The Governor is the chief executive of the state, and is not a federal officer. The position of Governor is a directly elected office in all fifty states. The Governor runs the state executive branch and holds the power to veto bills, and serve as commander-in-chief of the state national guard, among other things.
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Bill Richardson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:B_Richardson.jpg; Arnold Schwarzenegger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Arnold_Schwarzenegger.jpg; Jeb Bush http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jeb_Bush.jpg; Jesse Ventura http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:JesseVentura.jpg; Jennifer Granholm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jennifer_Granholm.jpg; Lowell Weiker http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/bibdisplay.pl?index=W000253. Created by Gary Keith and Mike Frost.