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Governors Roster 2018 Governors’ Political Affiliations & Terms of Office GOVERNORS ROSTER 2018 GOVERNORS’ POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS & TERMS OF OFFICE Present term Present term Number of Maximum State or jurisdiction Governor began ends previous terms* consecutive terms Alabama Kay Ivey (R) 4-17 (k) 1-19 2 Alaska Bill Walker (I) 12-14 12-18 2 American Samoa Lolo Matalasi Moliga (I) 1-17 1-21 1 2 Arizona Doug Ducey (R) 1-15 1-19 2 Arkansas Asa Hutchinson (R) 1-15 1-19 2 California Jerry Brown (D) 1-15 1-19 3 (h) 2 Colorado John Hickenlooper (D) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Connecticut Dan Malloy (D) 1-15 1-19 1 — Delaware John Carney (D) 1-17 1-21 2 (a) Florida Rick Scott (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Georgia Nathan Deal (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Guam Eddie Calvo (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Hawaii David Ige (D) 12-14 12-18 2 Idaho C.L. “Butch” Otter (R) 1-15 1-19 2 — Illinois Bruce Rauner (R) 1-15 1-19 — Indiana Eric Holcomb (R) 1-17 1-21 2 (b) Iowa Kim Reynolds (R) 5-17 (l) 1-19 — Kansas Jeff Colyer (R) 1-18 (m) 1-19 2 Kentucky Matt Bevin (R) 12-15 12-19 2 Louisiana John Bel Edwards (D) 1-16 1-20 2 Maine Paul LePage (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Maryland Larry Hogan (R) 1-15 1-19 2 Massachusetts Charlie Baker (R) 1-15 1-19 — Michigan Rick Snyder (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Minnesota Mark Dayton (D) 1-15 1-19 1 — Mississippi Phil Bryant (R) 1-16 1-20 1 2 Missouri Mike Parson (R) 6-18 (n) 1-21 2 Montana Steve Bullock (D) 1-17 1-21 1 2 (c) Nebraska Pete Ricketts (R) 1-15 1-19 2 (b) Nevada Brian Sandoval (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 New Hampshire Chris Sununu (R) 1-17 1-19 (d) — New Jersey Phil Murphy (D) 1-18 1-22 2 New Mexico Susana Martinez (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 New York Andrew Cuomo (D) 1-15 1-19 1 — North Carolina Roy Cooper (D) 1-17 1-21 2 North Dakota Doug Burgum (R) 12-16 12-20 — Northern Mariana Is. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (R) 12-15 (g) 1-19 2 (a) Ohio John Kasich (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 (b) Oklahoma Mary Fallin (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Oregon Kate Brown (D) 1-17 1-19 1 (i) 2 Pennsylvania Tom Wolf (D) 1-15 1-19 2 Puerto Rico Ricardo Rosselló (PNP) 1-17 1-21 — Rhode Island Gina Raimondo (D) 1-15 1-19 2 South Carolina Henry McMaster (R) 1-17 (j) 1-19 2 South Dakota Dennis Daugaard (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Tennessee Bill Haslam (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 Texas Greg Abbott (R) 1-15 1-19 — Utah Gary R. Herbert (R) 1-17 1-21 2 (f) — Vermont Phil Scott (R) 1-17 1-19 (d) — Virgin Islands Kenneth Mapp (I) 1-15 1-19 2 (b) Virginia Ralph Northam (D) 1-18 1-22 (e) Washington Jay Inslee (D) 1-17 1-21 1 — West Virginia Jim Justice (R) 1-17 1-21 2 Wisconsin Scott Walker (R) 1-15 1-19 1 — Wyoming Matthew Mead (R) 1-15 1-19 1 2 (See notes on back page) Party Breakdown State Governors: 33 Republican, 16 Democrat, 1 Independent Territory and Commonwealth Governors: 2 Republican, 1 Democrat (PNP), 2 Independent All Governors: 35 Republican, 17 Democrat, 3 Independent NOTES Democrat (D), Independent (I), Republican (R), New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico (PNP) *Note: This column serves to indicate if a governor has completed any prior gubernatorial service (whether by succession, appointment or election to a partial or complete term of office). The notes below clarify the parameters of a governor’s term(s) in office. Please consult the election code of each state to determine if a governor is eligible to serve additional terms in office. a) Absolute two-term limitation. b) After two consecutive terms as governor, the candidate must wait four years before becoming eligible to run again. c) Limit of eight years of service out of every 16 years. d) Two-year term. e) Governor cannot serve immediate successive terms, but may be elected to non-consecutive terms. f) Utah Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert became governor on August 11, 2009, following Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador to China. Gov. Herbert won a special gubernatorial election (required by Utah law) in November 2010 to complete Gov. Huntsman’s unexpired term. Gov. Herbert was elected to full four-year terms in November 2012 and 2016. g) Northern Mariana Islands Lt. Gov. