Republican Governors Association | |
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| Chair | Brian Kemp (GA) |
| Vice Chair | Greg Gianforte (MT) |
| Policy Chair | Henry McMaster (SC) |
| Executive Committee | Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AR) Mike Kehoe (MO) Bill Lee (TN) Tate Reeves (MS) Kim Reynolds (IA) Kevin Stitt (OK) Glenn Youngkin (VA) |
| Founded | 1961; 64 years ago (1961) |
| Headquarters | 1747 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20006 |
| Affiliated | Republican Party |
| State governors | 27 / 50 |
| Territorial governors | 2 / 5 |
| Federal district mayorship | 0 / 1 |
| Website | |
| rga.org | |
TheRepublican Governors Association (RGA) is aWashington, D.C.–based527 organization founded in 1961,[1] consisting ofU.S. state and territorialRepublicangovernors. Its primary objective is to help elect and support Republican governors.[2]
The RGA's Executive Committee for 2024 includes GovernorsEric 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, andGlenn Youngkin of Virginia. In November of that year, GovernorBrian Kemp of Georgia was elected Chairman, GovernorGreg Gianforte of Montana was elected Vice Chairman, and GovernorHenry McMaster of South Carolina was elected Policy Chairman.[3]
ItsDemocratic counterpart is theDemocratic Governors Association. The RGA is not directly affiliated with the non-partisanNational Governors Association.
All of the following states are members of the Republican Governors Association:
| Current governor | State | Past | Took office | Current term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kay Ivey |  Alabama | List | 2017 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Mike Dunleavy |  Alaska | List | 2018 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Sarah Huckabee Sanders |  Arkansas | List | 2023 | First term |
| Ron DeSantis |  Florida | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Brian Kemp |  Georgia | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Brad Little |  Idaho | List | 2019 | Second term |
| Mike Braun |  Indiana | List | 2025 | First term |
| Kim Reynolds |  Iowa | List | 2017 | Second term (elected to first full term in 2018) |
| Jeff Landry |  Louisiana | List | 2024 | First term |
| Tate Reeves |  Mississippi | List | 2020 | Second term (term-limited in 2027) |
| Mike Kehoe |  Missouri | List | 2025 | First term |
| Greg Gianforte |  Montana | List | 2021 | First term |
| Jim Pillen |  Nebraska | List | 2023 | First term |
| Joe Lombardo |  Nevada | List | 2023 | First term |
| Kelly Ayotte |  New Hampshire | List | 2025 | First term (two-year term) |
| Kelly Armstrong |  North Dakota | List | 2024 | First term |
| Mike DeWine |  Ohio | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Kevin Stitt |  Oklahoma | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Henry McMaster |  South Carolina | List | 2017 | Second term (elected to first full term in 2018; term-limited in 2026) |
| Larry Rhoden |  South Dakota | List | 2025 | First term |
| Bill Lee |  Tennessee | List | 2019 | Second term (term-limited in 2026) |
| Greg Abbott |  Texas | List | 2015 | Third term |
| Spencer Cox |  Utah | List | 2021 | Second term |
| Phil Scott |  Vermont | List | 2017 | Fifth term (two-year term) |
| Glenn Youngkin |  Virginia | List | 2022 | First term (term-limited in 2025) |
| Patrick Morrisey |  West Virginia | List | 2025 | First term |
| Mark Gordon |  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 ofU.S. territories.
| Current governor | Territory | Past | Took office | Current term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pula Nikolao Pula |  American Samoa | List | 2025 | First term |
| Jenniffer González-Colón |  Puerto Rico | List | 2025 | First term |
| 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 |
36 gubernatorial races occurred during the2018 election cycle. The elections were held on November 6, 2018, with Republicans losing a net of 7 governorships.[4]
In 2017, it sponsored a websiteThe Free Telegraph to promote issues from the perspective of Republicans.[5]
In the2020 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.[6] This marked the first time Montana elected a Republican governor in 16 years.[7] Former GovernorWanda Vázquez Garced, who was a member of the Republican Governors Association, lost reelection inPuerto Rico, meaning a net loss of one Republican governor for territorial elections.[8]
36 gubernatorial races occurred during the2022 election cycle. The elections were held on November 8, 2022, with Republicans losing a net of 2 governorships and lost all territorial governorships.[citation needed]
3 gubernatorial races occurred during the2023 election cycle including Louisiana where RepublicanJeff Landry was elected to succeed term-limited DemocratJohn Bel Edwards and took office in January 2024.
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 fromRupert Murdoch'sNews Corporation, the parent corporation ofFox News, and $500,000 from WellPoint (nowAnthem).[9]
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.[10]
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