Every year, the Cato Institute issues a
report card rating governors on their fiscal responsibility. The criteria are a
blend of tax and spending policies. Here's the list issued on March 1 covering
performance in 2004. It will be no surprise to Pennsylvanians that Ed Rendell
got an F. The complete analysis is online at http://www.cato.org/pub_display.php?pub_id=3691
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| Senior Class Governors Overall
Grades |
| Governor |
State |
Score |
Grade |
| Bill Owens (R) |
Colorado |
77 |
A |
| Judy Martz (R) |
Montana |
75 |
A |
| Jeb Bush (R) |
Florida |
66 |
B |
| George Pataki (R) |
New York |
63 |
B |
| John Hoeven (R) |
North Dakota |
57 |
B |
| Gary Locke (D) |
Washington |
57 |
B |
| Rick Perry (R) |
Texas |
55 |
B |
| Michael Easley (D) |
North Carolina |
53 |
C |
| Dirk Kempthorne (R) |
Idaho |
52 |
C |
| Tom Vilsack (D) |
Iowa |
50 |
C |
| Mike Johanns (R) |
Nebraska |
49 |
C |
| Bob Wise (D) |
West Virginia |
43 |
D |
| Ruth Ann Minner (D) |
Delaware |
42 |
D |
| Kenny Guinn (R) |
Nevada |
40 |
D |
| Mike Huckabee (R) |
Arkansas |
37 |
D |
| Bob Holden (D) |
Missouri |
35 |
F |
| Bob Taft (R) |
Ohio |
30 |
F |
|
| |
| Freshman Class Governors Midterm
Grades |
| Governor |
State |
Score |
Grade |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) |
California |
84 |
A |
| Craig Benson (R) |
New Hampshire |
82 |
A |
| Mark Sanford (R) |
South Carolina |
70 |
B |
| Tim Pawlenty (R) |
Minnesota |
69 |
B |
| Bill Richardson (D) |
New Mexico |
69 |
B |
| John Baldacci (D) |
Maine |
68 |
B |
| Mike Rounds (R) |
South Dakota |
68 |
B |
| Phil Bredesen (D) |
Tennessee |
68 |
B |
| Don Carcieri (R) |
Rhode Island |
66 |
C |
| James Doyle (D) |
Wisconsin |
66 |
C |
| Mitt Romney (R) |
Massachusetts |
66 |
C |
| Linda Lingle (R) |
Hawaii |
66 |
C |
| Brad Henry (D) |
Oklahoma |
65 |
C |
| Robert Ehrlich (R) |
Maryland |
64 |
C |
| James Douglas (R) |
Vermont |
64 |
C |
| Rod Blagojevich (D) |
Illinois |
59 |
D |
| Ted Kulongoski (D) |
Oregon |
58 |
D |
| Jennifer Granholm (D) |
Michigan |
58 |
D |
| Sonny Perdue (R) |
Georgia |
57 |
D |
| Mark Warner (D) |
Virginia |
56 |
D |
| Kathleen Sebelius (D) |
Kansas |
53 |
D |
| Janet Napolitano (D) |
Arizona |
52 |
D |
| Bob Riley (R) |
Alabama |
51 |
D |
| Edward Rendell (D) |
Pennsylvania |
48 |
F |
| James McGreevey (D) |
New Jersey |
42 |
F |
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