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01-MGC1 on Sep 9, 2001

The Midwestern Governors’ Conference (MGC) was created in December, 1962. The members of the conference include the governors of 13 Midwestern states. The MGC is a non-profit, bipartisan organization that brings together top state leaders to work cooperatively on important regional public policy issues.

The purpose of the Midwestern Governors’ Conference 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 conference 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.

Recent subject areas addressed by various MGC committees and working groups have included agriculture, economic development, trade, child support enforcement, worker retention and recruitment, and tourism promotion. The results of these efforts have ranged from written reports to cooperative efforts. The conference also addresses these and other issues through policy statements and resolutions.

The conference also seeks to meet its goal of providing a forum for the exchange of information by sponsoring periodic meetings. In addition to the annual meetings, the conference has occasionally sponsored special meetings and regional roundtables devoted to specific issues such as international trade, state anti-drug strategies, and child support enforcement efforts. The MGC is increasingly concentrating on federal programs and policies and their impact on the region. This growing focus led to the addition (in late 1998) of a Washington-based staff person to monitor federal issues for the MGC.


  • Topic: Principles & Values
  • Headline: Member of Midwestern Governors' Association (Score: 0)
  • Key for participation codes:
  • Sponsorships: p=sponsored; o=co-sponsored; s=signed
  • Memberships: c=chair; m=member; e=endorsed; f=profiled; s=scored
  • Resolutions: i=introduced; w=wrote; a=adopted
  • Cases: w=wrote; j=joined; d=dissented; c=concurred



Democrats participating in 01-MGC1

Mel Carnahan s1mMO Democrat Senator (Former)
Bob Holden s1mMO Former Democratic
Frank O'Bannon s1mIN Former Democratic
Paul Patton s1mKY Former Democrat
Tom Vilsack s1mIA Former Democrat



Republicans participating in 01-MGC1

John Engler s1mMI Former Republican
Bill Graves s1mKS Former Republican
John Hoeven s1mND Republican
Bill Janklow s1mSD00 Former Republican
Mike Johanns s1mNE Former Republican
Scott McCallum s1mWI00 Former Republican Candidate
George Ryan s1mIL Former Republican
Bob Taft s1mOH Former Republican
George Voinovich s1mOH Republican incumbent



Independents participating in 01-MGC1

Jesse Ventura s1mMN Former Independent



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 5
Republicans: 9
Independents: 1

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