Welcome to the Official Website of
Kid Governor®
Educators: Get your Kid Governor® questions answered!
If you missed it, watch the recording of our Introduction to Kid Governor® webinar—a 1-hour overview of the program, its classroom resources, and the election process. You’ll leave inspired and ready to launch Kid Governor® in your school!
Kid Governor® Launches in Vermont
This spring, The Connecticut Democracy Center announced its newest affiliate programs: Nebraska’s Kid Governor® in partnership with Civic Nebraska, and Vermont’s Kid Governor® in partnership with the Vermont Secretary of State’s Office! This fall, Nebraska and Vermont 5th graders will learn important lessons about state government, voting, and civic participation as they elect their states’ first Kid Governors!
Kid Governors featured on
NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition
The Kid Governors of Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Oregon were recently featured on NBC Nightly News: Kids Edition with Lester Holt.
2025 Kid Governor® Leadership Summit
To celebrate Civic Learning Week, the Connecticut Democracy Center hosted the sixth annual Kid Governor® Leadership Summit on Saturday, March 15, 2025! The Kid Governors and Cabinet Members/Executive Councilors of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon came together to build relationships across states, find commonalities in their platforms, and learn more about leadership and teamwork.
A special thanks to our keynote speakers: Alexis Howard and Abigail Smith Judstra from the National Governors Association, Larisa Kottke from Leadership Greater Hartford, and Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read.
2025 Kid Governors featured
in News-O-Matic stories
Our 2025 Kid Governors were interviewed for special stories on News-O-Matic, a daily news application for young readers. Read the articles and learn about their platforms!
Announcing the 2025 Kid Governors!
The 5th graders of Connecticut, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and Oregon have voted and their ballots have been counted, and we are pleased to announce the elected 2024 Kid Governors!
CONNECTICUT
NEW HAMPSHIRE
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
Keudy
Martinez
Jade
Adams
Emma
Stephens
Rosie
Lanenga
H.S. Chase Elementary School
Waterbury, CT
Platform: Speaking Up for Safe and Happy Schools
Wells Memorial School
Harrisville, NH
Platform: Banning Animal Testing
Oak Hill Episcopal School
Ardmore, OK
Platform: Education Issues
Riverdale Grade School
Portland, OR
Platform: Addressing Climate Change
Kid Governor® is The Connecticut Democracy Center’s award-winning civic education program in residence at Connecticut’s Old State House. It is presented in partnership with
