Republican governors in charge

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Washington Examiner:

When the Republican Governors Association holds its winter meeting in Washington, D.C., this month, it will be a full house. The party now controls more state governorships than at any time in almost a century while also having a friendly president and Congress.

 

"With 33 Republican governors, the most in 95 years, GOP chief executives are fired up to take action, reform their states and get results," said RGA communications director Jon Thompson. "And now with Republican control of Washington, including a Republican in the White House, they are glad to finally have a seat at the table and have great hope that Washington will adopt many of the reforms they have championed in the states."

 

Democrats don't have as many reasons to be hopeful. In addition to losing the White House and being in the minority in both houses of Congress, they hold only 16 state governorships (Alaska Gov. Bill Walker is an Independent). Their state-level position is the worst it has been since the Civil War, as Democrats now have complete control — the governorship and both houses of the state legislature — in just five reliably blue states.

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5 up-and-coming GOP governors to watch

 

Here are five GOP governors to watch over the next two years. All are still in their first term and each faces his own challenges governing in the age of President Trump. Some may have national aspirations; others may be models for future governors in other states to follow; all could have promising political futures if successful.

 

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