Current Position: Governor since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Attorney General frin 2019-2023; State Senator for District 24 from 2013 – 2019; State Delegate from 2011 – 2013

Kathleen Marie Hobbs (born December 28, 1969) is an American politician and social worker who is serving as Secretary of State of Arizona since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she was an Arizona state senator representing the 24th district from 2013 to 2019 and an Arizona state representative representing the 15th district from 2011 to 2013.

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Lt. Governor from 2010 – 2018; Mayor San Francisco from 2003 – 2010

Gavin Newsom founded the boutique winery PlumpJack Group with billionaire heir and family friend Gordon Getty as an investor. The company grew to manage 23 businesses, including wineries, restaurants, and hotels.

As lieutenant governor, Newsom hosted The Gavin Newsom Show from 2012 to 2013. He also wrote the 2013 book Citizenville, which focused on using digital tools for democratic change.

In 2023, Newsom launched Campaign for Democracy, a PAC to take on authoritarian leaders. It is thought to be a starting point for a possible 2028 presidential bid.

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: US Representative for CO-02 from 2009 – 2019

Polis served one term on the Colorado State Board of Education from 2001 to 2007, and five terms as the United States representative from Colorado’s 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2019. A libertarian Democrat, he was the only Democratic member of the Liberty Caucus.

Polis is the founder of the Jared Polis Foundation. The foundation issues annual Teacher Recognition Awards and donates computers to schools and nonprofit organizations. Polis has also founded one charter school (the New America School) and co-founded another (the Academy of Urban Learning).

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Cable Television Entrepeneur from 1980 – 2015

Featured Quote: 
CT may be a little state, but we are as strong as any bigger state when we use all of our resources, including the sea. I signed Public Act 21-24 so our shellfish industry will grow and thrive. We already have great oysters and this bill will make us the Napa Valley of oysters.

Governor Ned Lamont’s 2021 State of the State Address

Current Position: Governor since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Lieutenant Governor from 2018 to 2022,; member of the Hawaii Senate from 2008 to 2018; member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2004 to 2008.

Green has been awarded Physician of the Year by the Hawaii Medical Association twice in his career, first in 2009, and again in 2022 for his leadership and service during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has remained a physician in Hawaii’s rural emergency departments while serving in public office and returns to the Big Island to practice medicine.

Dr. Josh Green for Governor Campaign Announcement

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Business and philanthropy from 2000 – 2019

A member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the worldwide hotel chain Hyatt, Pritzker is based in Chicago. He has started several venture capital and investment startups such as the Pritzker Group, where he is a managing partner.

Current Position: Governor
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Attorney General from 2016 – 2019

Andy Beshear is the son of former Governor Steve Beshear. Beshear and Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman are the only Democratic statewide elected officials in Kentucky. In 2005, Beshear was hired by the law firm Stites & Harbison, at which his father was a partner.

Featured Quote: 
Thank you to @RepJohnYarmuth and leaders across this country for making the American Rescue Plan Act a reality. It will truly help us build a better Kentucky as we emerge from this pandemic and position our commonwealth to lead.

Gov. Andy Beshear – A message to state employees 7.28.2021

Current Position: Massachusetts Governor since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: Massachusetts Attorney General from 2015 to 2023

Healey served as chief of the Civil Rights Division, where she spearheaded the state’s challenge to the federal Defense of Marriage Act. She was then appointed chief of the Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau and then chief of the Business and Labor Bureau before resigning in 2013 to run for attorney general in 2014.

Current Position: Governor since 2015
Affiliation: Democrat
Candidate: 2022 Governor
Former Positions: Attorney General from 2013 – 2019; US Representative from 2004 – 2009; State Delegate from 2002 – 2004

Mills was Maine’s first female criminal prosecutor and was an assistant attorney general from 1976 to 1980, prosecuting homicides and other major crimes. In 1980, she was elected district attorney for Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford counties.

