2009 Rga Governors Directory

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DIRECTORY 2009


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REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION

DIRECTORY 2009

GOVERNORMARKSANFORD(SC), CHAIRMAN

GOVERNORHALEYBARBOUR(MS), VICECHAIRMAN

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 250

Washington, DC 20006

Published and paid for by the Republican Governors Association.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Listing of Republican Governors........ 3

Governors and Key Staff..................... 4 27

General Information............................ 28 32

Gubernatorial Races............................ 33 34

Governors Associations....................... 35 39

RGA Staff............................................ 40 41


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REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS

Bob Riley, Alabama

Sarah Palin, Alaska

Jan Brewer, Arizona

Arnold Schwarzenegger, CaliforniaM. Jodi Rell, Connecticut

Charlie Crist, FloridaSonny Perdue, Georgia

Felix P. Camacho, Guam

Linda Lingle, Hawai`iButch Otter, Idaho

Mitch Daniels, Indiana

Bobby Jindal, LouisianaTim Pawlenty, Minnesota

Haley Barbour, Mississippi

Dave Heineman, NebraskaJim Gibbons, Nevada

John Hoeven, North Dakota

Luis Fortuo, Puerto Rico

Donald L. Carcieri, Rhode IslandMark Sanford, South Carolina

Mike Rounds, South Dakota

Rick Perry, TexasJon Huntsman, Jr., Utah

Jim Douglas, Vermont


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ALABAMA

The Honorable Bob Riley

Governor of Alabama

State Capitol, North Wing

600 Dexter Avenue, Suite N-104

Montgomery, AL 36130

Phone: 334.353.7190/Fax: 334.242.0937

www.governor.state.al.us

Last Election: 2006, 57%Next Election: 2010 Term Limited

Chief of Staff

Dave Stewart334.242.4738

Communications DirectorJeff Emerson

334.242.7150

SchedulerJessica Taylor

334.242.7100

Policy Director

Bryan Taylor

334.353.7480

Office of the First Spouse

Patsy Riley334.353.8302


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ALASKA

The Honorable Sarah Palin

Governor of Alaska

P.O. Box 110001

Juneau, AK 99811-0001

Phone: 907.465.3500/Fax: 907.465.3532

www.alaska.gov

Last Election: 2006, 49%

Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Mike Nizich907.465.3980

Communications Director

Bill McAllister907.465.3443

SchedulerCarol Beecher

907.465.3986


Todd Palin

907.465.3500

DC Office of the Governor

Russ Kelly, Director

444 North Capitol Street, NWSuite 336


202.624.5858


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ARIZONA

The Honorable Jan Brewer

Governor of Arizona

1700 West Washington

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Phone: 602.542.4331/ Fax: 602.542.1381

www.governor.state.az.us

Last Election: N/A

Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Kevin Tyne602.542.1371


Paul Senseman602.542.1444

SchedulerTeresa Lopez

602.542.1315

Policy Director

Richard Bark

602.542.1407


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CALIFORNIA

The Honorable Arnold Schwarzenegger

Governor of California

First Floor

State Capitol Building

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: 916.445.2841/Fax: 916.445.4633

