National Governors Association
National Governors Association | |
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| Chairman | Terry McAuliffe (Virginia) |
| Vice Chairman | Brian Sandoval (Nevada) |
| Executive Committee | Jay Nixon, Dan Malloy, Terry Branstad, Steve Bullock, Gary Herbert, Pat McCrory, Bill Haslam |
| Founded | 1908 |
| Headquarters |
444 N. Capitol St., Ste. 267 Washington, D.C. |
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The National Governors Association (NGA) is an organization consisting of the governors of the states, territories and commonwealths of the United States. The NGA's role is to act as a collective voice for governors on matters of national policy, as well as allowing governors to share best practices and coordinate inter-state initiatives. The organization was founded in 1908 as the National Governors' Conference.[1]
History
In 1907, the Conference of Governors was felt necessary by the Inland Waterways Commission to provide both state and national views relating to practical questions dealing with natural resources utilization and management in the Progressive Era.[2] The NGA represents the governors of the fifty U.S. states and five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). It is funded primarily by state dues, federal grants and contracts, and private contributions.[3]
NGA serves as a key public policy liaison between the state governments and the federal government. NGA provides governors and their senior staff members with services that range from representing states on Capitol Hill and at the White House when discussing federal issues to developing policy reports on state programs and hosting networking seminars for state executive branch officials. The NGA Center for Best Practices focuses on state innovations and best practices on issues that range from education and health to technology, welfare reform, and the environment. NGA also provides management and technical assistance to both new and incumbent governors.
NGA adopted a policy in 1977 formalizing its standard practice for many years: The position of NGA chair alternates yearly between Republican and Democratic governors, so that neither party can control the position for two consecutive years. The vice chair is usually of the opposite party to the chair, and generally assumes the role of chair the following year. The current NGA chair is Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia, a Democrat. The vice chair is Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada, a Republican.
Bill Clinton is, to date, the only former chair of the organization to become President of the United States. Janet Napolitano became the first female chair in 2006.
Chairs
Formally adopted as policy in 1977, chairs preside for a one-year term and alternate party affiliation, which means that the same party never serves for two terms in a row.[4]
- 2016–2017 Terry McAuliffe, Virginia, D
- 2015–2016 Gary Herbert, Utah, R
- 2014–2015 John Hickenlooper, Colorado, D
- 2013–2014 Mary Fallin, Oklahoma, R
- 2012–2013 Jack Markell, Delaware, D
- 2011–2012 Dave Heineman, Nebraska, R
- 2010–2011 Christine Gregoire, Washington, D
- 2010 Joe Manchin, West Virginia, D
- 2009–2010 Jim Douglas, Vermont, R
- 2008–2009 Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania, D
- 2007–2008 Tim Pawlenty, Minnesota, R
- 2006–2007 Janet Napolitano, Arizona, D
- 2005–2006 Mike Huckabee, Arkansas, R
- 2004–2005 Mark Warner, Virginia, D
- 2003–2004 Dirk Kempthorne, Idaho, R
- 2002–2003 Paul Patton, Kentucky, D
- 2001–2002 John Engler, Michigan, R
- 2000–2001 Parris Glendening, Maryland, D
- 1999–2000 Mike Leavitt, Utah, R
- 1998–1999 Tom Carper, Delaware, D
- 1997–1998 George Voinovich, Ohio, R
- 1996–1997 Bob Miller, Nevada, D
- 1995–1996 Tommy Thompson, Wisconsin, R
- 1994–1995 Howard Dean, Vermont, D
- 1993–1994 Carroll Campbell, South Carolina, R
- 1992–1993 Roy Romer, Colorado, D
