Coalition of Northeastern Governors

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The Coalition of Northeastern Governors (CONEG) is a non-partisan organization of the eight governors of the Northeastern United States. The organization was founded in 1976 and is currently headquartered in Washington, D.C.. Currently, the association comprises five Democrats and three Republicans. The organization deals with regional issues and provides a forum for intergovernmental cooperation.

The current chair of CONEG is Governor Jim Douglas of Vermont and the vice-chair is Governor David Paterson of New York.

[edit] List of current northeast governors

Governor	State	Past	Party	Elected/assumed office	Seat up
John Baldacci	Maine	List	Democrat	2002	2010 (term-limited)
Donald Carcieri	Rhode Island	List	Republican	2002	2010 (term-limited)
Jon Corzine	New Jersey	List	Democrat	2005	2009
Jim Douglas	Vermont	List	Republican	2002	2010
John Lynch	New Hampshire	List	Democrat	2004	2008
David Paterson	New York	List	Democrat	2008	2010
Deval Patrick	Massachusetts	List	Democrat	2006	2010
Jodi Rell	Connecticut	List	Republican	2004	2010