Council of State Governments

Joshua B. Green, Governor of Hawaii, President (chosen by regional conferences in Dec.), 2026
Mike A. Gipson, Assembly member, California, Chair (chosen by regional conferences in Dec.), 2026
Cameron A. Sexton, House Speaker, Tennessee, Chair-elect (chosen by regional conferences in Dec.), 2026
Carmelo J. Rios-Santiago, Senate President Pro Tempore Puerto Rico, Vice-Chair (elected by regional conferences in Dec.), 2026

David Adkins, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer

1776 Avenue of the States
Lexington, KY 40511
(859) 244-8000; fax: (859) 244-8001
e-mail: membership@csg.org
web: Council of State Governments

The Council of State Governments is the nation's only organization serving all three branches of state government. It is a region-based forum that fosters the exchange of insights and ideas to help state officials shape public policy. Founded in 1933, the Council is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. Council members include every elected and appointed state and territorial official in the United States.

EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

K. Joseph Shekarchi, House Speaker, Rhode Island, Co-Chair (chosen by Executive Committee in Dec., 1-year term), 2025
Dominick J. Ruggerio, Senate President, Rhode Island, Co-Chair (chosen by Executive Committee in Dec., 1-year term), 2025

David N. Biette, Director

22 Cortlandt St., 22nd floor
New York, NY 10007
(212) 482-2320; fax: (212) 482-2344
e-mail: info-east@csg.org
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The Eastern Regional Conference of the Council of State Governments works to facilitate the exchange of ideas and information among the region's state policy makers, business leaders, and the academic community. Formerly in the Council's Southern Regional Conference, Maryland joined the Eastern Regional Conference in November 2009.

Members of the Eastern Regional Conference include eleven states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont; as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The five eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island are international affiliate members of the Council’s Eastern Region.

The Conference provides staff for regional committees, task forces, and boards. Through these bodies, the Conference seeks to forge consensus on regional policies and priorities, and advocate federal policies and programs beneficial to the Eastern Region.

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