GOVERNORS ROSTER 2016
GOVERNORS’ POLITICAL AFFILIATIONS & TERMS OF OFFICE
State or jurisdiction
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Is.
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Governor
Robert Bentley (R)
Bill Walker (I)
Lolo Matalasi Moliga (I)
Doug Ducey (R)
Asa Hutchinson (R)
Jerry Brown (D)
John Hickenlooper (D)
Dan Malloy (D)
Jack Markell (D)
Rick Scott (R)
Nathan Deal (R)
Eddie Calvo (R)
David Ige (D)
C.L. “Butch” Otter (R)
Bruce Rauner (R)
Mike Pence (R)
Terry Branstad (R)
Sam Brownback (R)
Matt Bevin (R)
John Bel Edwards (D)
Paul LePage (R)
Larry Hogan (R)
Charlie Baker (R)
Rick Snyder (R)
Mark Dayton (D)
Phil Bryant (R)
Jay Nixon (D)
Steve Bullock (D)
Pete Ricketts (R)
Brian Sandoval (R)
Maggie Hassan (D)
Chris Christie (R)
Susana Martinez (R)
Andrew Cuomo (D)
Pat McCrory (R)
Jack Dalrymple (R)
Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (R)
John Kasich (R)
Mary Fallin (R)
Kate Brown (D)
Tom Wolf (D)
Alejandro García Padilla (PDP)
Gina Raimondo (D)
Nikki R. Haley (R)
Dennis Daugaard (R)
Bill Haslam (R)
Greg Abbott (R)
Gary R. Herbert (R)
Peter Shumlin (D)
Kenneth Mapp (I)
Terry McAuliffe (D)
Jay Inslee (D)
Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
Scott Walker (R)
Matthew Mead (R)
Present term
began
1-15
12-14
1-13
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-13
1-15
1-15
1-15
12-14
1-15
1-15
1-13
1-15
1-15
12-15
1-16
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-12
1-13
1-13
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-14
1-15
1-15
1-13
12-12
12-15
1-15
1-15
2-15 (l)
1-15
1-13
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-15
1-13
1-15
1-15
1-14
1-13
1-13
1-15
1-15
Present term
ends
Number of
previous terms*
Maximum
consecutive terms
1-19
12-18
1-17
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-17
1-19
1-19
1-19
12-18
1-19
1-19
1-17
1-19
1-19
12-19
1-20
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-16
1-17
1-17
1-19
1-19
1-17 (d)
1-18
1-19
1-19
1-17
12-16
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-17
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-19
1-17
1-17 (d)
1-19
1-18
1-17
1-17
1-19
1-19
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
—
2 (a)
2
2
2
2
—
—
2 (b)
—
2
2
2
2
2
—
2
—
2
2
2 (c)
2 (b)
2
—
2
2
—
2
—
2 (a)
2 (b)
2
2
2
—
2
2
2
2
—
—
—
2 (b)
(e)
—
2
—
2
3 (j)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
5 (k)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 (i)
1(g)
1
1
1
1
1
1 (f)
2
1 (h)
1
1
(See notes on back page)
Party Breakdown
State Governors: 31 Republican, 18 Democrat, 1 Independent
Territory and Commonwealth Governors: 2 Republican, 1 Democrat, 2 Independent
All Governors: 33 Republican, 19 Democrat, 3 Independent
NOTES
Democrat (D), Independent (I), Republican (R), Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico (PDP)
*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 a full four-year term in November 2012.
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)
West Virginia Senate President/Lieutenant Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin became acting governor on November 15, 2010, following
the election of Gov. Joe Manchin III to the U.S. Senate. Gov. Tomblin won an October 2011 special gubernatorial election
(required by a January 2011 state Supreme Court decision) to serve the remainder of Gov. Manchin’s unexpired term. Gov.
