Famous State Governors

• Blagojevich, Rod

  The governor of Illinois who was kicked out in 2009

• Brown, Jerry

  The governor of California from 1975-83 and 2011-2019

• Bush, Jeb

  The brother of President George W. Bush who was governor of Florida from 1999-2007

• Chafee, Lincoln

  U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, 1999-2007

• Christie, Chris

  The Governor of New Jersey, 2010-2018

• Clinton, George

  United States vice president under Jefferson and Madison

• Davis, Jimmie

  Louisiana's "Singing Governor"

• Dean, Howard

  Former governor of Vermont and outspoken 2004 candidate for U.S. president

• Dukakis, Michael

  1988 Democratic nominee for U.S. President

• Gerry, Elbridge

  The early American politician who gave us the term "gerrymandering"

• Gregg, Judd

  U.S. senator from New Hampshire, 1993-present

• Huckabee, Mike

  Governor of Arkansas, 1996-2007

• Huntsman, Jon

  The Governor of Utah, 2005-2009

• Jindal, Bobby

  The governor of Louisiana, 2008-2016

• Johnson, Gary

  The Libertarian presidential candidate in 2012 and 2016

• Kaine, Tim

  Governor of Virginia, 2006-2010

• Long, Huey P.

  The "Kingfish" of Louisiana's Depression-era politics

• Napolitano, Janet

  Governor of Arizona, 2003-2009

• O'Malley, Martin

  The governor of Maryland, 2007-2015

• Palin, Sarah

  John McCain's vice-presidential candidate in 2008

• Paterson, David

  The New York governor who replaced Eliot Spitzer in 2008

• Pawlenty, Tim

  Governor of Minnesota, 2003-2011

• Peck, George W.

  Author of the "Peck's Bad Boy" stories

• Pence, Mike

  Vice President of the United States, 2017-2021

• Perry, Rick

  The governor of Texas, 2000-2015

• Richardson, Bill

  The governor of New Mexico, 2003-2011

• Romney, Mitt

  Governor of Massachusetts, 2003-07

• Schwarzenegger, Arnold

  The star of the Terminator movies who became governor of California

• Sebelius, Kathleen

  Barack Obama's 2009 choice for Secretary of Health and Human Services

• Spitzer, Eliot

  Governor of New York, 2007-2008

• Stassen, Harold

  Nine-time candidate for the presidency of the United States

• Stevenson, Adlai

  Presidential runner-up of 1952 and 1956

• Tompkins, Daniel D.

  U.S. vice president under James Monroe, 1817-1825

• Ventura, Jesse

  Former professional wrestler and governor of Minnesota

• Vilsack, Thomas

  U.S Secretary of Agriculture, 2009-2017

• Walker, Scott

  The governor of Wisconsin, 2011-19

• Wallace, George

  Segregationist governor of the 1960s

See: Index by Occupation