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| Dec 9, 2008
Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) of Illinois is facing federal corruption
charges. The outcome is not yet certain, but impeachment is in
progress and he may be gone soon.
Editorial |
Gov. Bill
Richardson (D) of New Mexico had been nominated to be the new Secretary
of Commerce in the Obama administration, but later withdrew because of
unresolved corruption allegations. |
| Gov. Janet
Napolitano (D) of Arizona left to join the Obama administration and has now
been replaced
by Secretary of State Jan Brewer (R). |
The directory
below will be updated after such changes become final. If any
information or links below are obsolete, please bring them to our attention
for correction. Contact
Bruce Donnelly. |
| The
directory below of US governors and state government websites has been provided for
convenient reference by executives and advisors who are planning business
expansion projects, relocation, or new facilities such as factories,
warehouses, distribution centers and offices or R&D operations anywhere in
the United States. Contact us for
assistance with such corporate growth project plans. This directory is intended to be
particularly helpful to foreign investors who may be planning foreign direct
investment (FDI) projects for business expansion and growth into the North
American market. Economic development and investment promotion in the
USA is generally led at the state rather than national level, unlike most
other countries. more
on foreign investment into the USA>
Governors and other state or local officials therefore
often play an active role in competitive business recruitment efforts for
major investment projects. There is usually an economic development
office associated with the state department of commerce, but in some cases
it is actually tied directly to the office of the governor. The
business recruitment efforts of some states rely heavily on public-private
partnerships or regional and local non-profit organizations. Our
Search: Americas
tools make it easy to research the information which state and local
economic development organizations share about doing business in their
areas. |
See
which governors were up for election in 2008 or will
be in
2009 and 2010. A change of party often affects state economic development
programs and their initiatives to attract business. Information
about the Republican and Democratic state political parties can be found
through their national committee websites, which maintain links to state and
local party offices.
State congressmen in the US House of Representatives and
members of the US Senate tend to have less involvement in business
recruitment unless the investment project pertains directly to federal
spending (such as defense contractors, aerospace, homeland security,
transportation or telecommunications infrastructure, federal research programs, etc.).
www.house.gov
www.senate.gov
The election campaign websites of governors and opposition
candidates will often address their attitudes toward business and economic
development and tax or incentives policy issues as common political topics
of public interest, especially during periods of high unemployment or local
economic challenges, as in the case of major business closures and layoffs. |
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The National
Governors Association (
www.nga.org ) publishes short biographic profiles of all governors, and
also provides useful background information about the issues they share. |
A convenient
list of state and local Republican and Democratic party offices and websites
can also be found through
www.politicalresources.com |
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Republican
governors elected in 2004 :
Connecticut
Indiana Missouri Utah |
Democratic
governors elected in 2004 :
Louisiana
Montana New Hampshire Washington West
Virginia |
| Republican
governors facing elections in 2005 : none |
Democratic
governors elected in 2005 : New Jersey
Virginia
Jon Corzine won in
New Jersey, Tim Kaine won in Virginia - both Democrats |
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Republican
governors facing elections in 2006 :
Alabama
Alaska Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut
Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Kentucky Maryland
Massachusetts Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New York
Ohio Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Texas |
Democratic
governors facing elections in 2006 :
Arizona
Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Michigan New Mexico
Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Tennessee Wisconsin
Wyoming Virgin Islands |
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States changed from Republican to Democratic in 2006:
Arkansas, Colorado, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio |
States changed from Democratic to Republican in 2006:
none |
| Republican
governors with elections in 2007 : Mississippi |
Democratic
governors with elections in 2007 : Louisiana |
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States changed from Republican to Democratic in 2007:
none |
States changed from Democratic to Republican in 2007:
Louisiana |
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Republican
governors with elections in 2008 :
Indiana
Missouri North Dakota Utah Vermont |
Democratic
governors with elections in 2008 :
Delaware
Montana New Hampshire North Carolina Washington
West Virginia |
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States changed from Republican to Democratic in 2008:
Missouri was the only change - the other 4 (Indiana, North
Dakota, Utah, Vermont) remained Republican |
States changed from Democratic to Republican in 2008:
none - Delaware and North Carolina changed governor due to
term limits, but remained Democratic. The others were unchanged. |
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Republican
governors with elections in 2009 :
none
As in 2006, far more states will have governor elections
in 2010 - and many will be involved in the Congressional redistricting
process of their states after the 2010 Census is completed. |
Democratic
governors with elections in 2009 : New Jersey
Virginia |
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May 10, 2007 The White House has issued a new "Open
Economies" policy statement and press release which includes the new Invest
in America initiative at the US Dept of Commerce International Trade
Administration (ITA). In the past, Commerce
Department officials in the International Trade Administration, including
Foreign Commercial Service officers and staff at US embassies, have been
tasked primarily with US export promotion and trade policy tasks. Now
they will also focus on the attraction of foreign direct investment to the
USA.
White House press release and policy statement about Open Economies
See also further
background at
www.ShortListNews.com |
March 7, 2007 - A new "Invest in America" initiative
has been announced by the US Department of Commerce.
This is a major change in US policy. Other countries
proactively seek to attract and retain foreign direct investment projects.
The US has left that almost entirely up to US states and
local areas until now as a very fragmented approach with limited resources.
It will take time for this new policy to have a
significant impact, but it seems to be a major change in policy which may
attract both bi-partisan support and criticism.
www.investamerica.gov |
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