Quotes: 
This budget is an historic investment in the people of Maine, in our future, and in our economic recovery. The dawn of a new, brighter day is here. As we turn the corner on the pandemic, the State of Maine has finally delivered on its promises to the people of our great state…. The balanced budget meets the State’s obligation to pay 55 percent of the cost of K-12 education for the first time in the state’s history, fully restores revenue sharing, provides a $300 hazard payment to Maine workers, and replenishes the Land for Maine’s Future Program…. July 1, 2021

 Governor Janet Mills Briefing May 13, 2021

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: State Senator from 2011 – 2015; State House from 2001 to 2006

In 2013, Whitmer gained national attention for a floor speech during a debate on abortion in which she shared her experience of being sexually assaulted. For six months in 2016, she was the prosecutor for Ingham County.

While in college she became an intern for state representative Curtis Hertel, which convinced her to study law. She received her Juris Doctor from Michigan State’s College of Law and began practicing law at the Dickinson Wright law firm’s Lansing offices

Featured Quote: 
The recent flooding is just one example of the extreme weather events we’ve seen in the last few years. The disaster relief funding @MichiganDOT has applied for will help keep Michiganders safe on our roads.

 Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Full Speech At The 2020 DNC | NBC News

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: US Representative from 2007 – 2019

Walz was a member of the Army National Guard, and worked in agriculture, manufacturing, and teaching after high school. He served for 24 years in the Army National Guard and as a social studies teacher in the Mankato school district

Featured Quote: 
Congratulations, Minnesota! Reaching President Biden’s goal of 70% of adults with at least one vaccine dose before July 4 is a remarkable achievement. Thank you to every Minnesotan who has rolled up their sleeves.

Interview: Gov. Tim Walz On Public Safety, Education Spending And More

Current: Governor of State of Maryland since 2023
Affiliation: Democrat 

History: Wes Moore is a combat veteran (2004 to 2014), bestselling author, small business owner, Rhodes Scholar and former CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation (2015 – 2021), one of the nation’s largest anti-poverty organizations.

In February 2006, Moore was named a White House Fellow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. He later worked as an investment banker at Deutsche Bank in Manhattan and at Citibank from 2007 to 2012

Featured Quote: Moore has devoted his life’s work to a basic principle: no matter your start in life, you deserve an equal opportunity to succeed – a job you can raise a family on, a future you can look forward to.

Featured Video: State of the State Address with Maryland Governor Wes Moore (Streamed Feb. 1, 2023 … 1:14:01)

Joshua Harold Stein (born September 13, 1966) is an American lawyer and politician who is the governor-elect of North Carolina.

He has been serving as the 51st attorney general of North Carolina since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Stein previously served in the North Carolina Senate from 2009 to 2016.

Current Position: Governor since 2018
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: United States Ambassador to Germany from 2009 – 2019; Finance Chair of the Democratic National Committee from 2006 – 2009

Phil Murphy had a 23-year career at Goldman Sachs, where he held several high-level positions and accumulated considerable wealth before retiring in 2006. He is involved in many civic organizations and philanthropic pursuits. He served as finance chairman for the Democratic National Committee in the mid-late 2000s under Howard Dean.

Gov. Murphy: Infrastructure Bill Could Be Game Changer For New Jersey

Current Position: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Position: US Representative from 2012 – 2018

Lujan Grisham served as the state secretary of health from 2004 to 2007 and as a Bernalillo County commissioner from 2010 to 2012. Lujan Grisham is part of the prominent Lujan political family in New Mexico, many of whose members have served in elected and appointed positions in government.

Lujan Grisham served as director of the New Mexico Aging and Long-Term Services Department. In 2004, Lujan Grisham was named New Mexico Secretary of Health and she served in the position until 2007.

Quotes:
Our commitment to science-driven policies, our successful and efficient vaccine rollout effort, and our care for our fellow New Mexicans had real results – it saved lives. Thank you, New Mexico.

Michelle Lujan Grisham’s speech at the 2020 Democratic National Convention

Position: Governor since 2021
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions:  Lt. Governor from 2015 to 2021

Her Story: Kathy Hochul became politically active during her college years at Syracuse University successfully lobbied the university to divest from apartheid South Africa.

Hochul is the 57th and first female Governor of New York State. Governor Kathy Hochul began her career in public service on her local Town Board before serving as Erie County Clerk, and then as a member of Congress for New York’s 26th Congressional District. She more recently served in statewide office as Lieutenant Governor and now as the first female Governor of the State of New York.