www.ca.gov


Chief of Staff

Susan Kennedy916.445.5106

Communications DirectorMatt David

916.445.1682

SchedulerKatie Tinney

916.445.6533

Director of Legal Affairs

Andrea Hoch

916.445.0873


Maria Shiver

916.445.7097


Linda Ulrich, Director444 North Capitol Street, NW

Suite 134


202.624.5270


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CONNECTICUT

The Honorable M. Jodi Rell

Governor of Connecticut

State Capitol Room 210

Hartford, CT 06106

Phone: 800.406.1527/Fax: 860.524.7396

www.ct.gov/governorrell


Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

M. Lisa Moody

860.524.7325

Communications DirectorChris Cooper860.524.7313

Scheduler

Fran Evon860.524.7358

Policy DirectorChelsea Turner

860.566.4840


Julie Williams, Director

444 North Capitol Street, NWSuite 317Washington, DC 20001

202.347.4535


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FLORIDA

The Honorable Charlie Crist

Governor of Florida

The Capitol

400 South Monroe Street

Tallahassee, FL 32399-0001

Phone: 850.488.4411/Fax: 850.488.0801

www.flgov.com


Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Eric Eikenberg850.488.5603


Erin Isaac

850.488.5394

SchedulerKatie Bohnett

850.410.0501

Policy Director

Dave Foy

850.488.7810


Kerry Feehery, Director444 North Capitol Street, NWSuite 349


202.624.5885


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GEORGIA

The Honorable Sonny Perdue

Governor of Georgia

203 State Capitol

Atlanta, GA 30334

Phone: 404.656.1776/Fax: 404.656.7119

www.gov.state.ga.us


Next Election: 2010 Term Limited

Chief of Staff

Ed Holcombe

404.651.7714

Communications DirectorBret Brantley404.651.7783

Scheduler

Corinna Magelund404.651.7709

Policy DirectorHannah Heck

404.656.1784


Mary Perdue

404.651.9663


Bradford Swann



202.624.3681


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GUAM

The Honorable Felix P. Camacho

Governor of Guam

P.O. Box 2950

Hagatna, GU 96932

Phone: 671.472.8931/Fax: 671.477.4826

www.guamgovernor.net



Chief of Staff

George Bamba

671.475.9374

Deputy Chief of StaffShawn Guamataotao671.475.9307

Director of Communications and Research

Charlene Calip671.475.9303

Executive SecretaryGloria Perez

671.472.8931


Joann Garcia Camacho

671.472.8931


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HAWAI`I

The Honorable Linda Lingle

Governor of Hawai`i

Executive Chambers

Honolulu, HI 96813

Phone: 808.586.0034/Fax: 808.586.0006

www.hawaii.gov/gov



Chief of Staff

Barry Fukunaga

808.586.0034

Communications DirectorLenny Klompus808.586.7708

Scheduler

Marcia Klompus808.586.0034

Policy DirectorLinda Smith

808.586.0034


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IDAHO

The Honorable Butch Otter

Governor of Idaho

P.O. Box 83720

Boise, ID 83720-0034

Phone: 208.334.2100/Fax: 208.854.3036

www.gov.idaho.gov


Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Jason Kreizenbeck

208.334.2100

Communications DirectorMark Warbis208.334.3003

Scheduler

Ruth Bartlett208.334.2100

Office of the First LadyLori Otter

208.854.3019


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INDIANA

The Honorable Mitch Daniels

Governor of Indiana

Office of the Governor

Statehouse, Room 206

Indianapolis, IN 46204

Phone: 317.232.7988/Fax: 317.234.3854

www.in.gov


Chief of Staff

Earl Goode

317.232.1972

Director of CommunicationsJane Jankowski317.232.1622

Scheduler

Kurt Novotny317.232.7987

Policy DirectorBetsy Burdick

317.233.9997


Cheri Daniels

317.931.3076


Debbie Hohlt

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWSuite 1140


202.624.1474


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LOUISIANA

The Honorable Bobby Jindal

Governor of Louisiana

P.O. Box 94004

Baton Rouge, LA 70804

Phone: 225.342.7015/Fax: 225.342.7099

www.gov.louisiana.gov


Next Election: 2011

Chief of Staff

Timmy Teepell

225.342.7015

Deputy Chief of Staff

Stephen Waguespack225.342.5632

Communications DirectorMelissa Sellers

225.342.8006

SchedulerNial Patel

225.342.1331


Supriya Jindal

225.342.7105


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MINNESOTA

The Honorable Tim Pawlenty

Governor of Minnesota

130 State Capitol

75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone: 651.296.3391/Fax: 651.296.2089

