Southern Governors' Association
The Southern Governors' Association (SGA) was a United States association of governors founded in 1934. It was the oldest and historically the largest of the regional governors associations. Since its first meeting 82 years ago to discuss the repeal of discriminatory rates for transporting goods by rail, the SGA has represented the common interests of Southern chief executives and provided a vehicle for promoting them. SGA was a nonpartisan enterprise where shareholders can exchange views and access data, information and expertise on issues of general importance in order to augment the deliberations of public, private and non-profit decision-makers in the American South. SGA operated as an instrumentality of the states.
The last SGA Chairman was Jay Nixon of Missouri.
After nearly 82 years, the Southern Governors' Association was officially dissolved on June 30, 2016 by the majority of its members-in-good standing.
List of current Southern Governors
| Current Governor | State or territory | Past | Party | Assumed office | Seat Up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert J. Bentley | Alabama | List | Republican | 2011 | 2018 (term-limited) |
| Asa Hutchinson | Arkansas | List | Republican | 2015 | 2018 |
| Nathan Deal | Georgia | List | Republican | 2011 | 2018 (term-limited) |
| Rick Scott | Florida | List | Republican | 2011 | 2018 (term-limited) |
| Matt Bevin | Kentucky | List | Republican | 2015 | 2019 |
| John Bel Edwards | Louisiana | List | Democratic | 2016 | 2019 |
| Larry Hogan | Maryland | List | Republican | 2014 | 2017 |
| Phil Bryant | Mississippi | List | Republican | 2012 | 2019 |
| Jay Nixon | Missouri | List | Democratic | 2009 | 2016 (term-limited) |
| Pat McCrory | North Carolina | List | Republican | 2013 | 2016 |
| Mary Fallin | Oklahoma | List | Republican | 2011 | 2018 (term-limited) |
| Alejandro García Padilla | Puerto Rico | List | PPD/Democratic | 2013 | 2016 (declined re-election bid) |
| Nikki Haley | South Carolina | List | Republican | 2011 | 2018 (term-limited) |
| Bill Haslam | Tennessee | List | Republican | 2011 | 2018 (term-limited) |
| Greg Abbott | Texas | List | Republican | 2015 | 2018 |
| Kenneth Mapp | American Virgin Islands | List | Independent | 2015 | 2018 |
| Terry McAuliffe | Virginia | List | Democratic | 2014 | 2017 (term-limited) |
| Earl Ray Tomblin | West Virginia | List | Democratic | 2010 | 2016 (term-limited) |