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres became governor on December 29, 2015, completing the unexpired term of Gov. Eloy Inos following his death. h) California Gov. Jerry Brown previously served eight years as governor from 1975-1983. Gov. Brown was elected to full four- year terms in November 1974, 1978, 2010 and 2014. i) Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown became governor on February 18, 2015, following Gov. John Kitzhaber’s resignation. Gov. Brown won a special gubernatorial election held in November 2016 to complete Gov. Kitzhaber’s unexpired term. j) South Carolina Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster became governor on January 24, 2017, following Gov. Nikki Haley’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. k) Alabama Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey became governor on April 10, 2017, following the resignation of Governor Robert Bentley. l) Iowa Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds became governor on May 24, 2017, following Gov. Terry Branstad’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador to China. m) Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer became governor on January 31, 2018, following Gov. Sam Brownback’s appointment as U.S. Ambassador at-large for international religious freedom. n) Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Parson became governor on June 1, 2018, following the resignation of Governor Eric Greitens. For biographies and the most up-to-date information on governors, visit the National Governors Association website: www.nga.org/governors. Revised June 1, 2018 Hall of the States 444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267 Washington, D.C. 20001-1512 Phone: 202/ 624-5300 | Fax: 202/ 624-5313 www.nga.org GOVERNORS ROSTER 2018 GOVERNORS’ OFFICE ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMBERS State or jurisdiction Governor Phone Office address Alabama Kay Ivey (R) 334/ 242-7100 State Capitol, 600 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130-2751 Alaska Bill Walker (I) 907/ 465-3500 State Capitol P.O. Box 110001, Juneau, AK 99811-0001 American Samoa Lolo Matalasi Moliga (I) 011/684/ 633- Executive Office Building, Third Floor, Pago Pago, AS 96799 4116 Arizona Doug Ducey (R) 602/ 542-4331 State Capitol, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007 Arkansas Asa Hutchinson (R) 501/ 682-2345 State Capitol, Suite 250, Little Rock, AR 72201 California Jerry Brown (D) 916/ 445-2841 State Capitol, Suite 1173, Sacramento, CA 95814 Colorado John Hickenlooper (D) 303/ 866-2471 136 State Capitol, Denver, CO 80203-1792 Connecticut Dan Malloy (D) 800/ 406-1527 210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106 Delaware John Carney (D) 302/ 744-4101 Legislative Hall, Dover, DE 19901 Florida Rick Scott (R) 850/ 488-7146 The Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001 Georgia Nathan Deal (R) 404/ 656-1776 203 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334 Guam Eddie Calvo (R) 671/ 472-8931 Executive Chamber, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, GU 96932 Hawaii David Ige (D) 808/ 586-0034 Executive Chambers, State Capitol, Honolulu, HI 96813 Idaho C.L. “Butch”Otter (R) 208/ 334-2100 700 West Jefferson, Second Floor, Boise, ID 83702 Illinois Bruce Rauner (R) 217/ 782-6830 State Capitol, 207 State House, Springfield, IL 62706 Indiana Eric Holcomb (R) 317/ 232-4567 State House, Room 206, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2797 Iowa Kim Reynolds (R) 515/ 281-5211 State Capitol, Des Moines, IA 50319-0001 Kansas Jeff Colyer (R) 785/ 296-3232 Capitol, 300 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 212S, Topeka, KS 66612-1590 Kentucky Matt Bevin (R) 502/ 564-2611 700 Capitol Ave., Suite 100, Frankfort, KY 40601 Louisiana John Bel Edwards (D) 225/ 342-7015 P.O. Box 94004, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004 Maine Paul LePage (R) 207/ 287-3531 1 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333 Maryland Larry Hogan (R) 410/ 974-3901 State House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401 Massachusetts Charlie Baker (R) 617/ 725-4000 State House, Room 360, Boston, MA 02133 Michigan Rick Snyder (R) 517/ 373-3400 P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, MI 48909 Minnesota Mark Dayton (D) 651/ 201-3400 130 State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155 Mississippi Phil Bryant (R) 601/ 359-3150 P.O. Box 139, Jackson, MS 39205 Missouri Mike Parson (R) 573/ 751-3222 Capitol Building, Room 216, P.O. Box 720, Jefferson City, MO 65102 Montana Steve Bullock (D) 406/ 444-3111 State Capitol, Helena, MT 59620 Nebraska Pete Ricketts (R) 402/ 471-2244 P.O. Box 94848, Lincoln, NE 68509-4848 Nevada Brian Sandoval (R) 775/ 684-5670 State Capitol Building, 101 N. Carson St, Carson City, NV 89701 New Hampshire Chris Sununu (R) 603/ 271-2121 State House, 107 North Main Street, Room 208, Concord, NH 03301 New Jersey Phil Murphy (D) 609/ 292-6000 The State House, P.O. Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625 New Mexico Susana Martinez (R) 505/ 476-2200 State Capitol, Fourth Floor, Santa Fe, NM 87501 New York Andrew Cuomo (D) 518/ 474-7516 State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224 North Carolina Roy Cooper (D) 919/ 733-4240 20301 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699 North Dakota Doug Burgum (R) 701/ 328-2200 State Capitol, 600 E.
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