Nationally, state governors issued 47 executive orders from July 31-Aug. 13. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) led the field with 15, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) with 11. Governors in 32 states issued the fewest orders with zero.
Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. The last two weeks’ executive orders account for 5% of the year-to-date total of 1,007. Again, Kemp leads with 323 orders issued since Jan. 1, followed by DeSantis with 158 and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) with 116.
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.