www.governor.state.mn.us


Next Election: 2010

Chief of StaffMatt Kramer

651.296.0059


Brian McClung651.296.0061

Scheduler

Amy Jowers

651.296.0051


Mary Pawlenty651.296.0078

DC Office of the GovernorJason Rohloff, Director400 North Capitol Street, NW

Suite 380

Washington, DC 20001202.624.3642


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MISSISSIPPI

The Honorable Haley Barbour

Governor of Mississippi

P.O. Box 139

Jackson, MS 39205

Phone: 601.359.3150/Fax: 601.576.2791

www.governorbarbour.com



Chief of Staff

Paul Hurst601.576.2008

Deputy Chief of StaffColby Lane

601.576.2042

Communications DirectorBuddy Bynum

601.576.2026

Scheduler

Kay Troxler

601.576.2009


Marsha Barbour601.359.3175


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NEBRASKA

The Honorable Dave HeinemanGovernor of Nebraska

P.O. Box 94848

Lincoln, NE 68509-4848

Phone: 402.471.2244/Fax: 402.471.6031

www.governor.nebraska.govLast Election: 2006, 74%

Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Larry Bare402.471.2244


Jen Rae Hein402.471.1967

SchedulerKathy Graham

402.471.2244

Policy Director

Lauren Hill

402.471.3094

Office of the First SpouseSally Ganem

402.471.2244


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NEVADA

The Honorable Jim Gibbons

Governor of Nevada

101 North Carson Street

Carson City, NV 89701

Phone: 775.684.5670/Fax: 775.684.5683

www.gov.state.nv.us


Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Josh Hicks775.684.7124

Communications DirectorDan Burns

702.486.2507

SchedulerDeanna Lazovich

775.684.7129

Policy Director

Mindy Elliott

775.684.5679


Ryan McGinness, Director444 North Capitol Street, NWSuite 209


202.624.5426


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NORTH DAKOTA

The Honorable John Hoeven

Governor of North Dakota

600 East Boulevard Avenue

Department 101

Bismarck, ND 58505-0001

Phone: 701.328.2200/Fax: 701.328.2205

www.governor.nd.gov


Next Election: 2012

Chief of StaffRon Rauschenberger

701.328.2222

Deputy Chief of Staff and Policy Advisor

Lance Gaebe701.328.1048


Don Canton

701.328.2424

Scheduler

Marilyn Wagner701.328.2200

Office of the First SpouseMikey Hoeven701.328.1010

DC Office of the GovernorKrista Carman

444 North Capitol Street NW

Suite 224Washington, DC 20001

202.624.5471


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PUERTO RICO

The Honorable Luis Fortuo

Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico

La Fortaleza

P.O. Box 9020082

San Juan, PR 00902-0082

Phone: 787.725.1042/FAX: 787.729.0990

www.fortaleza.govpr.orgLast Election: 2008, 53%

Next Election: 2012

Chief of StaffJuan Carlos Blanco

787.725.0608

Scheduler

Teruca Subira

787.721.1000 ext. 3242

Policy Director

Alejandro Figuero

787.725.4576


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SOUTH CAROLINA

The Honorable Mark Sanford

Governor of South Carolina

P.O. Box 12267

Columbia, SC 29211

Phone: 803.734.2100/Fax: 803.734.5167

www.scgovernor.com



Chief of Staff

Scott English803.734.0067

Communications DirectorJoel Sawyer

803.734.5254

SchedulerMary Neil Stroud

803.734.5191

Director of Legislative Affairs

Marisa Crawford

803.734.6808


Jenny Sanford803.737.3000


Blair Goodrich, Director444 North Capitol Street, NW

Suite 203

Washington, DC 20001202.624.7795/Fax: 202.624.7800


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SOUTH DAKOTA

The Honorable Mike Rounds

Governor of South Dakota

500 East Capitol Avenue

Pierre, SD 57501

Phone: 605.773.3212/Fax: 605.773.5844

www.state.sd.us/governor



Chief of Staff

Neil Fulton605.773.3661

Deputy Chief of StaffConnie Tveidt

605.773.3661

SchedulerTanna Zabel

605.773.5701


Jean Rounds

605.773.3212


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TEXAS

The Honorable Rick Perry

Governor of Texas

State Capitol

P.O. Box 12428

Austin, TX 78711

Phone: 512.463.2000/Fax: 512.463.1849

www.governor.state.tx.us


Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Jay Kimbrough512.463.1726


Kris Heckmann

512.463.1933

Communications DirectorMark Miner

512.463.1826

Scheduler

Kim Snyder

512.463.7210


Anita Perry512.463.5981


Ed Perez, Director10 G Street, NE

Suite 650

Washington, DC 20002202.638.3927/Fax:202.628.1943


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UTAH

The Honorable Jon M. Huntsman, Jr.

