State governors issued 49 executive orders from June 5-18. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) led the field with 15, followed by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) with seven. Governors in 33 states issued the fewest orders with zero.
Governors use executive orders to manage executive branch operations. The last two weeks’ executive orders account for 6% of the year-to-date total of 754. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) leads with 213 orders issued since Jan. 1, followed by DeSantis with 132 and New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) with 80.
Governors have issued an average of 31 executive orders per week so far this year, compared to 30 per week in 2022.
