Republican Governors Association

Leadership & Staff

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Charles P Joyce Chairman, Otis Eastern Service, Inc.

• Executive Roundtable member

Brian E Sandoval President, Global Gaming Dev., MGM Resorts International; Former Governor of Nevada

• Member

Gary Herbert Former Governor of Utah

• Member

Terry Branstad U.S. ambassador to China, former governor of Iowa

• Member

Doug Ducey Former Republican governor of Arizona, former state treasurer

• Chairman ('20→?)

Pete Ricketts Nebraska Senator (appointed by Jim Pillen---Ricketts heavily supported candidate for NE Governor following Ben Sasse's resignation in Jan 2023)

• Member (Jan 8 '15→Jan '22)

Matt Mead Governor of Wyoming

• Member

Jack Dalrymple 32nd Governor of North Dakota

• Member

Phil Bryant Governor of Mississippi

• Member

Rick Snyder former Michigan governor | former accountant and venture capitalist

• Member

Board Members

Nikki Haley UN ambassador under Trump; Former Governor of South Carolina

• Executive Committee Member

Susana Martinez Governor of New Mexico

• Executive Committee Member

Tom Corbett Governor, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

• Executive Committee Member

Rick Scott Senator from Florida; former Governor of Florida; richest member of Congress

• Executive Committee Member

Scott Walker 45th Governor of Wisconsin

• Executive Committee Member

Bob McDonnell former Virginia governor (R), indicted on federal corruption charges

• Executive Committee Member

Chris Christie Former New Jersey Governor

• Executive Committee Member

Bobby Jindal Former Governor of Louisiana

• Chairman

Donors

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Robert J Perry Head of a Houston real estate empire worth an estimated $650 million

• Donation · 2,500,000 USD ('10)

Rupert Murdoch Chairman and CEO of News Corp and 21st Century Fox

• Donation · 1,000,000 USD*

Daniel S Loeb CEO of Third Point LLC

• Donation · 400,000 USD

Pinnacle West Capital Provider of energy and energy related products.

• Donation/Grant · 350,000 USD ('14→'17)

Paul Singer Vulture-Fund Billionaire | General Partner at Elliott Management Corporation

• Donation · 250,000 USD

Arizona Public Service Company Largest electric utility in Arizona

• Donation/Grant · 165,000 USD ('10→'13)

American Natural Gas Alliance Inc. Representing North America’s largest independent natural gas exploration and production companies

• Donation · 100,000 USD ('10)

Geo Group, Inc. Political Action Committee, the

• Donation · 52,500 USD

American Principles Project Conservative think tank; "only national pro-family organization engaging directly in campaigns and elections."

• Donation · 50,000 USD (Mar 21 '24)

Corrections Corporation of America Political Action Committee

• Donation · 50,000 USD

Donations

Scott Walker 45th Governor of Wisconsin

• Donation · 5,000,000 USD ('10)

Phil Bryant Governor of Mississippi

• Donation · 702,786 USD

Spencer Cox Governor of Utah (R)

• Donation/Grant · 200,000 USD

Republican Attorneys General Association Lobbying group for Republican Party states' attorneys general

• Donation · 175,000 USD ('14)

American Comeback Committee Republican Pro-Stapleton/anti-Polis ads

• Donation/Grant

Federal Election Campaign Contributions

RGA Right Direction

• 11 contributions · 12,200,000 USD (Aug 16 '23→Oct 18 '24)

Services & Transactions

Mercury Public Affairs LLC public relations firm

• a consulting firm · 180,000 USD (Nov '13→Sep '14)*

Martin Guy Rohling

• lobbyist

Miscellaneous Relationships

State Solutions 501(c)(4) nonprofit affiliated with Republican Governors Association

• Affiliation

Rule of Law Defense Fund Offshoot of the Republican Attorneys General Association. Republican attorneys general have been heavily involved in efforts to undermine the results of the 2020 presidential election.

• fundraising arm