Council of Governors
{{Short description|Group of US state and federal officials}}
The Council of Governors is a United States council of state and federal officials that was established to "advise the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the White House Homeland Security Council on matters related to the National Guard and civil support missions"{{USPL|110|181}} and to "strengthen further the partnership between the Federal Government and State Governments to protect [the United States] against all types of hazards".{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-signs-executive-order-establishing-council-governors|work=whitehouse.gov|title=Press Release: Executive Order 13528 – Establishing Council of Governors|date=11 January 2010 |via=National Archives|access-date=3 June 2018}} The Council is tasked to review "such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National Guard, homeland defense, and civil support activities."
The Council was authorized prior to 2008 and required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, enacted by the 110th Congress and signed by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2008. It was officially established by {{ExecutiveOrder|13528}}, issued by President Barack Obama on January 11, 2010.{{ExecutiveOrder|13528}} [https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/2010executive_order.pdf] [http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2010-01-14/pdf/2010-705.pdf]
Composition
The Council of Governors is composed of 10 members, selected by the President for a term of 2 years from among the governors of the several states and territories of the United States and the Mayor of the District of Columbia.{{UnitedStatesCodeSub|6|101|15}}{{UnitedStatesCodeSub|42|5122|5}} No more than five members may be from the same political party.
Two members of the Council, of different political parties, are designated by the President to serve as Co-Chairs of the Council.
The work of the Council is coordinated by an Executive Director designated by the Secretary of Defense.
= Members =
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
colspan="2" | Member
! Party ! data-sort-type="isoDate" | Tenure begun ! State ! data-sort-type="number" | FEMA region ! width="30%" | Notes ! References |
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data-sort-value="Youngkin, Glenn" | File:Youngkin Governor Portrait.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |III |Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Stein, Josh" | File:Josh Stein 53934613418 (1) (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |IV |Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="DeSantis, Ron" | File:Ron DeSantis official photo.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |IV | |
data-sort-value="Hochul, Kathy" | File:Kathy Hochul March 2024.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |II | |
data-sort-value="Kemp, Brian" | File:Brian Kemp 2023.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |IV | |
data-sort-value="Landry, Jeff" | File:Jeff Landry 2024.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |VI | |
data-sort-value="McMaster, Henry" | File:Governor Henry McMaster.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |IV | |
data-sort-value="Moore, Wes" | File:Wes Moore Official Governor Portrait (9x12).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |III | |
data-sort-value="Shapiro, Josh" | File:Gov. Shapiro (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2025-02-19" | February 19, 2025 |III | |{{cite news |date=February 19, 2025 |title=Governor Josh Shapiro (PA) was appointed to the Council of Governors by President Donald J. Trump |url=https://visibletogether.com/governor-josh-shapiro-pa-was-appointed-to-the-council-of-governors-by-president-donald-j-trump/|access-date=February 20, 2025 |work= visibletogether.com }} |
data-sort-value="Whitmer, Gretchen" | File:Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 |V |Reappointed February 19, 2025 |
== Former members ==
class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |
colspan="2" | Member
! Party ! data-sort-type="isoDate" | Tenure begun ! data-sort-type="isoDate" | Tenure ended ! State ! data-sort-type="number" | FEMA region ! width="30%" | Notes ! References |
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data-sort-value="DeWine, Mike" | File:Gov-Mike-DeWine (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |Ohio |V |Co-Chair |{{cite web|last=Association|first=National Governors|date=2021-07-08|title=President Joe Biden Appoints Nine Members to President's Council of Governors|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/07/08/president-joe-biden-appoints-nine-members-to-presidents-council-of-governors/|access-date=2021-07-11|website=National Governors Association|language=en-US}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nga.org/news/press-releases/nga-welcomes-council-of-governors-appointments-2/|title=NGA Welcomes Council of Governors Appointments|date=2019-02-22|website=The White House|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-28}} |
data-sort-value="Walz, Tim" | File:Tim Walz official photo (cropped 2).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic-Farmer-Labor | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |V |Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Lee, Bill" | File:Bill Lee 2020.jpg
| Bill Lee | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2020-08-14" | August 14, 2020 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |IV | |
data-sort-value="Edwards, John Bel" | File:John Bel Edwards.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |VI |Previously served on Council from 2017 to 2019 |