Governor of Utah

Office of the Governor

State Capitol, Suite 200

Salt Lake City, UT 84114

Phone: 801.538.1000/Fax: 801.538.1528

www.utah.gov/governor



Chief of Staff

Neil Ashdown801.538.1505


Lisa Roskelley

801.538.1503

SchedulerAndrea Hansen

801.538.1680

Policy Director

Robert Spendlove

801.538.1053


Mary Kaye Huntsman801.538.1339


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VERMONT

The Honorable Jim Douglas

Governor of Vermont109 State Street, The Pavilion

Montpelier, VT 05609-0101

802.828.3333/Fax: 802.828.3339

www.vermont.gov/governor

Last Election: 2008, 54%Next Election: 2010

Chief of Staff

Tim Hayward

802.828.3333


Dennise Casey

802.828.3333


Stephen Wark802.828.3333

SchedulerLestyn Mattison

802.828.3333


Dorothy Douglas802.828.3333


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RGA CHAIRMEN

1963 1966 Governor Robert Smylie of Idaho

1966 1967 Governor John A. Love of Colorado

1967 1968 Governor John H. Chafee of Rhode

Island

1968 1970 Governor Ronald W. Reagan of California

1970 1971 Governor Louie B. Nunn of Kentucky

1971 1972 Governor William G. Milliken of Michigan

1972 1973 Governor Linwood Holton of Virginia

1973 1974 Governor Winfield Dunn of Tennessee

1974 1975 Governor Christopher S. Bond of Missouri

1975 1976 Governor Arch A. Moore of West Virginia

1976 1977 Governor Robert F. Bennett of Kansas

1977 1978 Governor Robert D. Ray of Iowa

1978 1979 Governor Otis R. Bowen of Indiana

1979 1980 Governor Richard A. Snelling of Vermont

1980 1981 Governor John N. Dalton of Virginia

1981 1982 Governor James R. Thompson of Illinois

1982 1983 Governor Robert D. Orr of Indiana

1983 1984 Governor Victor G. Atiyeh of Oregon

1984 1985 Governor Dick Thornburgh of Pennsylvania

1985 1986 Governor John Sununu of New Hampshire

1986 1987 Governor Thomas H. Kean of New Jersey

1987 1988 Governor Michael N. Castle of Delaware

1988 1989 Governor Mike Hayden of Kansas

1989 1990 Governor John Ashcroft of Missouri

1990 1991 Governor Carroll A. Campbell of South

Carolina


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1963 1964 Robert B. McCall of Idaho

1966 Carl A. McMurray of Idaho

1967 1969 Richard T. Fleming of Massachusetts

1971 1975 Buehl Berentson of Washington

1976 1980 Ralph E. Griffith of Tennessee

1980 1981 Ronald G. Rietdorf of Tennessee

1981 John L. Stevens of Delaware

1982 1985 Carol A. Whitney of Oregon

1985 1991 Michele M. Davis of Oregon

1991 1995 Chris Henick of Mississippi

1995 1996 Paul D. Hatch of Utah

1996 LeAnne Wilson of Michigan

1997 Brian Kennedy of Iowa

1997 2000 Clinton Key of Oklahoma

2000 2001 Michael McSherry of Virginia

2001 Duncan Campbell of Pennsylvania

2001 2002 Clinton Key of Oklahoma

2002 2004 Edward T. Tobin III of Massachusetts

2004 2005 Mike Pieper of Nevada

2005 2006 Philip A. Musser of New York

2006 Present Nick Ayers of Georgia

RGA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS


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LINEUP OF GOVERNORS1963-2009

YEAR REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT OTHER

1963 16 34

1964 16 34

1965 15 351966 15 35

1967 25 25

1968 25 25

1969 29 21

1970 31 19

1971 21 29

1972 20 30

1973 19 31

1974 18 32

1975 13 36 1

1976 13 36 1

1977 12 37 1

1978 12 37 1

1979 18 32

1980 19 31

1981 23 27

1982 23 27

1983 16 34

1984 15 35

1985 16 34

1986 16 34

1987 24 26

1988 23 27

1989 22 28

1990 21 29

1991 20 29 1

1992 20 29 1

1993 17 32 1


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YEAR REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT OTHER

1994 19 30 1

1995 30 19 1

1996 32 17 1

1997 32 17 1

1998 32 17 1

1999 31 17 2

2000 30 18 2

2001 29 19 2

2002 27 21 2

2003 26 24

2004 28 22

2005 28 22

2006 28 22

2007 22 28

2008 22 28

2009 22 28

NOTE: Figures for a given year represent the number of

governors who served in that year. These figures are based on

the total number of governors prior to that year's elections.


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2009

2 Gubernatorial Races

1 Democrat open seat

Virginia (Kaine)

1 Democrat incumbent seat

New Jersey (Corzine)

2010

36 Gubernatorial Races

10 Republican incumbent seats up

Alaska (Palin)

Arizona (Brewer)Connecticut (Rell)

Florida (Crist)

Idaho (Otter)Minnesota (Pawlenty)

Nebraska (Heineman)

Nevada (Gibbons)

Vermont (Douglas)Texas (Perry)

GUBERNATORIAL RACES


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7 Republican open seatsAlabama (Riley)

California (Schwarzenegger)

Georgia (Perdue)Hawaii (Lingle)

Rhode Island (Carcieri)South Carolina (Sanford)

South Dakota (Rounds)

9 Democrat open seats

Kansas (Sebelius)Maine (Baldacci)

Michigan (Granholm)

New Mexico (Richardson)Oklahoma (Henry)

Oregon (Kulongoski)

Pennsylvania (Rendell)Tennessee (Bredesen)

