State governors issued 48 executive orders from Nov. 27-Dec. 10. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) led the field with 25, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) with 13. Governors in 41 states issued the fewest orders with zero.
Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. The 48 account for 3% of the year-to-date total of 1,484. Kemp, again, leads with 517 orders issued since Jan. 1, followed by DeSantis with 239 and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) with 145. Only these three governors have issued more than 100 executive orders this year.
Governors have issued an average of 30 executive orders per week so far this year. This figure is tied with the 2022 weekly average of 30.
