Leadership from our nation's Governors is critical for child care policy. The list below includes the Governors from all 50 states.

State Governor Party Term Limits
State Governor Party Term Limits
Alabama Bob Riley R 2010
Alaska Sarah Palin R 2010
Arizona Janet Napolitano** D 2010
Arkansas Mike Beebe D 2010
California Arnold Schwarzenegger R 2010
Colorado Bill Ritter D 2010
Connecticut M. Jodi Rell R 2010
Delaware Jack Markell* N/A
Florida Charlie Crist R 2010
Georgia Sonny Perdue R 2010
Hawaii Linda Lingle R 2010
Idaho C.L. Butch Otter R 2010
Illinois Rod Blagojevich D 2010
Indiana Mitch Daniels R 2012
Iowa Chet Culver D 2010
Kansas Kathleen Sebelius D 2010
Kentucky Steve Beshear D 2011
Louisiana Bobby Jindal R 2011
Maine John Baldacci D 2010
Maryland Martin O'Malley D 2010
Massachusetts Deval Patrick D 2010
Michigan Jennifer M. Granholm D 2010
Minnesota Tim Pawlenty R 2010
Mississippi Haley Barbour R 2011
Missouri Jay Nixon* D N/A
Montana Brian Schweitzer D 2012
Nebraska Dave Heineman R 2010
Nevada Jim Gibbons R 2010
New Hampshire John Lynch D 2010
New Jersey Jon Corzine D 2009
New Mexico Bill Richardson D 2010
New York David A. Patterson D 2010
North Carolina Beverly Perdue* D N/A
North Dakota John Hoeven R 2012
Ohio Ted Strickland D 2010
Oklahoma Brad Henry D 2010
Oregon Ted Kulongoski D 2010
Pennsylvania Edward G. Rendell D 2010
Rhode Island Don Carcieri R 2010
South Carolina Mark Sanford R 2010
South Dakota Mike Rounds R 2010
Tennessee Phil Bredesen D 2010
Texas Rick Perry R 2010
Utah Jon Huntsman Jr. R 2012
Vermont Jim Douglas R 2010
Virginia Tim Kaine D 2009
Washington Christine Gregoire D 2012
West Virginia Joe Manchin D 2012
Wisconsin Jim Doyle D 2010
Wyoming Dave Freudenthal D 2010

*Governor-elect, January 2009

**May be US Secretary of Homeland Security January 2009, if this is the case, Jan Brewer (R) will be Arizona's governor.