What does a governor do?

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A governor is a leader who is elected by residents of a state. Each U.S. state has its own governor. Governors have bigger jobs than mayors because they are responsible for looking after states instead of cities.

Each governor has a lot of responsibility. He or she picks other state leaders, chooses how to spend money for the state, helps the state follow new laws and programs, and searches for ways to make the state better. It’s important for governors to understand problems that the people in their state are facing so that they can choose programs and actions that can help fix those problems. 

Citizens and reporters also look to governors to act as representatives of their states. That means that they can be a “face for the state” and talk about both the good and bad things about that state.