State governors issued 85 executive orders from Aug. 28-Sept. 10. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) led the field with 45, followed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R), New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D), and Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) with five each. Governors in 31 states issued no executive orders.
Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. The last two weeks account for 7% of the year-to-date total of 1,163. Kemp again leads with 399 orders issued since Jan. 1, followed by DeSantis with 174 and Lujan Grisham with 132.
