Gov. Peter Shumlin was elected to a second term as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association on Monday, the organization announced.
As such, the Vermonter will lead Democratic efforts to win the 36 governorships up for grabs in November 2014. Of those, 22 are currently held by Republicans.
Shumlin was first elected to lead the partisan political group last December, when he hadn’t quite finished his first term. In his first year as DGA chairman, the organization helped Terry McAuliffe recapture Virginia for the Democrats. The DGA sat out the year’s other gubernatorial election, in New Jersey, where Gov. Chris Christie easily won reelection.
“By focusing on the issues that matter in the everyday lives of middle-class families, the DGA won a major victory in Virginia this year,” Shumlin said in a written statement released after his reelection. “In 2014, we will build on that momentum and communicate how Republican governors across the country have pursued a failed economic philosophy that rewards the wealthiest at the expense of the middle class and critical investments in education. I appreciate the support of my colleagues, and look forward to the important work of growing the ranks of Democratic governors.”
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