The '''National Governors Association''' (NGA) is a bipartisan organization of the nation's 50 governors. Founded in 1908, the current chairman is Governor [[Ed Rendell]], [[Democrat]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and the Vice Chairman is Governor [[Jim Douglas]], [[Republican]] of [[Vermont]].
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The '''National Governors Association''' (NGA) is a bipartisan organization of the nation's 50 governors. The current chairman is Governor [[Ed Rendell]], [[Democrat]] of [[Pennsylvania]] and the Vice Chairman is Governor [[Jim Douglas]], [[Republican]] of [[Vermont]].
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The organization was originally founded in 1908 as the ''Conference of Governors'' by [[Theodore Roosevelt]].<ref>[https://www.google.com/books/edition/Political_Groups_Parties_and_Organizatio/ovKfDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA648 Political Groups, Parties, and Organizations that Shaped America]</ref>