Wyoming (Freudenthal)

10 Democrat incumbent seatsArkansas (Beebe)

Colorado (Ritter)

Illinois (Quinn)Iowa (Culver)

Maryland (OMalley)

Massachusetts (Patrick)

New Hampshire (Lynch)New York (Paterson)

Ohio (Strickland)

Wisconsin (Doyle)


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REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (RGA)

Membership: All Republican Governors in the states(22) and territories (2)

Conference: RGA Annual Conference

Austin, TX, November 18-20, 2009

Officers: Governor Mark Sanford (SC) ChairmanGovernor Haley Barbour (MS) Vice

Chairman

Governor Charlie Crist (FL) GalaChairman

Governor Rick Perry (TX) FinanceChairmanGovernor Sonny Perdue (GA) Recruiting

Chairman

Contact: Nick Ayers, Executive DirectorRepublican Governors Association

1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 250Washington, DC 20006

202.662.4152

GOVERNORS ASSOCIATIONS


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NEW ENGLAND GOVERNORS CONFERENCE(NEGC)

Membership: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT(3R, 3D)

Officer: Governor John Baldacci (ME) Chairman

Contact: Charles C. Tretter, Executive Director

New England Governors' Conference, Inc.76 Summer Street, 2nd floor

Boston, MA 02110-1226617.423.6900

COALITION OF NORTHEAST GOVERNORS

(CONEG)

Membership: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT(3R,

5D)

Officer: Governor David Paterson (NY)

Chairman

Contact: Anne D. Stubbs, Executive Director

CONEG Policy Research Center, Inc.



202.624.8450


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SOUTHERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (SGA)

Membership: AL, AR, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, MO,NC, OK, PR, SC, TN, TX, VA, VI, WV(7R, 10D)

Officer: Governor Tim Kaine (VA) Chairman

Contact: Diane Duff, Executive DirectorSouthern Governors Association



202.624.5897

COUNCIL OF GREAT LAKES GOVERNORS (CGLG)

Membership: IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, OH, PA, WI (2R,6D)

Officer: Governor Jim Doyle (WI) Chairman

Contact: David Naftzger, Executive Director

Council of Great Lakes Governors

35 East Wacker DriveSuite 1850

Chicago, IL 60601

312.407.0177


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MIDWESTERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (MGA)

Membership: IA, IL, IN, KY, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND,NE, OH, SD, WI (5R, 8D)

Officer: Governor Jennifer Granholm (MI) Chairman

Contact: Jesse Heier, Washington Director



202.624.5460

WESTERN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (WGA)

Membership: AK, AS, AZ, CA, CO, GU, HI, ID, KS,MT, NE, NV, NM, NMI, ND, OK, OR,

SD, TX, UT, WA, WY (12R, 10D)

Officer: Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. (UT) Chairman

Contact: Pam Inmann, Executive DirectorWestern Governors' Association

1600 Broadway, Suite 1700

Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303.623.9378


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NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION (NGA)

Officer: Governor Ed Rendell (PA) ChairmanGovernor Jim Douglas (VT) Vice

Chairman

Contact: Raymond C. Scheppach,

Executive DirectorNational Governors Association

Hall of the States444 North Capitol Street, NW

Suite 267

Washington, DC 20001202.624.5300


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RGA STAFF DIRECTORY

Republican Governors Association1747 Pennsylvania Avenue, NWSuite 250

Washington, DC 20006Phone: 202.662.4140

Fax: 202.662.4924

www.rga.org

Michael Adams, General Counsel202.662.4162

Nick Ayers, Executive Director202.662.4152

Paul Bennecke, Deputy Executive Director and Political

Director202.662.4143

Kathryn Brock, Events Assistant202.662.4156

Campbell Engle, Governors Board Membership Director202.662.4161

Molly Flanagan, Governors Liaison

202.662.4159

Katherine Haltiwanger, Governors Council MembershipDirector

202.662.4153

Adam Kincaid, Director of Policy and Research202.662.4146

Lauren Lofstrom, Governors Roundtable and Club

Membership Director

202.662.4166


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Sarah Lynch, RGA Statesmen and Governors CabinetMembership Director

202.662.4149

Angela Meyers, Finance Director202.662.4141

James Mullen, IT Director202.662.4157

Joanne Parker, Director of Compliance202.662.4144

Maggie Rauck, Finance Assistant202.662.4154

Mike Schrimpf, Communications Director202.662.4147

Alyssa Smith, Membership Coordinator202.662.4145

Tricia Weir, Events Director202.662.4151

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