Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) will be the next president of the Republican Governors Association (RGA). announced on Wednesdayafter the election at the RGA's annual conference.
Kemp is stepping up from the role. 2024 Vice Chair He will be replaced by Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (Republican), who will serve as vice chair in 2025. Both will begin their new positions immediately for one-year terms.
Two notable gubernatorial races are looming in 2025. new jersey and virginia — and RGA is an important organization that helps elect and support Republican governors.
“Republican governors have implemented common-sense, conservative policies that put families and children first and make our state a great place to run a business and raise a family,” Kemp said in a statement. said.
Kemp said he looks forward to working with Republican governors and President-elect Trump to “continue to get the job done for the American people and add more Republican governors.”
Mr. Trump and Mr. Kemp especially seemed to have ended their long-standing feud. beyond summer The former president has set his sights on Georgia in the presidential race. Trump won the Peach State in 2016, but lost Georgia in 2020 as the state became the center of Trump's claims of widespread election fraud. President Trump moved the state back into the Republican column this month.
Kemp won a second term by defeating Democrat Stacey Abrams in a high-profile battle during the 2022 midterm elections, but is term-limited and will not be eligible to seek re-election in 2026. There isn't. His promotion will put him in the top slot at RGA. in speculation On whether to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) 2 years Or run for the White House? 2028.
Kemp will succeed retiring Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R), who was at the helm of RGA until 2024. Mr. Lee will be joined by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (Republican), Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds (Republican), Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (Republican), and Missouri Governor-elect Mike Kehoe (Republican). , Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt, and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (Republican). South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a Republican, will serve as policy chair, the group said.
Across the aisle, Democratic governors are forming a line of resistance against the incoming Trump administration, as Republicans aim for a third straight victory in the White House and Congress next year.
Republicans are in control 27 Governor's Mansioncompared to the Democratic-led 23. Seats are not flipped This fall.
