Southern Governors Association
Southern Governors' Association (SGA) was founded in 1934, and is the oldest and historically the largest of the United States' regional governors' associations. Since its first meeting 78 years ago to discuss the repeal of discriminatory rates for transporting goods by rail, SGA has represented the common interests of Southern states' chief executives and provided a vehicle for promoting them. The ongoing mission of SGA is to support the work of the governors by providing a bipartisan, regional forum to help shape and implement national policy and to solve state and regional problems. Currently, the association consists of 7 Democrats and 11 Republicans.
SGA pursues this mission by coordinating regionally collaborative initiatives, tracking and analyzing federal legislation and regulations of interest to the American South, advocating before Congress and the executive branch SGA's policy agenda as expressed through approved policy resolutions and by convening meetings for Southern Governors and their staffs.
The current SGA Chairman is Luis Fortuño of Puerto Rico.
[edit] List of current Southern Governors
| Current Governor | State | Past | Party | Elected/took office | Seat Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Bentley | Alabama | List | Republican | 2011 | 2014 |
| Mike Beebe | Arkansas | List | Democratic | 2006 | 2014 (term-limited) |
| Nathan Deal | Georgia | List | Republican | 2011 | 2014 |
| Rick Scott | Florida | List | Republican | 2010 | 2014 |
| Steve Beshear | Kentucky | List | Democratic | 2007 | 2011 |
| Bobby Jindal | Louisiana | List | Republican | 2007 | 2011 |
| Martin O'Malley | Maryland | List | Democratic | 2006 | 2014 (term-limited) |
| Haley Barbour | Mississippi | List | Republican | 2003 | 2011 (term-limited) |
| Jay Nixon | Missouri | List | Democratic | 2008 | 2012 |
| Bev Perdue | North Carolina | List | Democratic | 2008 | 2012 |
| Mary Fallin | Oklahoma | List | Republican | 2011 | 2014 |
| Luis Fortuño | Puerto Rico | List | Republican/NPP | 2008 | 2012 |
| Nikki Haley | South Carolina | List | Republican | 2011 | 2014 |
| Bill Haslam | Tennessee | List | Republican | 2011 | 2014 |
| Rick Perry | Texas | List | Republican | 2000 | 2014 |
| John deJongh | U.S. Virgin Islands | List | Democratic | 2006 | 2014 |
| Bob McDonnell | Virginia | List | Republican | 2010 | 2013 (term-limited) |
| Earl Ray Tomblin | West Virginia | List | Democratic | 2010 | 2011 |
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