Recent History
In the past 30 years Democratic Governors have served in various other government positions after their tenure. The following list provides recent positions from the Clinton and Obama administrations.
Democratic Governors elected as President:
- Governor Bill Clinton (1992-2000)
- Governor Jimmy Carter (1976-1980)
Democratic Governors Appointed to the US Cabinet,
- Governor Richard Riley: US Secretary of Education 1993-2000 (Clinton)
- Governor Bruce Babbitt: US Secretary of the Interior (Clinton)
- Governor Gary Locke: US Secretary of Commerce (Obama)
- Governor Tom Vilsack: US Secretary of Agriculture (Obama)
- Governor Janet Napolitano: US Secretary of Homeland Security (Obama)
- Governor Kathleen Sebelius: US Secretary of Health and Human Services (Obama)
- Governor Bill Richardson: US Secretary of Energy (Clinton), prior to becoming Governor of New Mexico
Democratic Governors Appointed to Ambassadorships
- Governor Mike Sullivan: US Ambassador to Ireland (Clinton)
- Governor James Blanchard: US Ambassador to Canada (Clinton)
- Governor Richard Celeste: US Ambassador to India (Clinton)
- Governor Gary Locke: US Secretary of Commerce and US Ambassador to China (Obama)
- Governor Ray Mabus: US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia (under President Clinton)
Democratic Governors Elected DNC Chair
- Governor Roy Romer (1992-2000)
- Governor Howard Dean (2004-2008)
- Governor Tim Kaine (2009-2012)
Democratic Governors elected to the US Senate:
- Governor Dale Bumpers
- Governor Jeanne Shaheen
- Governor Mark Warner
- Governor Jay Rockefeller
- Governor Joe Manchin
- Governor Tom Carper
- Governor Evan Bayh
- Governor Ben Nelson
- Governor Tim Kaine
Read more about this topic: Democratic Governors Association
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