Democratic Governors Association

Democratic Governors Association
Democratic Governors Association
Chair	Tim Walz (MN)
Vice Chair	Laura Kelly (KS)
Founded	1965 (Democratic Governors Conference); 1983 (Democratic Governors Association)
Headquarters	1225 Eye St NW; Ste 1100; Washington, D.C., 20005
Affiliated	Democratic Party
State governors	23 / 50
Territorial governors	4 / 5
Federal district mayorship	1 / 1
Website
	www.democraticgovernors.org
	Politics of United States; Political parties; Elections;

The Democratic Governors Association (DGA) is a Washington, D.C.-based 527 organization founded in 1983, consisting of U.S. state and territorial governors affiliated with the Democratic Party.^[1] The mission of the organization is to provide party support to the election and re-election of Democratic gubernatorial candidates. The DGA's Republican counterpart is the Republican Governors Association. The DGA is not directly affiliated with the non-partisan National Governors Association. Meghan Meehan-Draper is currently the DGA's executive director, while Tim Walz is the current chair.

^ Sparacino, Anthony (2021). "The Democratic and Republican Governors Associations and the Nationalization of American Party Politics, 1961–1968". Studies in American Political Development. 35: 76–103. doi:10.1017/S0898588X20000188. ISSN 0898-588X. S2CID 233359969.

[1] Sparacino, Anthony (2021). "The Democratic and Republican Governors Associations and the Nationalization of American Party Politics, 1961–1968". Studies in American Political Development. 35: 76–103. doi:10.1017/S0898588X20000188. ISSN 0898-588X. S2CID 233359969.

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