Republican Governors Association

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The Republican Governors Association is a Washington, D.C.-based organization founded in 1963^[1], consisting of U.S. state and territorial governors affiliated with the Republican Party. Governor Rick Perry of Texas currently chairs the organization and Governor Matt Blunt of Missouri serves as the vice chairman. Its Democratic Party counterpart is the Democratic Governors Association. The RGA is not directly affiliated with the non-partisan National Governors Association.

Contents 1 Mission statement 2 2007-2008 RGA leadership 3 List of current Republican governors 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Mission statement

1. To assist in the election of Republican gubernatorial candidates and the reelection of incumbent Republican Governors.
2. To utilize the talent, knowledge, creativity of the governors to effectively debate and shape public policy on issues affecting the states; and
3. To enable Republican Governors to express, develop and promote the philosophy of the Republican party at the state and local levels nationwide.

[edit] 2007-2008 RGA leadership

Office		Officer	State
	Chairman	Rick Perry	Texas
	Vice Chairman	Matt Blunt	Missouri
	Dinner Chairman	Mark Sanford	South Carolina
	Finance Chairman	Haley Barbour	Mississippi
	Recruitment Chairman	Sonny Perdue	Georgia

[edit] List of current Republican governors

Current Governor	State	Past	Took office	Seat Up
Robert R. "Bob" Riley	Alabama	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
Sarah Palin	Alaska	List	2006	2010
Arnold Schwarzenegger	California	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
M. Jodi Rell	Connecticut	List	2004	2010
Charles J. "Charlie" Crist, Jr.	Florida	List	2007	2010
George E. "Sonny" Perdue III	Georgia	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
Linda Lingle	Hawaii	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
C.L. "Butch" Otter	Idaho	List	2007	2010
Mitchell E. "Mitch" Daniels	Indiana	List	2005	2008
Bobby Jindal	Louisiana	List	2008	2011
Timothy J. Pawlenty	Minnesota	List	2003	2010
Haley Reeves Barbour	Mississippi	List	2004	2011 (term limits)
Matthew Roy Blunt	Missouri	List	2005	2008
David E. Heineman	Nebraska	List	2005	2010 (term limits)
James A. Gibbons	Nevada	List	2007	2010
John Henry Hoeven III	North Dakota	List	2000	2008
Donald Carcieri	Rhode Island	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
Marshall C. "Mark" Sanford, Jr.	South Carolina	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds	South Dakota	List	2003	2010 (term limits)
James Richard "Rick" Perry	Texas	List	2000	2010
Jon Huntsman, Jr.	Utah	List	2005	2008
James H. "Jim" Douglas"	Vermont	List	2003	2008

In addition to the states, the Republicans also hold the governorship of Guam:

Governor	Territory	Prev	Took office	Seat Up
Felix Perez Camacho	Guam	List	2003	2010 (term limits)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• RGA Official Website

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