Tomblin was elected to a full four-year term in November 2012.
i)
North Dakota Lt. Gov. Jack Dalrymple became governor on December 7, 2010, completing the unexpired term of Gov. John
Hoeven following his election to the U.S. Senate. Gov. Dalrymple was elected to a full four-year term in November 2012.
j)
California Gov. Jerry Brown previously served eight years as governor from 1975-1983. Gov. Brown was elected to full fouryear terms in November 1974, 1978, 2010 and 2014.
k)
Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad previously served 16 years as governor from 1983-1999. Gov. Branstad was elected to full four-year
terms in November 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2010 and 2014.
l)
Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown became governor on February 18, 2015, following Gov. John Kitzhaber’s resignation. A
special gubernatorial election will be held in November 2016 to fill the position for the final two years of Gov. Kitzhaber’s
term.
For biographies and the most up-to-date information on governors, visit the National Governors Association website:
www.nga.org/governors.
Revised February 1, 2016
Hall of the States
444 North Capitol Street, Suite 267
Washington, D.C. 20001-1512
Phone: 202/ 624-5300 | Fax: 202/ 624-5313
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GOVERNORS ROSTER 2016
GOVERNORS’ OFFICE ADDRESSES & PHONE NUMBERS
State or jurisdiction
Governor
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Robert Bentley (R)
Bill Walker (I)
Lolo Matalasi Moliga (I)
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Is.
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Doug Ducey (R)
Asa Hutchinson (R)
Jerry Brown (D)
John Hickenlooper (D)
Dan Malloy (D)
Jack Markell (D)
Rick Scott (R)
Nathan Deal (R)
Eddie Calvo (R)
David Ige (D)
C.L. “Butch”Otter (R)
Bruce Rauner (R)
Mike Pence (R)
Terry Branstad (R)
Sam Brownback (R)
Matt Bevin (R)
John Bel Edwards (D)
Paul LePage (R)
Larry Hogan (R)
Charlie Baker (R)
Rick Snyder (R)
Mark Dayton (D)
Phil Bryant (R)
Jay Nixon (D)
Steve Bullock (D)
Pete Ricketts (R)
Brian Sandoval (R)
Maggie Hassan (D)
Chris Christie (R)
Susana Martinez (R)
Andrew Cuomo (D)
Pat McCrory (R)
Jack Dalrymple (R)
Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (R)
John Kasich (R)
Mary Fallin (R)
Kate Brown (D)
Tom Wolf (D)
Alejandro García Padilla (PDP)
Gina Raimondo (D)
Nikki R. Haley (R)
Dennis Daugaard (R)
Bill Haslam (R)
Greg Abbott (R)
Gary R. Herbert (R)
Peter Shumlin (D)
Kenneth Mapp (I)
Terry McAuliffe (D)
Jay Inslee (D)
Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
Scott Walker (R)
Matthew Mead (R)
Phone
334/ 242-7100
907/ 465-3500
011/684/ 6334116
602/ 542-4331
501/ 682-2345
916/ 445-2841
303/ 866-2471
800/ 406-1527
302/ 744-4101
850/ 488-7146
404/ 656-1776
671/ 472-8931
808/ 586-0034
208/ 334-2100
217/ 782-6830
317/ 232-4567
515/ 281-5211
785/ 296-3232
502/ 564-2611
225/ 342-7015
207/ 287-3531
410/ 974-3901
617/ 725-4000
517/ 373-3400
651/ 201-3400
601/ 359-3150
573/ 751-3222
406/ 444-3111
402/ 471-2244
775/ 684-5670
603/ 271-2121
609/ 292-6000
505/ 476-2200
518/ 474-7516
919/ 733-4240
701/ 328-2200
670/ 664-2280
614/ 466-3555
405/ 521-2342
503/ 378-3111
717/ 787-2500
787/ 721-7000
401/ 222-2080
803/ 734-2100
605/ 773-3212
615/ 741-2001
512/ 463-2000
801/ 538-1000
802/ 828-3333
340/ 774-0001
804/ 786-2211
360/ 902-4111
304/ 558-2000
608/ 266-1212
307/ 777-7434
Office address
State Capitol, 600 Dexter Ave., Montgomery, AL 36130-2751
P.O. Box 110001, Juneau, AK 99811-0001
Executive Office Building, Third Floor, Utulei, Pago Pago, AS 96799
State Capitol, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
State Capitol, Room 250, Little Rock, AR 72201
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
136 State Capitol, Denver, CO 80203-1792
210 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT 06106
Legislative Hall, Dover, DE 19902
