The man running for VP is dead last. By a long wayFiscal Policy Report Card on America’s Governors 2024
This report grades governors on their fiscal policies from a limited‐government perspective. Governors receiving an A are those who have cut taxes and spending the most, whereas governors receiving an F have increased taxes and spending the most.
October 15, 2024 By Chris EdwardsTable 1
Overall grades for the governors
State Governor Score Grade
Iowa Kim Reynolds (R) 81 A
Nebraska Jim Pillen (R) 77 A
West Virginia Jim Justice (R) 71 A
Arkansas Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) 69 A
South Dakota Kristi Noem (R) 69 A
Montana Greg Gianforte (R) 66 A
Hawaii Josh Green (D) 63 B
Georgia Brian Kemp (R) 63 B
Idaho Brad Little (R) 63 B
Vermont Phil Scott (R) 60 B
South Carolina Henry McMaster (R) 58 B
Massachusetts Maura Healey (D) 58 B
Kansas Laura Kelly (D) 58 B
Colorado Jared Polis (D) 57 B
Virginia Glenn Youngkin (R) 55 B
Utah Spencer Cox (R) 53 C
New Hampshire Chris Sununu (R) 53 C
Mississippi Tate Reeves (R) 52 C
Florida Ron DeSantis (R) 52 C
Maryland Wes Moore (D) 52 C
Rhode Island Dan McKee (D) 51 C
Ohio
Mike DeWine (R) 50 C
Indiana Eric Holcomb (R) 50 C
Oklahoma Kevin Stitt (R) 49 C
Alabama Kay Ivey (R) 49 C
Connecticut Ned Lamont (D) 48 C
Tennessee Bill Lee (R) 47 C
Wyoming Mark Gordon (R) 47 C
Texas Greg Abbott (R) 46 C
North Dakota Doug Burgum (R) 45 C
Nevada Joe Lombardo (R) 45 C
Illinois J. B. Pritzker (D) 45 C
Arizona Katie Hobbs (D) 44 D
New Jersey Phil Murphy (D) 42 D
California Gavin Newsom (D) 42 D
North Carolina Roy Cooper (D) 41 D
Kentucky Andy Beshear (D) 40 D
Pennsylvania Josh Shapiro (D) 39 D
New Mexico Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) 39 D
Missouri Mike Parson (R) 38 D
Oregon Tina Kotek (D) 36 D
Michigan Gretchen Whitmer (D) 35 D
Wisconsin Tony Evers (D) 34 F
Delaware John Carney (D) 31 F
Washington Jay Inslee (D) 31 F
Maine Janet Mills (D) 31 F
New York Kathy Hochul (D) 29 F
Minnesota Tim Walz (D) 19 F
https://www.cato.org/white-paper/fiscal-policy-report-card-americas-governors-2024#highest-scoring-governors