Nationally, state governors issued 43 executive orders from Oct. 2-15. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) led the field with 13 each, followed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) with three each. Governors in 36 states issued the fewest orders with zero.
Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. The 43 executive orders account for 3% of the year-to-date total of 1,286. Kemp leads with 433 orders issued since Jan. 1, followed by DeSantis with 206 and Lujan Grisham with 137.
Governors have been issuing an average of 31 executive orders per week so far this year. This figure is more than the 2022 weekly average of 30.