PL 05 The Capitol, 400 South Monroe Street, Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001
203 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA 30334
Executive Chamber, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, GU 96932
Executive Chambers, State Capitol, Honolulu, HI 96813
700 West Jefferson, Second Floor, Boise, ID 83702
State Capitol, 207 Statehouse, Springfield, IL 62706
State House, Room 206, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2797
State Capitol, Des Moines, IA 50319-0001
Capitol, 300 SW 10th Avenue, Suite 212S, Topeka, KS 66612-1590
700 Capitol Ave., Suite 100, Frankfort, KY 40601
P.O. Box 94004, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9004
#1 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
State House, Office of the Governor, Room 360, Boston, MA 02133
P.O. Box 30013, Lansing, MI 48909
130 State Capitol, 75 Rev. Dr. MLK Jr. Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55155
P.O. Box 139, Jackson, MS 39205
Capitol Building, Room 216, P.O. Box 720, Jefferson City, MO 65102
State Capitol, Helena, MT 59620
P.O. Box 94848, Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
Capitol Building, Carson City, NV 89701
State House, Room 208, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301
The State House, P.O. Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625
State Capitol, Fourth Floor, Santa Fe, NM 87300
State Capitol, Albany, NY 12224
Office of the Governor, 20301 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699
Dept. 101, 600 E. Boulevard Ave., Bismarck, ND 58505-0001
Caller Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950
30th Floor, 77 South High Street, Columbus, OH 43215
Capitol Bldg., 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Rm. 212, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
State Capitol, Room 160, 900 Court St., NE, Salem, OR 97301
Room 225, Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120
La Fortaleza, P.O. Box 9020082, San Juan, PR 00902-0082
State House, Providence, RI 02903
1205 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC 29201
500 East Capitol Street, Pierre, SD 57501
Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville, TN 37243-0001
P.O. Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711
Utah State Capitol, Suite 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84114
109 State Street, Pavilion Office Building, Montpelier, VT 05609
Govt. House, 21-22 Kongens Gade, Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, VI 00802
State Capitol, Third Floor, Richmond, VA 23219
Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504-0002
1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25305
115 East State Capitol, Madison, WI 53707
State Capitol Building, Room 124, Cheyenne, WY 82002
GOVERNORS ROSTER 2016
GOVERNORS’ SPOUSES’ MAILING ADDRESSES
State or
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Governor
Robert Bentley (R)
Bill Walker (I)
Lolo Matalasi Moliga (I)
Spouse
—
Donna
Cynthia
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Doug Ducey (R)
Asa Hutchinson (R)
Jerry Brown (D)
John Hickenlooper (D)
Dan Malloy (D)
Angela
Susan
Anne
Robin Pringle
Cathy
Delaware
Jack Markell (D)
Carla
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Rick Scott (R)
Nathan Deal (R)
Eddie Calvo (R)
David Ige (D)
C.L. “Butch”Otter (R)
Bruce Rauner (R)
Mike Pence (R)
Ann
Sandra
Christine
Dawn Amano-Ige
Lori
Diana
Karen
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Terry Branstad (R)
Sam Brownback (R)
Matt Bevin (R)
Christine
Mary
Glenna
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
John Bel Edwards (D)
Paul LePage (R)
Larry Hogan (R)
Charlie Baker (R)
Rick Snyder (R)
Mark Dayton (D)
Phil Bryant (R)
Jay Nixon (D)
Steve Bullock (D)
Pete Ricketts (R)
Donna
Ann
Yumi
Lauren
Sue
—
Deborah
Georganne
Lisa
Susanne Shore
Nevada
New Hampshire
Brian Sandoval (R)
Maggie Hassan (D)
Kathleen
Tom
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Is.