- 1991–1992 John Ashcroft, Missouri, R
- 1990–1991 Booth Gardner, Washington, D
- 1989–1990 Terry Branstad, Iowa, R
- 1988–1989 Gerald Baliles, Virginia, D
- 1987–1988 John Sununu, New Hampshire, R
- 1986–1987 Bill Clinton, Arkansas, D
- 1985–1986 Lamar Alexander, Tennessee, R
- 1984–1985 John Carlin, Kansas, D
- 1983–1984 Jim Thompson, Illinois, R
- 1982–1983 Scott Matheson, Utah, D
- 1981–1982 Richard Snelling, Vermont, R
- 1980–1981 George Busbee, Georgia, D
- 1979–1980 Otis Bowen, Indiana, R
- 1978–1979 Julian Carroll, Kentucky, D
- 1977–1978 William Milliken, Michigan, R
- 1977 Reubin Askew, Florida, D
- 1976–1977 Cecil Andrus, Idaho, D
- 1975–1976 Robert Ray, Iowa, R
- 1974–1975 Cal Rampton, Utah, D
- 1973–1974 Daniel Evans, Washington, R
- 1972–1973 Marvin Mandel, Maryland, D
- 1971–1972 Arch Moore, West Virginia, R
- 1970–1971 Warren Hearnes, Missouri, D
- 1969–1970 John Love, Colorado, R
- 1968–1969 Buford Ellington, Tennessee, D
- 1967–1968 John Volpe, Massachusetts, R
- 1966–1967 William Guy, North Dakota, D
- 1965–1966 John Reed, Maine, R
- 1964–1965 Grant Sawyer, Nevada, D
- 1963–1964 John Anderson, Kansas, R
- 1962–1963 Albert Rosellini, Washington, D
- 1961–1962 Wesley Powell, New Hampshire, R
- 1960–1961 Stephen McNichols, Colorado, D
- 1959–1960 Cale Boggs, Delaware, R
- 1958–1959 LeRoy Collins, Florida, D
- 1957–1958 William Stratton, Illinois, R
- 1956–1957 Thomas Stanley, Virginia, D
- 1955–1956 Arthur Langlie, Washington, R
- 1954–1955 Bob Kennon, Louisiana, D
- 1953–1954 Daniel Thornton, Colorado, R
- 1952–1953 Allan Shivers, Texas, D
- 1951–1952 Val Peterson, Nebraska, R
- 1950–1951 Frank Lausche, Ohio, D
- 1949–1950 Frank Carlson, Kansas, R
- 1949 William Lane, Maryland, D
- 1948 Lester Hunt, Wyoming, D
- 1947–1948 Horace Hildreth, Maine, R
- 1946–1947 Millard Caldwell, Florida, D
- 1945–1946 Ed Martin, Pennsylvania, R
- 1944–1945 Herbert Maw, Utah, D
- 1943–1944 Leverett Saltonstall, Massachusetts, R
- 1942–1943 Herbert O'Conor, Maryland, D
- 1941–1942 Harold Stassen, Minnesota, R
- 1940–1941 William Vanderbilt, Rhode Island, R
- 1939–1940 Lloyd Stark, Missouri, D
- 1937–1939 Robert Cochran, Nebraska, D
- 1936–1937 George Peery, Virginia, D
- 1934–1936 Paul McNutt, Indiana, D
- 1933–1934 Jim Rolph, California, R
- 1932–1933 John Pollard, Virginia, D
- 1930–1932 Norman Case, Rhode Island, R
- 1928–1930 George Dern, Utah, D
- 1927–1928 Adam McMullen, Nebraska, R
- 1925–1927 Owen Brewster, Maine, R
- 1924–1925 Lee Trinkle, Virginia, D
- 1922–1924 Channing Cox, Massachusetts, R
- 1919–1922 William Sproul, Pennsylvania, R
- 1919 Henry Allen, Kansas, R
- 1918 Emerson Harrington, Maryland, D
- 1916–1917 Arthur Capper, Kansas, R
- 1915–1916 William Spry, Utah, R
- 1914–1915 David Walsh, Massachusetts, D
- 1911–1914 Francis McGovern, Wisconsin, R
- 1908–1910 Augustus Willson, Kentucky, R
References
- ↑ National Governors Association, .
- ↑ Inland Waterways Commission Recommendations... Inquiries in Progress Letter to the President, October 5, 1907: ..."3. We are of opinion that the conference may best be held in the national capital next winter, and that the conferees should comprise the governors of all our States and Territories, a limited number of delegates to be appointed by each governor, and representatives from leading organizations of both State and national scope engaged in dealing with natural resources or with practical questions relating thereto... In his Memphis address on October 4 the President announced the intention of calling such a conference, and on November 13 he issued invitations to the governors of the States and Territories to meet at the White House May 13–15, 1908;..."
- ↑ FAQ National Governors Association website, "How is NGA funded?". Retrieved Dec 8, 2013.
- ↑ "Historical Timeline". National Governors Association Centennial. Retrieved 2008-10-27.
External links
- National Governors Association –19 official homepage of the American NGA.