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State, Political Party, Term Year(s), and Hints
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Governor
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New Jersey, Democrat, 1911-1913, "The Schoolmaster"
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Woodrow Wilson
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Wyoming, Democrat, 1925-1927, first female governor of any state
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
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Massachusetts, Independent, 1780-1785, 1787-1793, Famous signatory
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John Hancock
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Ohio, Republican, 1892-1896, Spanish-American War President
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William McKinley
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California, Republican, 1943-1953, Eisenhower-appointed Chief Justice
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Earl Warren
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Georgia, Democrat, 1971-1975, Peanut farmer
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Jimmy Carter
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New York, Democrat, 1829, Old Kinderhook
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Martin Van Buren
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Louisiana, Democrat, 1928-1932, "The Kingfish"
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Huey Long
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Massachusetts, Democratic-Republican, 1810-1812, Redistricting
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Elbridge Gerry
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Ohio, Republican, 1856-1860, Lincoln-appointed Chief Justice
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Salmon Chase
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North Carolina, Conservative/Democrat, 1862-1865, 1877-1879, influential leader in the New South
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Zebulon Vance
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New York, Democrat, 1929-1932, New Deal President
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Franklin Roosevelt
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Tennessee, Democrat, 1839-1841, Young Hickory
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James Polk
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West Virginia, Democrat, 1977-1985, Great-grandson of oil tycoon
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Jay Rockefeller
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Maryland, Republican, 1967-1969, 39th VP
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Spiro Agnew
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South Carolina, Republican, 2011-2017, Trump's first UN Ambassador
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Nikki Haley
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Florida, Republican, 1999-2007, part of a large multi-state political dynasty
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Jeb Bush
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Alabama, Democrat, 1963-1967, 1971-1979, 1983-1987, "segregation forever"
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George Wallace
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Tennessee, Democrat/Unionist, 1853-1857, 1862-1865, former tailor
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Andrew Johnson
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New Mexico, Democrat, 2003-2011, U.S. Ambassador to the UN and Energy Secretary in the Clinton administration
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Bill Richardson
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Nebraska, Democrat, 1923-1925, 1931-1935, younger brother to the Great Commoner
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Charles W. Bryan
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Minnesota, Reform/Independence, 1999-2003, former professional wrestler
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Jesse Ventura
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Michigan, Republican, 1963-1969, Nixon's Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
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George Romney
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Indiana, Democrat, 1909-1913, Wilson's VP
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Thomas Marshall
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Arkansas, Republican, 1996-2007, minister and Fox News host
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Mike Huckabee
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Wisconsin, Republican, 1901-1906, "Fighting Bob", Progressive candidate for president
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Robert La Follette
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California, Democrat, 1975-1983, 2011-2019, famous opponent of death penalty, proponent of environmental causes
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Jerry Brown
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Kansas, Republican, 1933-1937, lost in a landslide to FDR
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Alf Landon
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Delaware, Independent, 1778-1781, Signer of the Declaration of Independence
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Caesar Rodney
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New York, Republican, 1943-1954, Surprisingly lost to Truman
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Thomas Dewey
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Virginia, Democrat, 2006-2010, Hillary's VP Nominee
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Tim Kaine
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New York, Republican, 1959-1973, Ford's VP
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Nelson Rockefeller
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Tennessee, Democratic-Republican, 1827-1829, Texas, Independent, 1859-1861, First President of Texas
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Sam Houston
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Arkansas, Democrat, 1979-1981, 1983-1992, 42nd president
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Bill Clinton
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State, Political Party, Term Year(s), and Hints
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Governor
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Maine, Republican, 1867-1871, Gettysburg hero
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Joshua Chamberlain
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New York, Democratic-Republican, 1777-1795, 1801-1804, 4th VP
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George Clinton
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Massachusetts, Democrat, 1983-1991, Lost to H.W. Bush
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Michael Dukakis
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Illinois, Democrat, 2003-2009, impeached, removed, and imprisoned for corruption
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Rod Blagojevich
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Indiana, Republican, 2013-2017, Trump's VP
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Mike Pence
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Connecticut, Independent, 1769-1784, Only Patriot colonial governor
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Jonathan Trumbull
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New York, Federalist, 1795-1801, 1st Chief Justice
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John Jay
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Texas, Republican, 2000-2015, Trump's former Secretary of Energy
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Rick Perry
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Rhode Island, Republican, 1866-1869, Union General at Fredricksburg
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Ambrose Burnside
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New Hampshire, Republican, 1983-1989, H.W. Bush's Chief of Staff
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John Sununu
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Virginia, Anti-Federalist, 1776-1779, 1784-1786, the Constitution's biggest opponent
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Patrick Henry
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New Jersey, Democrat, 1878-1881, 2-time commander of the Army of the Potomac
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George McClellan
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Pennsylvania, Republican, 1923-1927, 1931-1935, First Chief of the U.S. Forest Service
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Gifford Pinchot
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California, Republican, 2003-2011, the Governator
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
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New York, Republican, 1899-1900, Bull Moose
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Theodore Roosevelt
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New Jersey, Republican, 2010-2018, Governor during Hurricane Sandy
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Chris Christie
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New York, Democrat, 1883-1885, served non-consecutive presidential terms
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Grover Cleveland
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Maine, Democrat, 1955-1959, Hubert Humphrey's VP nominee
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Edmund Muskie
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New York, Democrat, 1919-1920, 1923-1928, Catholic
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Al Smith
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Massachusetts, Independent, 1793-1797, Sons of Liberty
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Samuel Adams
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Virginia, Democratic-Republican, 1799-1802, 1811, Era of Good Feelings President
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James Monroe
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California, Republican, 1967-1975, former actor
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Ronald Reagan
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Alaska, Republican, 2006-2009, McCain's VP nominee
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Sarah Palin
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Arizona, Democrat, 2003-2009, Obama's first Secretary of Homeland Security
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Janet Napolitano
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Utah, Republican, 2005-2009, has served in the administration of 5 U.S. presidents
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Jon Huntsman
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Ohio, Republican, 1868-1872, 1876-1877, His Fraudulency
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Rutherford Hayes
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Massachusetts, Republican, 2003-2007, Mormon
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Mitt Romney
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Vermont, Democrat, 1991-2003, Loud scream ruined his presidential campaign
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Howard Dean
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Virginia, Democratic-Republican, 1825-1827, W.H. Harrison's VP
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John Tyler
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Ohio, Republican, 2011-2019, 2016 Republican primary contender
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John Kasich
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New York, Democratic-Republican, 1817-1822, 1825-1828, Erie Canal
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DeWitt Clinton
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Texas, Republican, 1995-2000, both a president and a president's son
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George W. Bush
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Massachusetts, Republican, 1919-1921, Silent President
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Calvin Coolidge
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