Midwestern Governors Association
Current Governor State Past Party Took office Seat Up
J . B. Pritzker Illinois List Democratic 2019 2022
Eric Holcomb Indiana List Republican 2017 2020
Kim Reynolds Iowa List Republican 2017 2022
Laura Kelly Kansas List Democratic 2019 2022
Tim Walz Minnesota List Democratic 2019 2022
Gretchen Whitmer Michigan List Democratic 2019 2022
Mike Parson Missouri List Republican 2018 2020
Mike DeWine Ohio List Republican 2019 2022
Tony Evers Wisconsin List Democratic 2019 2022
Kristi Noem South Dakota List Republican 2019 2022
Doug Burgum North Dakota List Republican 2016 2020
Pete Ricketts Nebraska List Republican 2015 2022 ( term-limited )
List of current Midwestern Governors
The current MGA Chair is Vacant . The Vice Chair is vacant .
The Midwestern Governors Association (MGA) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that brings together the governors of Midwestern states to work cooperatively on public policy issues of significance to the region. The MGA was created in December 1962, when articles of organization were adopted at the first annual meeting in Chicago. The members of the association are the governors of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, and Wisconsin. The purpose of the MGA is to foster regional development, to attain greater efficiency in state administration, to facilitate interstate cooperation and improve intergovernmental relationships, and to provide a medium for the exchange of views and experiences on subjects of general importance to the people of the Midwestern states. In pursuit of these objectives, the MGA has, through the years, established a wide array of committees, task forces and study groups charged with investigating and reporting on various issues of regional concern. The MGA staff supports projects undertaken by the governors and by the MGA working groups to promote regional cooperation and problem-solving. These multi-state groups of government officials work to enhance economic development in the Midwestern states and identify opportunities at the federal level to advance the MGA's goals. Issues they have recently addressed include agriculture, workforce development, international trade and tourism promotion. The MGA also has Gold and Silver business partners, corresponding to the different contribution and benefit levels.