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The Democratic Governors Association is a Washington, D.C.-based 527 organization founded in 1983, consisting of U.S. state and territorial governors affiliated with the Democratic Party. 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. Nathan Daschle, the son of former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, is currently the Executive Director of the DGA.
[edit] 2009-2010 DGA leadership
[edit] List of current Democratic Governors
There are currently 26 Democratic governors:
In addition to the states, several other areas belong to the United States. The Democratic governors of those areas are:
[edit] Fundraising
In the 18 months ending June 30, 2010, the DGA raised $40 million, while its Republican counterpart RGA raised $58 million. "Unlike the national political parties and federal candidates, the governors’ associations can take in unlimited amounts from corporations," according to Bloomberg Businessweek, which notes that the RGA recently received $1 million from Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp, the parent corporation of Fox News, and $500,000 from WellPoint, a major US health insurance firm. Labor groups giving money to the DGA include the Service Employees International Union ($1.1 million) and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees ($3.3 million). [1]
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