Midwestern Governors Association

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The Midwestern Governors Association[1] is a collaborative project between the governors of 12 states in the American Midwest: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. MGA is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, not affiliated with any political party, that brings the 12 governors together to cooperate on public policy issues facing the region. MGA was founded in December 1962 in Chicago.

In the past few years, MGA has worked to address issues such as homeland security, methamphetamine use in the Midwest, planning for the 2016 Olympics, the reauthorization of the farm bill, and the development of the ethanol industry.

On November 15, 2007, 11 MGA members and 1 Canadian premier signed the Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Platform[2], committing to work as a region on increasing energy independence and developing new sources of renewable energy in order to create jobs, enhance regional security, and improve the environment. The Platform is structured in four tiers, with individual governors signing onto the menu options of their choice[3]. The fourth tier of the Summit Platform is the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Accord.

[edit] List of current Midwestern Governors

The current MGA Chairman is Republican Mike Rounds of South Dakota. The Vice Chairwoman is Democrat Jennifer Granholm of Michigan. The third-ranking member of the MGA is Immediate Past Chair Jim Doyle, Democrat of Wisconsin.


Current Governor State Past Party Took office Seat Up
Rod Blagojevich Illinois List Democratic 2003 2010
Mitch Daniels Indiana List Republican 2005 2008
Chet Culver Iowa List Democratic 2007 2010
Kathleen Sebelius Kansas List Democratic 2003 2010 (term-limited)
Tim Pawlenty Minnesota List Republican 2003 2010
Jennifer Granholm Michigan List Democratic 2003 2010 (term-limited)
Matt Blunt Missouri List Republican 2004 2008 (retiring)
Dave Heineman Nebraska List Republican 2005 2010
John Hoeven North Dakota List Republican 2000 2008
Ted Strickland Ohio List Democratic 2007 2010
Mike Rounds South Dakota List Republican 2003 2010 (term-limited)
Jim Doyle Wisconsin List Democratic 2003 2010

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Midwestern Governors Association (http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/index.htm)
  2. ^ MGA Energy Security and Climate Stewardship Summit (http://www.midwesterngovernors.org/energysummit.htm)
  3. ^ Great Plains Institute, MGA Summit Overview (http://www.gpisd.net/documents/MGA/MGA_Overview_table.pdf)

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