BAF Coalition Membership By State

Building America's Future has a huge coalition, including elected officials from 42 states, as well as the Governor of Puerto Rico. The breakdown of our coalition by state/territory is:

 

Alabama

County Commission Chairman, David Seibert, Limestone County

Alaska

Borough Mayor, Luke Hopkins, The Fairbanks North Star Borough

Arizona

Mayor Scott Smith, Mesa
Mayor Robert Walkup, Tuscon
Mayor Boyd Dunn, Chandler

California

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
County Commissioner Federal Glover, Contra Costa County
County Commissioner Kathy Long, Ventura County
Mayor Miguel Pulido, Santa Ana
Mayor Gavin Newsom, San Francisco
Mayor Ashley Swearengin, Fresno
Mayor Chuck Reed, San Jose
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles
Mayor Kevin Johnson, Sacramento
Mayor Bob Wasserman, Fremont
Mayor Ron Dellums, Oakland
Mayor Ron Loveridge, Riverside
Mayor Patrick Morris, San Bernardino
Mayor Pro Tem Sam Pedroza, Claremont

Colorado

Governor Bill Ritter
County Commissioner Kevin O'Malley, Clear Creek County
Mayor John Hickenlooper, Denver

Connecticut

State Representative David McCluskey

District of Colombia

Mayor Adrian Fenty

Florida

Governor Charlie Crist
Mayor William Brooks, Belle Isle
Mayor John Peyton, Jacksonville
Mayor Buddy Dyer, Orlando

Georgia

County Commissioner Jack Bernard, Jasper County
County Administrator Jon Caime, Hart County
Mayor Kasim Reed, Atlanta
Mayor Heidi Davison, Athens

Hawaii

Governor Linda Lingle
Mayor Mufi Hannemann, Honolulu

Illinois

Governor Pat Quinn
County Commissioner David Stolman, Lake County
County Commissioner Steve Liehr, Kankakee County
Alderman Scott Waguespack, Chicago

Indiana

County Commissioner Mike Yoder, Elkhart County

Iowa

County Commissioner Lu Barron, Linn County

Kansas

City Councilwoman Julie Reams, Andover

Kentucky

Governor Steve Beshear
Mayor Jerry Abramson, Louisville
Mayor Jim Newberry, Lexington

Louisiana

County Commissioner Kevin Davis, St. Tammany Parish
Mayor Cedric Glover, Shreveport
Mayor Mitch Landrieu, New Orleans
Mayor Melvin "Kip" Holden, Baton Rouge

Maine

Governor John Baldacci
County Commissioner Malory Shaughnessy, Cumberland County

Maryland

Governor Martin O'Malley
County Councilwoman Nancy Floreen, Montgomery
Alderman Ian Pfeiffer, Annapolis

Massachusetts

Governor Deval Patrick
Mayor Thomas Menino, Boston
Mayor Kimberley Driscoll, Salem

Michigan

Governor Jennifer Granholm
County Drain Commissioner Dennis Lennox, Cheboygan

Minnesota

County Administrator Dennis McCoy, Blue Earth County
Mayor RT Rybak, Minneapolis
Mayor Chris Coleman, St. Paul

Mississippi

County Commissioner Craig Hitt, Lauderdale County

Missouri

County Executive Charlie Dooley, St. Louis County
City Councilman Russ Johnson, Kansas City

Montana

County Commissioner Mike Murray, Lewis and Clark County

Nebraska

Mayor Jim Suttle, Omaha

Nevada

County Commissioner Nancy Boland, Esmeralda County

New Hampshire

State Representative Candace Bouchard, Concord
State Representative John Cloutier, Claremont
Alderman Daniel O'Neil, Manchester

New Jersey

Mayor Jerramiah Healy, Jersey City

New Mexico

Mayor Jim Witcher

New York

Governor David Paterson
Mayor Mike Bloomberg, New York City
Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo
Mayor Andrew Hardwick, Freeport
Mayor William Roderick, Arkport
Mayor David Roefaro, Utica
City Councilwoman Joan Scalise, Utica
City Councilman James Zecca, Utica

North Carolina

Mayor Charles Meeker, Raleigh
City Councilwoman Nancy Carter, Charlotte

Ohio

Governor Ted Strickland
County Commissioner Bill Monaghan, Erie County
City Councilwoman Sara Drew, Stow

Oregon

State Senator Bruce Starr, Hillsboro
Mayor Sam Adams, Portland

Pennsylvania

Governor Ed Rendell
County Commissioner Corey O'Brien, Lackawanna County
County Commissioner Craig Lehman, Lancaster County
County Commissioner Harry Forbes, Pike County
County Commissioner Jeff Zimmerman, Juniata County
County Commissioner John Vatavuk, Somerset County
County Commissioner Ron Beimel, Elk County
Mayor Michael Nutter, Philadelphia
City Councilman Bill Green, Philadelphia
City Controller Michael Lamb, Pittsburgh
City Councilman Tim Scott, Carlisle

Puerto Rico

Governor Luis Fortuño

Rhode Island

Governor Donald Carcieri

South Carolina

Mayor Joseph P. Riley, Jr., Charleston

Tennessee

County Commissioner David Bolling, Clinton
Mayor A C Wharton, Jr., Memphis

Texas

Mayor Joe Adame, Corpus Christi
Judge Byron Ryder, Leon County

Virginia

Mayor Paul Fraim, Norfolk

Washington

Governor Christine Gregoire
County Commissioner Steve Stuart, Clark County
Mayor Mike McGinn, Seattle
Mayor Mary Verner, Spokane
City Councilwoman Teresa Overhauser, Cheney

West Virginia

State Senator John Unger II, Berkeley

Wisconsin

Governor Jim Doyle
Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, Madison