data-sort-value="Carney, John" | File:John C. Carney Jr. official portrait 112th Congress.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |III | |
data-sort-value="Brown, Kate" | File:Kate Brown in 2017 (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |X | |
data-sort-value="Cox, Spencer" | File:Spencer Cox in 2017.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |Utah |VIII | |
data-sort-value="Scott, Phil" | File:Phil Scott 2019.png
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |I | |
data-sort-value="Gordon, Mark" | File:Mark Gordon of Wyoming.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2021-07-08" | July 8, 2021 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 19, 2025 |VIII | |
data-sort-value="Douglas, James Holley" | File:Jim Douglas-2009.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2011-01-06" | January 6, 2011 | Vermont | data-sort-value="1" | I | style="text-align: left;" | Co-Chair | {{cite web |url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-2410-0 |title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts, 2/4/10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216173114/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts-2410-0 |archive-date=2017-02-16 |via=National Archives |work=whitehouse.gov |date=4 February 2010 |url-status=live |access-date=July 13, 2021}} |
data-sort-value="Nixon, Jeremiah Wilson" | File:Jay Nixon 2016.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2017-01-09" | January 9, 2017 | Missouri | data-sort-value="7" | VII | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Branstad, Terry Edward" | File:Terry Branstad by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2011-03-09" | March 9, 2011 | data-sort-value="2017-05-24" | May 24, 2017 | Iowa | data-sort-value="7" | VII | style="text-align: left;" | Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Rounds, Marion Michael" | File:Mike Rounds official photo.JPG
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2011-01-06" | January 8, 2011 | data-sort-value="8" | VIII | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Henry, Charles Bradford" | File:BradhenryDEA.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2011-01-10" | January 10, 2011 | Oklahoma | data-sort-value="6" | VI | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Fortuño Burset, Luis Guillermo" | File:Fortuno main.jpg
| {{Party shading/New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico}} | NPP/Republican | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2013-01-02" | January 2, 2013 | data-sort-value="2" | II | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Perdue, Beverly Eaves" | File:Beverly Perdue official photo.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2013-01-05" | January 5, 2013 | data-sort-value="4" | IV | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Gregoire, Christine O'Grady" | File:ChristineGregoireOfficial.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2013-01-16" | January 16, 2013 | data-sort-value="10" | X | style="text-align: left;" | Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Abercrombie, Neil" | File:Neil Abercrombie.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2011-03-09" | March 9, 2011 | data-sort-value="2014-12-01" | December 1, 2014 | Hawaii | data-sort-value="9" | IX | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Brewer, Janice Kay" | File:Jan Brewer by Gage Skidmore 3.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2015-01-05" | January 5, 2015 | Arizona | data-sort-value="9" | IX | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Quinn, Patrick Joseph" | File:Governor Pat Quinn.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2013-02-21" | February 21, 2013 | data-sort-value="2015-01-12" | January 12, 2015 | Illinois | data-sort-value="5" | V | style="text-align: left;" | | |
data-sort-value="O'Malley, Martin Joseph" | File:Governor O'Malley Portrait.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data=sort-value="2015-01-21" | January 21, 2015 | Maryland | data-sort-value="3" | III | style="text-align: left;" | Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Mead, Matthew Hansen" | File:Matt Mead.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2011-03-09" | March 9, 2011 | data=sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | Wyoming | data-sort-value="8" | VIII | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Sandoval, Brian Edward" | File:Brian Sandoval 2010.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2013-02-21" | February 21, 2013 | data-sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | Nevada | data-sort-value="9" | IX | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="McAuliffe, Terence Richard" | File:Terry_McAuliffe_2018.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2015-02-24" | February 24, 2015 | data=sort-value="2018-01-13" | May 1, 2017 | Virginia | data-sort-value="3" | III | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Snyder, Richard Dale" | File:RickSnyder.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2015-02-24" | February 24, 2015 | data=sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | Michigan | data-sort-value="5" | V | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Greitens, Eric Robert" | File:Eric Greitens 2018 (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | data=sort-value="2018-06-01" | June 1, 2018 | Missouri | data-sort-value="3" | VII | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Walker, William Martin" | File:Bill Walker.jpg
