976 | Arch Moore | West Virginia West Virginia |
| 1976–1977 | Robert Bennett | Kansas Kansas |
| 1977–1978 | Robert Ray | Iowa Iowa |
| 1978–1979 | Otis Bowen | Indiana Indiana |
| 1979–1980 | Richard Snelling | Vermont Vermont |
| 1980–1981 | John Dalton | Virginia Virginia |
| 1981–1982 | Jim Thompson | Illinois Illinois |
| 1982–1983 | Robert Orr | Indiana Indiana |
| 1983–1984 | Vic Atiyeh | Oregon Oregon |
| 1984–1985 | Dick Thornburgh | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
| 1985–1986 | John Sununu | New Hampshire New Hampshire |
| 1986–1987 | Tom Kean | New Jersey New Jersey |
| 1987–1988 | Mike Castle | Delaware Delaware |
| 1988–1989 | Mike Hayden | Kansas Kansas |
| 1989–1990 | John Ashcroft | Missouri Missouri |
| 1990–1991 | Carroll Campbell | South Carolina South Carolina |
| 1991–1992 | Tommy Thompson | Wisconsin Wisconsin |
| 1992–1993 | George Voinovich | Ohio Ohio |
| 1993–1994 | Jock McKernan | Maine Maine |
| 1994–1995 | Mike Leavitt | Utah Utah |
| 1995–1996 | John Engler | Michigan Michigan |
| 1996–1997 | Terry Branstad | Iowa Iowa |
| 1997–1998 | David Beasley | South Carolina South Carolina |
| 1998–1999 | Frank Keating | Oklahoma Oklahoma |
| 1999–2000 | Ed Schafer | North Dakota North Dakota |
| 2000–2001 | Jim Gilmore | Virginia Virginia |
| 2001 | Tom Ridge | Pennsylvania Pennsylvania |
| 2001–2002 | John Rowland | Connecticut Connecticut |
| 2002–2003 | Bill Owens | Colorado Colorado |
| 2003–2004 | Bob Taft | Ohio Ohio |
| 2004–2005 | Kenny Guinn | Nevada Nevada |
| 2005–2006 | Mitt Romney | Massachusetts Massachusetts |
| 2006–2007 | Sonny Perdue | Georgia (US state) Georgia |
| 2007–2008 | Rick Perry | Texas Texas |
| 2008–2009 | Mark Sanford | South Carolina South Carolina |
| 2009–2010 | Haley Barbour | Mississippi Mississippi |
| 2010–2011 | Rick Perry | Texas Texas |
| 2011–2012 | Bob McDonnell | Virginia Virginia |
| 2012–2013 | Bobby Jindal | Louisiana Louisiana |
| 2013–2014 | Chris Christie | New Jersey New Jersey |
| 2014–2015 | Bill Haslam | Tennessee Tennessee |
| 2015–2016 | Susana Martinez | New Mexico New Mexico |
| 2016–2017 | Scott Walker | Wisconsin Wisconsin |
| 2017–2018 | Bill Haslam | Tennessee Tennessee |
| 2018–2019 | Pete Ricketts | Nebraska Nebraska |
| 2019–2020 | Greg Abbott | Texas Texas |
| 2020–2021 | Doug Ducey | Arizona Arizona |
| 2021–2022 | Doug Ducey | |
| Pete Ricketts | Arizona Arizona | |
| Nebraska Nebraska | ||
| 2022–2023 | Kim Reynolds | Iowa Iowa |
| 2023–2024 | Bill Lee | Tennessee Tennessee |
| 2024–present | Brian Kemp | Georgia (U.S. state) Georgia |
Executive directors
| Term | Director |
|---|---|
| 1963–1964 | Robert McCall |
| 1966 | Carl McMurray |
| 1967–1969 | Richard Fleming |
| 1971–1975 | Buehl Berentson |
| 1976–1980 | Ralph Griffith |
| 1980–1981 | Ronald Rietdorf |
| 1981 | John Stevens |
| 1982–1985 | Carol Whitney |
| 1985–1991 | Michele Davis |
| 1991–1995 | Chris Henick |
| 1995–1996 | Paul Hatch |
| 1996 | LeAnne Wilson |
| 1997 | Brian Kennedy |
| 1997–2000 | Clinton Key |
| 2000–2001 | Michael McSherry |
| 2001 | Duncan Campbell |
| 2001–2002 | Clinton Key |
| 2002–2004 | Edward Tobin |
| 2004–2005 | Mike Pieper |
| 2005–2006 | Phillip Musser |
| 2006–2011 | Nick Ayers |
| 2011–2014 | Phil Cox |
| 2014–2018 | Paul Bennecke |
| 2019–2022 | Dave Rexrode |
| 2023–present | Sara Craig Gongol |
Election cycles
2018
36 gubernatorial races occurred during the 2018 election cycle. The elections were held on November 6, 2018, with Republicans losing a net of 7 governorships.
In 2017, it sponsored a website The Free Telegraph to promote issues from the perspective of Republicans.
2020
In the 2020 election cycle, 11 states and two territories held elections for governors. The elections were held on November 3, 2020, with Republicans gaining a net of one governorship, Montana, for state elections. This marked the first time Montana elected a Republican governor in 16 years. Former Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced, who was a member of the Republican Governors Association, lost reelection in Puerto Rico, meaning a net loss of one Republican governor for territorial elections.
2022
36 gubernatorial races occurred during the 2022 election cycle. The elections were held on November 8, 2022, with Republicans losing a net of 2 governorships and lost all territorial governorships.
2023
3 gubernatorial races occurred during the 2023 election cycle including Louisiana where Republican Jeff Landry was elected to succeed term-limited Democrat John Bel Edwards and took office in January 2024.
Fundraising
In the 18 months ending June 30, 2010, the RGA raised $58 million, while its counterpart DGA raised $40 million. "Unlike the national political parties and federal candidates, the governors' associations can take in unlimited amounts from corporations," according to Bloomberg, which notes that the RGA recently received $1 million from Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, the parent corporation of Fox News, and $500,000 from WellPoint (now Anthem).
In 2018, the Republican Governors Association announced that $63.2 million was raised in all of 2017, including $27.2 million raised in the final six months of the year, setting a new fundraising record that significantly eclipses the $52.5 million raised in 2013, the last comparable year.
References
References
- Sparacino, Anthony. (2021). "The Democratic and Republican Governors Associations and the Nationalization of American Party Politics, 1961–1968". Studies in American Political Development.
- "About the RGA".
- (7 December 2023). "RGA Announces 2024 Leadership".
- Haslam, Bill. (16 May 2016). "RGA".
- Chokshi, Niraj. (2017-09-19). "This New G.O.P. Publication Looks a Lot Like a News Website (Published 2017)". The New York Times.
- "2020 gubernatorial election results".
- Muvlihill, Geoff. (2020-11-03). "Montana goes red; it's status quo in other governor races".
- Florido, Adrian. (2020-08-16). "Puerto Rico's Governor Loses Primary Bid For Full Term".
- Salant, Jonathan D.. (August 16, 2010). "Republicans See Gains in Governors' Races as Funding Hits Peak". [[Bloomberg News]].
- . (2018-01-31). ["RGA Breaks Fundraising Records, Brings In $63 Million in 2017"](https://www.rga.org/rga-breaks-fundraising-records-brings-63-million-2017/). *RGA*.
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