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Chris Christie (R)
Susana Martinez (R)
Andrew Cuomo (D)
Pat McCrory (R)
Jack Dalrymple (R)
Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres (R)
John Kasich (R)
Mary Fallin (R)
Kate Brown (D)
Tom Wolf (D)
Alejandro García Padilla (PDP)
Gina Raimondo (D)
Nikki R. Haley (R)
Dennis Daugaard (R)
Bill Haslam (R)
Greg Abbott (R)
Gary R. Herbert (R)
Mary Pat
Chuck Franco
—
Ann
Betsy
Diann
Karen
Wade Christensen
Dan Little
Frances
Wilma Pastrana
Andy Moffit
Michael
Linda
Crissy
Cecilia
Jeanette
Vermont
Virgin Islands
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Peter Shumlin (D)
Kenneth Mapp (D)
Terry McAuliffe (D)
Jay Inslee (D)
Earl Ray Tomblin (D)
Scott Walker (R)
Matthew Mead (R)
Katie Hunt
—
Dorothy
Trudi
Joanne
Tonette
Carol
Mailing address
—
Governor’s House, 716 Calhoun Avenue, Juneau, AK 99801
Office of the Governor, A.P. Lutali Executive Office Bldg., 3 rd Fl.
Pago Pago, AS 96799
State Capitol, 1700 West Washington, Phoenix, AZ 85007
Governor’s Mansion, 1800 Center St., Little Rock, AR 72206
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Sacramento, CA 95814
136 State Capitol, Denver, CO 80203-1792
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, 210 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Office of the Governor, Carvel Bldg., 12th Floor, 820 N. French St.
Wilmington, DE 19801
Office of the Governor, 400 S. Monroe St., Tallahassee, FL 32399
Governor’s Mansion, 391 West Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA 30305
Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 2950, Agana, GU 96932
Washington Place, 320 S. Beretania, Honolulu, HI 96813
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Boise, ID 83720-0034
100 W. Randolph St., Suite 16-100, Chicago, IL 60601
Office of the First Lady, State House, 200 W. Washington St., Rm. 215,
Indianapolis, IN 46208
Terrace Hill, 2300 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312-5308
1 SW Cedar Crest Road, Topeka, KS 66612
Office of the Governor, Rm. 102, The Capitol, 700 Capitol Ave.
Frankfort, KY 40601
1001 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
The Blaine House, 192 State Street, Augusta, ME 04330
State House, 100 State Circle, Annapolis, MD 21401
State House, Room 360, Boston, MA 02133
Governor’s Residence, 2520 Oxford Road, Lansing, MI 48911
—
Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 139, Jackson, MS 39205
Governor’s Mansion, 100 Madison St., Jefferson City, MO 65101-3061
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, Helena, MT 59620-0801
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, P.O. Box 94848, 1445 K St.
Lincoln, NE 68509-4848
Governor’s Mansion, 606 Mountain St., Carson City, NV 89703
Office of the Governor, State House, Room 208, 107 North Main
Street, Concord, NH 03301
Office of the Governor, 125 W. State St., PO Box 001, Trenton, NJ 08625
Office of the Governor, State Capitol, 4th Floor, Santa Fe, NM 87501
—
Executive Mansion, 200 North Blount St., Raleigh, NC 27601-1093
600 East Blvd., Dept. 101, Bismarck, ND 58505
Caller Box 10007, Saipan, MP 96950
Governor’s Residence, 358 N. Parkview Ave., Columbus, OH 43209-1439
Governor’s Mansion, 820 N.E. 23rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Office of the Governor, 900 Court St., NE, Rm. 254, Salem, OR 97301
Office of the Governor, 308 Main Capitol Building, Harrisburg, PA 17120
Office of the Governor, La Fortaleza, San Juan, PR 00902
Office of the Governor, 224 State House, Providence, RI 02903
Governor’s Mansion, 800 Richland St., Columbia, SC 29201-2327
Office of the Governor, 500 East Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501-5070
312 Rosa L. Parks Avenue, 27th Floor, Nashville, TN 37243
P.O. Box 12428, Austin, TX 78711-2428
Governor’s Mansion, 603 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT
84102-1101
109 State Street, Pavilion Office Building, Montpelier, VT 05609
—
Governor’s Office, P.O. Box 1475, Richmond, VA 23218
Office of the Governor, P.O. Box 40002, Olympia, WA 98504
Governor’s Mansion, 1716 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, WV 25305-0370
Executive Residence, 99 Cambridge Road, Madison, WI 53704-5961
5001 Central Ave., Cheyenne, WY 82002