Democratic Governors Association

The Democratic Governors Association is a Washington, D.C.-based organization founded in 1983, consisting of U.S. state and territorial governors affiliated with the Democratic Party. The DGA's Republican counterpart is the Republican Governors Association.

2006-2007 DGA Leadership

Office		Officer	State! Since
Chair	Bill Richardson	New Mexico	2005
Vice Chair	Joe Manchin	West Virginia	2005
Vice Chair for Policy	Kathleen Sebelius	Kansas	2005
Finance Chair	Ed Rendell	Pennsylvania	2005
Recruitment Chair	Brian Schweitzer	Montana	2006
Federal Liaison	Jim Doyle	Wisconsin	2006

List of current Democratic Governors

Current Governor	State	Past	Party	Elected/took office	- bgcolor=#DDEEFF	Janet Napolitano	Arizona	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Ruth Ann Minner	Delaware	List	Democrat	2000	2008 (term limits)
Rod R. Blagojevich	Illinois	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Thomas J. "Tom" Vilsack	Iowa	List	Democrat	1998	2006 (retiring)
Kathleen Sebelius	Kansas	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco	Louisiana	List	Democrat	2003	2007
John Elias Baldacci	Maine	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Jennifer M. Granholm	Michigan	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Brian Schweitzer	Montana	List	Democrat	2004	2008
John Lynch	New Hampshire	List	Democrat	2004	2006
Jon Corzine	New Jersey	List	Democrat	2005	2009
William B. "Bill" Richardson	New Mexico	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Michael F. "Mike" Easley	North Carolina	List	Democrat	2000	2008 (term limits)
C. Bradford "Brad" Henry	Oklahoma	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Theodore R. "Ted" Kulongoski	Oregon	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Edward G. "Ed" Rendell	Pennsylvania	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Philip N. "Phil" Bredesen	Tennessee	List	Democrat	2002	2006
Timothy M. Kaine	Virginia	List	Democrat	2005	2009 (term limits)
Christine Gregoire	Washington	List	Democrat	2004	2008
Joseph "Joe" Manchin III	West Virginia	List	Democrat	2004	2008
James E. "Jim" Doyle	Wisconsin	List	Democrat	2002	2006
David D. "Dave" Freudenthal	Wyoming	List	Democrat	2002	2006

In addition to the states, several other areas belong to the United States. The Democratic governors of those areas are:

Governor	Territory	Party	Elected/took office! Seat Up
Togiola Tulafono	American Samoa	Democrat	2003	2008
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá	Puerto Rico, Commonwealth	PPD (Democrat)	2004	2008
Charles Wesley Turnbull	U.S. Virgin Islands	Democrat	1998	2006 (term limits)

External link

* DGA Official Website