Cato Institute Fiscal Policy Report Cards on America's Governors


Every two years, beginning in 1992, the Cato Institute has prepared a report card for America's fifty governors.  Below is a table summarizing the grades for the available years, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000 and 2002.  Links to the source reports are at the bottom of the page.


State 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002
Alabama C N/A C B D D
Alaska N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Arizona C C A N/A D D
Arkansas D D N/A B C C
California F D C C F F
Colorado A B B C B A
Connecticut F F B A B B
Delaware D F F D D C
Florida D B F F B
A
Georgia C B C C C B
Hawaii F F D B B C
Idaho D C C B C C
Illinois C C D D D D
Indiana A B B B B C
Iowa D C C D F D
Kansas B D C B B D
Kentucky N/A C N/A C B C
Louisiana N/A C N/A C D D
Maine C C C C C D
Maryland C C D C D D
Massachusetts A B B N/A A B
Michigan A B B B B B
Minnesota B D C C B D
Mississippi N/A A B C N/A C
Missouri C D D F N/A N/A
Montana C D D C D B
Nebraska C D C C C C
Nevada F D B B A B
New Hampshire B A A C C D
New Jersey F F B B C N/A
New Mexico C D B B B B
New York C C A B B B
North Carolina D F C C C N/A
North Dakota C D B C C D
Ohio C D F D D F
Oklahoma B C C D C B
Oregon D D C F F F
Pennsylvania C D B B B N/A
Rhode Island F D D C C D
South Carolina C B B B C D
South Dakota A N/A B A B B
Tennessee B C C B D F
Texas C D B B B N/A
Utah C C C C D D
Vermont N/A B B C C D
Virginia C A C N/A C N/A
Washington D D D B B B
West Virginia F D F C C D
Wisconsin B B B C C N/A
Wyoming A B C B C C
Grade Point Average for entire U.S. (A=4.0, F=0.0) 1.91 1.77 2.15 2.22 1.87 1.79



Year Source
1992 Cato Policy Analysis No. 167. A Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors, by Stephen Moore and Dean Stansel (January 30, 1992)
1994 Cato Policy Analysis No. 203. A Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 1994 by Stephen Moore and Dean Stansel (January 28, 1994)
1996 Cato Policy Analysis No. 257. A Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 1996, by Stephen Moore and Dean Stansel (July 26, 1996)
1998 Cato Policy Analysis No. 315. A Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 1998, by Stephen Moore and Dean Stansel (September 3, 1998)
2000
Cato Policy Analysis No. 391. A Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2000, by Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski (February 12, 2001)
2002 Cato Policy Analysis No. 454. A Fiscal Policy Report Card on America's Governors: 2002, by Stephen Moore and Stephen Slivinski (September 20, 2002)


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