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State executive officials serving in home states
State executive officials often stress their connection to their state and its citizens. But how many of these officials were actually born in the state that they are now governing? Are there any discernible patterns from office to office? This page looks at where current officeholders in the top four offices - governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and secretary of state - were born and where they serve.
Governors
As of March 2025, the governors of 33 states were born in the state where they were serving, while 17 governors were born elsewhere.
| Birthplaces of governors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Name | Birthplace | |
| Town | State | ||
| Alabama |  Kay Ivey |
Camden | Alabama |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy |
Scranton | Pennsylvania |
| Arizona | Katie Hobbs |
Phoenix | Arizona |
| Arkansas | Sarah Huckabee Sanders |
Hope | Arkansas |
| California |  Gavin Newsom |
San Francisco | California |
| Colorado | Jared Polis |
Boulder | Colorado |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont |
Washington | D.C. |
| Delaware | Matt Meyer |
Michigan | |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis |
Jacksonville | Florida |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp |
Athens | Georgia |
| Hawaii | Joshua Green |
Kingston | New York |
| Idaho | Brad Little |
Emmett | Idaho |
| Illinois | J.B. Pritzker |
Atherton | California |
| Indiana | Mike Braun |
Jasper | Indiana |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds |
Truro | Iowa |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly |
New York City | New York |
| Kentucky | Andy Beshear |
Louisville | Kentucky |
| Louisiana | Jeff Landry |
St. Martinville | Louisiana |
| Maine | Janet Mills |
Farmington | Maine |
| Maryland | Wes Moore |
Tacoma Park | Maryland |
| Massachusetts | Maura Healey |
Bethesda | Maryland |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer |
Lansing | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz |
West Point | Nebraska |
| Mississippi | Tate Reeves |
Florence | Mississippi |
| Missouri | Mike Kehoe |
St. Louis | Missouri |
| Montana | Greg Gianforte |
San Diego | California |
| Nebraska | Jim Pillen |
Columbus | Nebraska |
| Nevada | Joe Lombardo |
Sapporo | Japan |
| New Hampshire | Kelly Ayotte |
Nashua | New Hampshire |
| New Jersey | Phil Murphy |
Newton | Massachusetts |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
Los Alamos | New Mexico |
| New York | Kathy Hochul |
Buffalo | New York |
| North Carolina | Josh Stein |
Washington | D.C. |
| North Dakota | Kelly Armstrong |
Dickinson | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Richard Michael DeWine |
Springfield | Ohio |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt |
Milton | Florida |
| Oregon | Tina Kotek |
York | Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania | Josh Shapiro |
Kansas City | Missouri |
| Rhode Island | Daniel McKee |
Cumberland | Rhode Island |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster |
Columbia | South Carolina |
| South Dakota | Larry Rhoden |
Sturgis | South Dakota |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee |
Franklin | Tennessee |
| Texas | Greg Abbott |
Wichita Falls | Texas |
| Utah | Spencer Cox |
Fairview | Utah |
| Vermont | Phil Scott |
Barre | Vermont |
| Virginia | Glenn Youngkin |
Richmond | Virginia |
| Washington | Bob Ferguson |
Queen Anne Hill | Washington |
| West Virginia | Patrick Morrisey |
New York City | New York |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers |
Plymouth | Wisconsin |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon |
New York City | New York |
- Last updated March 6, 2025
Lieutenant governors
As of August 2025, 39 lieutenant governors were born in the state where they were serving, while 17 lieutenant governors were born elsewhere. Five states do not have lieutenant governor positions. Those states are Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, and Wyoming.
| Birthplaces of lieutenant governors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State | Name | Birthplace | |
| Town | State | ||
| Alabama | Will Ainsworth |
Birmingham | Alabama |
| Alaska | Nancy Dahlstrom |
Baltimore | Maryland |
| Arkansas | Leslie Rutledge |
Batesville | Arkansas |
| California | Eleni Kounalakis |
Sacramento | California |
| Colorado | Dianne Primavera |
Denver | Colorado |
| Connecticut | Susan Bysiewicz |
New Haven | Connecticut |
| Delaware | Kyle Evans Gay |
Sussex County | Delaware |
| Florida | Jay Collins |
Scobey | Montana |
| Georgia | Burt Jones |
Jackson | Georgia |
| Hawaii | Sylvia Luke |
Seoul | South Korea |
| Idaho | Scott Bedke |
Twin Falls | Idaho |
| Illinois | Juliana Stratton |
Chicago | Illinois |
| Indiana | Micah Beckwith |
Hillsdale | Michigan |
| Iowa | Chris Cournoyer |
Dallas | Texas |
| Kansas | David Toland |
Iola | Kansas |
| Kentucky | Jacqueline Coleman |
Danville | Kentucky |
| Louisiana | Billy Nungesser |
New Orleans | Louisiana |
| Maryland | Aruna Miller |
Hyderabad | India |
| Massachusetts | Kim Driscoll |
Hawaii | United States |
| Michigan | Garlin Gilchrist II |
Detroit | Michigan |
| Minnesota | Peggy Flanagan |
St. Louis Park | Minnesota |
| Mississippi | Delbert Hosemann |
Vicksburg | Mississippi |
| Missouri | David Wasinger |
Hannibal | Missouri |
| Montana | Kristen Juras |
Conrad | Montana |
| Nebraska | Joe Kelly |
Lexington | Nebraska |
| Nevada | Stavros Anthony |
Kansas City | Missouri |
| New Jersey | Tahesha Way |
New York City | New York |
| New Mexico | Howie Morales |
Silver City | New Mexico |
| New York | Antonio Delgado |
Schenectady | New York |
| North Carolina | Rachel Hunt |
Kathmandu | Nepal |
| North Dakota | Michelle Strinden |
Grand Forks | North Dakota |
| Ohio | Jim Tressel |
Mentor | Ohio |
| Oklahoma | Matt Pinnell |
Dallas | Texas |
| Pennsylvania | Austin Davis |
McKeesport | Pennsylvania |
| Rhode Island | Sabina Matos |
Barahona | Dominican Republic |
| South Carolina | Pamela Evette |
Ohio | United States |
| South Dakota | Tony Venhuizen |
Armour | South Dakota |
| Tennessee | Randy McNally |
Dedham | Massachusetts |
| Texas | Dan Patrick |
Baltimore | Maryland |
| Utah | Deidre Henderson |
Taylorsville | Utah |
| Vermont | John Rodgers |
St. Johnsbury | Vermont |
| Virginia | Winsome Earle-Sears |
Kingston | Jamaica |
| Washington | Denny Heck |
Vancouver | Washington |
| West Virginia | Randy Smith |
Oakland | Maryland |
| Wisconsin | Sara Rodriguez |
Milwaukee | Wisconsin |
- Last updated August 12, 2025
Attorneys general
As of March 2025, 26 attorneys general were born in the state where they were serving, while 16 attorneys general were born elsewhere. The birthplace of eight attorneys generals was unknown.
- ''Last updated March 6, 2025
Secretaries of state
As of March 2025, 28 secretaries of state were born in the state where they were serving, while 13 secretaries of state were born elsewhere. The birthplace of six secretaries of state was unknown. The position does not exist in Alaska, Hawaii, and Utah.
- Last updated March 6, 2025
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