| {{Party shading/Independent}} | Independent | data-sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | data-sort-value="2018-12-03" | December 3, 2018 | Alaska | data-sort-value="5" | X | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Dayton, Mark Brandt" | File:Mark Dayton official photo.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic-Farmer-Labor | data-sort-value="2015-02-24" | February 24, 2015 | data-sort-value="2019-01-07" | January 7, 2019 | data-sort-value="5" | V | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Scott, Richard Lynn" | File:Rick Scott.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | data-sort-value="2019-01-08" | January 8, 2019 | Florida | data-sort-value="5" | IV | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Malloy, Dannel Patrick" | File:Dannel Malloy 2016.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2010-02-04" | February 4, 2010 | data-sort-value="2019-01-09" | January 9, 2019 | data-sort-value="1" | I | style="text-align: left;" | Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Bullock, Stephen Clark" |File:Steve Bullock by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic | data-sort-value="2015-02-24" | February 24, 2015 | data-sort-value="2021-01-04" | January 4, 2021 | Montana | data-sort-value="8" | VIII | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Fallin, Mary Copeland" | File:Governor Mary Fallin May 2015.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2017-05-01" | May 1, 2017 | data-sort-value="2019-01-14" | January 14, 2019 | Oklahoma | data-sort-value="5" | VI | style="text-align: left;" | Co-Chair |
data-sort-value="Haslam, William Edward" | File:Governor Bill Haslam crop.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2014" | 2014 | data-sort-value="2019-01-19" | January 19, 2019 | data-sort-value="4" | IV | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Baker, Charlie" | File:Charlie Baker official photo (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2016" | 2016 | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 |I | |
data-sort-value="Ducey, Doug" | File:Doug Ducey (29192951874).jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 |IX | |
data-sort-value="Hutchinson, Asa" | File:Asa Hutchinson 2019.jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican | data-sort-value="2018-07-12" | July 12, 2018 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 | Arkansas | data-sort-value="5" | VI | style="text-align: left;" | |
data-sort-value="Ige, David" | File:Governor David Ige (cropped 2).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 |IX | |
data-sort-value="Lamont, Ned" | File:Governor Ned Lamont of Connecticut, official portrait (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 |I | |
data-sort-value="Parson, Mike" | File:Mike Parson official photo (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 |VII | |
data-sort-value="Pritzker, JB" | File:J. B. Pritzker (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Democratic | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 |V | |
data-sort-value="Ricketts, Pete" | File:Pete Ricketts (39834208574) (cropped).jpg
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | data-sort-value="2019-02-22" | February 22, 2019 | data-sort-value="2021-07-07" | July 7, 2021 |VII | |
= Federal officials =
class="wikitable sortable" |
Position
! colspan="2" | Member |
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USNORTHCOM Commander
| data-value-sort="O'Shaughnessy, Terrence J." | File:Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy NORAD (cropped).jpg | General Terrence J. O'Shaughnessy |
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
| data-value-sort="Schultz, Karl L." | File:ADM Schultz 2018 (cropped).jpg | Admiral Karl L. Schultz |
Chief of the National Guard Bureau
| data-value-sort="Lengyel, Joseph L." | File:Gen Lengyel (2016 4-Star Photo) (cropped).jpg | General Joseph L. Lengyel |
Scope of activities
Topics for review by the Council of Governors include synchronization and integration of state and federal military activities and other matters related to state National Guard organizations, homeland defense, and civil support.
Meetings
Meetings of the Council are called by the Secretary of Defense or the Co-Chairs.
The inaugural meeting was held on February 23, 2010, in Washington, D.C., at the Pentagon.{{cite web |url=http://blog.uscg.dhs.gov/2010/02/council-of-governors-historic-day.asp |title= ICommandant: Council of Governors ... An historic day|website=blog.uscg.dhs.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100804015959/http://blog.uscg.dhs.gov/2010/02/council-of-governors-historic-day.asp |archive-date=August 4, 2010}} A second meeting was held July 11, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts.{{cite web |url=http://www.northcom.mil?NNCBlog/2010/07/12/CouncilOfGovernorsMeeting.aspx |title= U.S. Northern Command|website=www.northcom.mil?NNCBlog |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807121635/http://www.northcom.mil/?NNCBlog%2F2010%2F07%2F12%2FCouncilOfGovernorsMeeting.aspx |archive-date=August 7, 2011}} A third meeting was scheduled for November 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=1425&newsType=1 |title= News & Media | Governor Jay Inslee|website=www.governor.wa.gov |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101103023237/http://www.governor.wa.gov/news/news-view.asp?pressRelease=1425&newsType=1 |archive-date=November 3, 2010}}http://www.nga.org/cms/home/news-room/news-releases/page_2011/col2-content/main-content-list/general-content-1.html {{dead link|date=December 2013}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101207124146/http://www.fema.gov/about/contact/regions.shtm FEMA Regions]