The ability to freely speak out and assemble is a cornerstone of American democracy—and one of our greatest heirlooms as a state and nation.
On the record
U.S. Governors
Quotes from current and former U.S. state governors.
Current governors
TX-RGreg AbbottTexas449 Quotes
KY-DAndy BeshearKentucky280 Quotes
ND-RDoug BurgumNorth Dakota144 Quotes
UT-RSpencer CoxUtah162 Quotes
FLRon DeSantisFlorida1,473 Quotes
OH-RMike DeWineOhio298 Quotes
AK-RMike DunleavyAlaska48 Quotes
WI-DTony EversWisconsin93 Quotes
WABob FergusonWashington116 Quotes
MT-RGreg GianforteMontana252 Quotes
WY-RMark GordonWyoming31 Quotes
HI-DJosh GreenHawaii164 Quotes
MA-DMaura HealeyMassachusetts87 Quotes
AZ-DKatie HobbsArizona219 Quotes
NY-DKathy HochulNew York943 Quotes
IN-REric HolcombIndiana2 Quotes
AR-RSarah Huckabee SandersArkansas416 Quotes
AL-RKay IveyAlabama70 Quotes
MOMike KehoeMissouri103 Quotes
KS-DLaura KellyKansas46 Quotes
GA-RBrian KempGeorgia153 Quotes
OR-DTina KotekOregon96 Quotes
CT-DNed LamontConnecticut292 Quotes
LAJeff LandryLouisiana148 Quotes
TN-RBill LeeTennessee1,169 Quotes
ID-RBrad LittleIdaho52 Quotes
NV-RJoe LombardoNevada155 Quotes
NM-DMichelle Lujan GrishamNew Mexico655 Quotes
RI-DDan McKeeRhode Island77 Quotes
SC-RHenry McMasterSouth Carolina115 Quotes
DEMatt MeyerDelaware17 Quotes
ME-DJanet MillsMaine67 Quotes
MD-DWes MooreMaryland458 Quotes
WVPatrick MorriseyWest Virginia108 Quotes
CA-DGavin NewsomCalifornia1,018 Quotes
NE-RJim PillenNebraska73 Quotes
CO-DJared PolisColorado1,023 Quotes
IL-DJ.B. PritzkerIllinois267 Quotes
MS-RTate ReevesMississippi35 Quotes
IA-RKim ReynoldsIowa154 Quotes
SDLarry RhodenSouth Dakota42 Quotes
PA-DJosh ShapiroPennsylvania367 Quotes
NJ-DMikie SherrillNew Jersey439 Quotes
VA-DAbigail SpanbergerVirginia669 Quotes
NCJosh SteinNorth Carolina142 Quotes
OK-RKevin StittOklahoma78 Quotes
NH-RChris SununuNew Hampshire145 Quotes
MN-DTim WalzMinnesota1,340 Quotes
MI-DGretchen WhitmerMichigan284 Quotes
Former governors
This was an act of targeted political violence.
Americans don't settle our differences with violence or at gunpoint.
The deaths of Hortman and her husband were a political assassination.
What an embarrassment. Honestly, … that’s about as small as it gets. How weak.
He is not the same person that I dealt with just four years ago, and he’s incapable of even a train of thought
Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.
State officials should be able to do their duty free from political intimidation.
The Governor and First Lady fully condemn the heinous acts of violence in Minnesota.
Democracy is under assault right before our eyes.
He’s a tough guy, why doesn’t he do that? He knows where to find me. But you know what? Lay your hands off four year old girls that are trying to get educated. Lay your hands off these poor people who are just trying to live their lives…
Our New York City is in trouble,” he says, “you feel it when you walk down the street and try not to make eye contact with a mentally ill homeless person.
We push back against these authoritarian tendencies of a president that has pushed the boundaries, push the limit, but no longer can push this state around.
A big day for the Constitution of the United States and our democracy.
I hope it’s the beginning of a new day in this country where we push back against overreach
If you’re driving on one of those streets and a mob comes and surrounds your vehicle and threatens you, you have a right to flee for your safety.
We respect, and will defend, the right to peacefully protest, but we will not tolerate violence or lawlessness in our state.
This man burst into the room and started lunging toward the podium.
Maybe he actually believed he said those things and he’s not all there. I mean that.





