Directory
Governors
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA)
Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (born July 30, 1947) is an Austrian American bodybuilder, actor, businessman, and politician, currently serving as the 38th Governor of the state of California.
Governor Beverly Perdue (D-NC)
Beverly Eaves "Bev" Perdue (born 14 January 1947) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party currently serving as governor of the U.S. state of North Carolina. She is the first female governor of North Carolina.
Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM)
William Blaine "Bill" Richardson III (born November 15, 1947) is a Democratic politician and the current Governor of New Mexico. Prior to being elected governor, Richardson served in the Clinton administration as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and ...
Governor Bill Ritter (D-CO)
August William "Bill" Ritter, Jr. (born September 6, 1956) is a politician of the Democratic Party and the current Governor of the state of Colorado
Governor Bob Riley (R-AL)
Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley (born October 3, 1944) is an American politician in the Republican Party. He is the current Governor of Alabama, first elected in 2002, and re-elected during the 2006 mid-term election.
Riley was born in Ashland, Alabama, a ...
Governor Bobby Jindal (R-LA)
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Republican, before his election as governor, he was member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 1st congressional district, to which he ...
Governor Brad Henry (D-OK)
Charles Bradford "Brad" Henry (born July 10, 1963) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected governor in 2002. Henry faced Republican US Representative Ernest Istook for re-election on November 7, 2006 ...
Governor Brian Schweitzer (D-MT)
Brian David Schweitzer (born September 4, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Montana. Schweitzer is a Democrat and the current governor of Montana, serving since January 2005. Schweitzer currently has one of the highest gubernatorial a ...
Governor Butch Otter (R-ID)
Clement Leroy "Butch" Otter (born May 3, 1942, Caldwell, Idaho) has been Governor of Idaho since January 2007. Otter previously represented the state's First Congressional District.
He was also the lieutenant governor from 1987-2001. He is the first I ...
Governor Charlie Crist (R-FL)
Charles Joseph "Charlie" Crist, Jr. (born July 24, 1956) is an American politician of the Republican Party and the current Governor of Florida. Crist was Florida's attorney general when he won election as governor, thus becoming the first Florida cabinet ...
Governor Chet Culver (D-IA)
Chester John "Chet" Culver (born January 25, 1966) is the current governor of Iowa, having won the 2006 election. His assumption of office marks the first time that Democrats have simultaneously controlled both the executive and legislative branches of Io ...
Governor Christine Gregoire (D-WA)
Christine O'Grady "Chris" Gregoire (born March 24, 1947) is the governor of the state of Washington, and a member of the Democratic party. In 2004, Gregoire defeated Dino Rossi in one of the closest elections in gubernatorial history. Rossi led after two ...
Governor Dave Freudenthal (D-WY)
David Duane "Dave" Freudenthal (born October 12, 1950) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wyoming. A Democrat, Freudenthal is currently the governor of Wyoming, having been re-elected to a second term on November 7, 2006. According to recent ...
Governor Dave Heineman (R-NE)
David Eugene "Dave" Heineman (born May 12, 1948, in Falls City, Nebraska) is the governor of Nebraska. He is a Republican.
Governor David Paterson (D-NY)
David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and the current Governor of New York. He is the first African American governor of New York and also the second legally blind governor of any U.S. state after Bob C. Riley, who was Gov ...
Governor Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Deval Laurdine Patrick (born July 31, 1956) is an American politician; he is the current Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the second ever African American elected governor in the history of the United States. Prior to being Governor, Patr ...
Governor Donald Carcieri (R-RI)
Donald L. "Don" Carcieri (born December 16, 1942) is the Governor of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. Carcieri has had a varied vocational background, having worked as a manufacturing company executive, aid relief worker, bank executive and teacher. He is ...
Governor Ed Rendell (D-PA)
Edward Gene "Ed" Rendell (born January 5, 1944) is an American politician and Governor of Pennsylvania. Rendell, a member of the Democratic Party, was elected Governor of Pennsylvania in 2002, and his term of office began January 21, 2003. He is currently ...
Governor Haley Barbour (R-MS)
In two historic, successful campaigns for Governor, Yazoo City native Haley Reeves Barbour offered a new path for Mississippi in job creation, education, health care, energy, safer communities and stronger families. His message resonated with voters: His ...
Governor Jack Markell (R-DE)
Jack A. Markell (born November 26, 1960) is an American businessman and politician from Centerville in New Castle County, Delaware. He is a member of the Democratic Party, who served as State Treasurer of Delaware. He is currently the state's first Jewish ...
