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Voice for Refuge Governor Scorecards June 2021 Score Ranking Governor Name State Party Pro-Refugee Champion, Pro-Refugee Supporter, Out of 15 Uncommitted, Anti-Refugee Extremist Kay Ivey Alabama R 0 Uncommitted Mike Dunleavy Alaska R 6 Refugee Supporter Doug Ducey Arizona R 5.5 Refugee Supporter Asa Hutchinson Arkansas R 5 Refugee Supporter Gavin Newsom California D 15 Pro-Refugee Champion Jared Polis Colorado D 13 Pro-Refugee Champion Ned Lamont Connecticut D 11.5 Pro-Refugee Champion John Carney Delaware D 6.5 Refugee Supporter Ron DeSantis Florida R -3 Anti-Refugee Extremist Brian Kemp Georgia R 2 Uncommitted David Ige Hawaii D 8.5 Refugee Supporter Brad Little Idaho R 5 Refugee Supporter J. B. Pritzker Illinois D 13 Pro-Refugee Champion Eric Holcomb Indiana R 5 Refugee Supporter Kim Reynolds Iowa R 4 Uncommitted Laura Kelly Kansas D 5.5 Refugee Supporter Andy Beshear Kentucky D 5 Refugee Supporter John Bel Edwards Louisiana D 4.5 Refugee Supporter Janet Mills Maine D 7.5 Refugee Supporter Larry Hogan Maryland R 4.5 Refugee Supporter Charlie Baker Massachusetts R 7.5 Refugee Supporter Gretchen Whitmer Michigan D 13.5 Pro-Refugee Champion Tim Walz Minnesota D 12 Pro-Refugee Champion Tate Reeves Mississippi R -0.5 Anti-Refugee Extremist Mike Parson Missouri R 9 Refugee Supporter Greg Gianforte Montana R 3.5 Uncommitted Pete Ricketts Nebraska R 0 Uncommitted Steve Sisolak Nevada D 11 Pro-Refugee Champion Chris Sununu New Hampshire R 6 Refugee Supporter Phil Murphy New Jersey D 13.5 Pro-Refugee Champion Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico D 8.5 Refugee Supporter Andrew Cuomo New York D 13 Pro-Refugee Champion Roy Cooper North Carolina D 5.5 Refugee Supporter Doug Burgum North Dakota R 6 Refugee Supporter Mike DeWine Ohio R 5 Refugee Supporter Kevin Stitt Oklahoma R 4 Uncommitted Kate Brown Oregon D 12.5 Pro-Refugee Champion Tom Wolf Pennsylvania D 12 Pro-Refugee Champion Daniel McKee Rhode Island D 7 Refugee Supporter Henry McMaster South Carolina R -3 Anti-Refugee Extremist Kristi Noem South Dakota R 2 Uncommitted Bill Lee Tennessee R 6 Refugee Supporter Greg Abbott Texas R -11 Anti-Refugee Extremist Spencer Cox Utah R 10 Pro-Refugee Champion Phil Scott Vermont R 14 Pro-Refugee Champion Ralph Northam Virginia D 15 Pro-Refugee Champion Jay Inslee Washington D 13.5 Pro-Refugee Champion Jim Justice West Virginia R 5 Refugee Supporter Tony Evers Wisconsin D 8.5 Refugee Supporter Mark Gordon Wyoming R 0 Uncommitted.

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