Featured Video: Hard Work | Kathy Hochul for Governor
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Current Position: Governor of Oregon
Affiliation: Democrat

Kotek served eight terms as the state representative from the 44th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2007 to 2022, as majority leader of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013, and as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives from 2013 to 2022.

Before being elected to office, Kotek worked as a public policy advocate for the Oregon Food Bank and then as policy director of Children First for Oregon.[19] She co-chaired the Human Services Coalition of Oregon during the 2002 budget crisis and co-chaired the Governor’s Medicaid Advisory Committee.

Current Position: Attorney General since 2017
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Montgomery County commissioner from 2011 – 2017; State Delegate for District 153 from 2005 – 2011

At a young age, Shapiro started a worldwide letter-writing program, known as Children for Avi, on behalf of Russian Jewish refuseniks.  He started as legislative assistant to Senator Carl Levin, then served as a senior adviser to Representative Peter Deutsch, and then a senior advisor to Senator Robert Torricelli.[12] While working for Torricelli, Shapiro planned foreign affairs tours in the Middle East and Asia, including a trip to North Korea.

From 1999 to 2003, he worked as Chief of Staff to Representative Joe Hoeffel, who represented parts of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. While a state representative, Shapiro was one of the first public backers of then-Senator Barack Obama for president in 2008. From 2006 through 2017, Shapiro also practiced corporate law at the firm Stradley, Ronon, Stevens, and Young in Philadelphia.[

Current Position: Governor
Affiliation: Democrat
Former Positions: Lt. Governor from 2015 – 2021; Mayor from 2007 – 2015

He served on the Cumberland town council from 1992 to 1998 and as mayor of Cumberland twice, from 2000 to 2004 and from 2006 until 2014.

McKee was an officer of McKee Brothers, a heating, air conditioning, and home heating oil delivery business his grandfather founded. He also ran a health and fitness business for more than 30 years. McKee was also a basketball coach, coaching groups of boys and girls at all levels, culminating in two State AAU Basketball Champions in 1998 and 2000.

Featured Quote: 
I’m proud to share that RI is the 1st state to have all colleges and universities require #COVID19 vaccinations for students returning to campus this fall. Thank you to our institutions for taking proactive steps to keep our communities safe. #Vaccinate401@higheredri @RIHEALTH

Q&A with RI Lt. Governor Daniel McKee

Current:Governor since 2013
Affiliation: Democrat:
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History: Inslee began college at Stanford University, where he initially intended on studying medicine. After a year, he was forced to drop out because he was unable to get a scholarship.  He returned home and, living in his parents’ basement, attended the University of Washington. He received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in economics in 1973. He then attended the Willamette University College of Law in Salem, Oregon, receiving a Juris Doctor in 1976.

Inslee joined the law firm Peters, Schmalz, Leadon & Fowler, working as a city prosecutor.[7] He practiced in Selah for 10 years. He first became politically active in 1985, while advocating for the construction of a new high school. The experience sparked Inslee’s interest in politics.

Jay Inslee served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1999 to 2012, and was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.  Inslee then served as regional director for the United States Department of Health and Human Services under President Bill Clinton.

As governor, Inslee has emphasized climate change, education, criminal justice reform, and drug policy reform. He has garnered national attention for his critiques of President Donald Trump.

Quotes:  One does not simply walk into Mordor with a firehose. To get serious about the worsening impacts of wildfires in Washington, we need a broad fellowship of people who can put their differences aside to save us all from climate change

Featured Video: Governor Inslee Media Availability on June 3, 2021

Current: Governor since 2019
Affiliation: Democrat

History:  Evers was educated at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, eventually receiving a Ph.D. After working as a teacher for several years, he became a school administrator, serving as a principal, until he assumed the office of district superintendent. Tony Evers served as Wisconsin’s Superintendent of Public Instruction from 2009 to 2019.

vers proposed the “Fair Funding for Our Future” school finance reform plan.[22] The plan sought to address some of the challenges with the Wisconsin school funding system and proposed changes to ensure equity and transparency in the quality of Wisconsin schools.

Matthew S. Meyer (born September 29, 1971) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 11th New Castle County executive from 2017 to 2025. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

Meyer is the governor of Delaware, following his win in the 2024 Delaware gubernatorial election to replace term-limited incumbent governor John Carney, winning against Republican nominee Mike Ramone in the general election.