Overall

Overall Issue Category Of Proposed Initiatives

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2013

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

138

33%

233

27%

280

30%

202

25%

126

23%

145

25%

Economic/Jobs

58

14%

181

21%

177

19%

141

17%

121

22%

105

18%

Energy/ Environment

13

3%

90

11%

124

13%

146

18%

97

18%

29

5%

Health Care

65

16%

121

14%

151

16%

142

17%

93

17%

60

10%

Taxes

50

12%

107

13%

93

10%

55

7%

61

11%

51

9%

Ethics in Government

9

2%

11

1%

19

2%

26

3%

34

6%

30

5%

Transportation

9

2%

36

4%

36

4%

66

8%

34

6%

28

5%

Children

27

7%

64

8%

70

7%

45

6%

28

5%

41

7%

Crime & Drugs

19

5%

99

12%

69

7%

74

9%

26

5%

41

7%

Military/ National Guard

17

4%

22

3%

23

2%

16

2%

11

2%

11

2%

Immigration

1

N/A

4

N/A

5

1%

13

2%

7

1%

N/A

N/A

Seniors

8

2%

24

3%

13

1%

6

1%

10

2%

N/A

N/A

Other/ Miscellaneous

42

10%

125

15%

76

8%

34

4%

37

7%

23

4%

TOTAL ^

413

Education

850

947

808

554

^Proposals that were listed in more than one category were counted in more than one category

580

From Republican Governors Issue Category Of Proposed Initiatives

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2013

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Education

69

38%

139

28%

122

30%

79

25%

61

28%

96

26%

Economic/Jobs

22

12%

96

19%

73

18%

42

13%

45

20%

54

15%

Energy/ Environment

5

3%

48

10%

57

14%

49

16%

29

13%

19

5%

Health Care

26

14%

48

10%

54

13%

46

15%

31

14%

42

11%

Taxes

29

16%

68

14%

37

9%

25

8%

33

15%

38

10%

Ethics in Government

2

1%

6

2%

9

2%

18

6%

15

7%

19

5%

Transportation

5

3%

20

4%

17

4%

30

9%

14

6%

18

5%

Children

6

3%

31

6%

16

4%

11

3%

9

4%

29

8%

Crime & Drugs

10

5%

59

12%

33

8%

30

9%

5

2%

5

1%

Military/ National Guard

6

3%

6

1%

13

3%

7

2%

4

2%

5

1%

Immigration

1

N/A

3

1%

2

N/A

7

2%

3

1%

N/A

N/A

Seniors

5

3%

11

2%

3

1%

3

1%

4

2%

N/A

N/A

17

9%

89

18%

37

9%

14

4%

16

7%

17

5%

Other/ Miscellaneous

TOTAL ^

183

496

408

316

221

^Proposals that were listed in more than one category were counted in more than one category

370

From Democratic Governors Issue Category Of Proposed Initiatives

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2013

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposal s

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Total Proposals

Overall %

Education

69

30%

94

27%

158

29%

123

24%

65

20%

45

23%

Economic/Jobs

36

16%

85

24%

104

19%

99

20%

77

23%

48

24%

Energy/ Environment

8

3%

42

12%

67

12%

97

20%

68

20%

10

5%

Health Care

39

17%

73

21%

97

18%

96

20%

62

19%

17

9%

Taxes

21

9%

39

11%

56

10%

30

6%

28

8%

10

5%

Ethics in Government

7

3%

5

1%

10

2%

8

2%

19

6%

11

6%

Transportation

4

2%

18

5%

19

4%

36

7%

20

6%

8

4%

21

9%

33

9%

54

10%

34

7%

19

6%

12

6%

Crime & Drugs

9

4%

44

12%

36

7%

44

9%

21

6%

13

7%

Military/ National Guard

11

5%

16

5%

10

2%

9

2%

7

2%

6

3%

Immigration

0

N/A

1

N/A

3

1%

6

1%

4

1%

N/A

N/A

Seniors

3

1%

13

4%

10

2%

3

1%

6

2%

N/A

N/A

Other/ Miscellaneous

25

11%

36

10%

40

7%

20

4%

21

6%

6

3%

TOTAL^

230

Children

354

539

492

333

^Proposals that were listed in more than one category were counted in more than one category

196

Overall:

Republican:

Democrat: