The Governing Majority Education Fund
is dedicated to promoting center-right policy solutions and advancing responsible governance through research and education.To impact public policy, The Governing Majority Education Fund promotes center-right policies and solutions, engages policy makers and issue experts, conducts policy research, and educates voters on the need for a responsible, governing majority in Congress.
Board of Directors
Susan Brooks
Former Congresswoman Susan Brooks represented Indiana’s Fifth Congressional District from 2013-2021.
Rodney Davis
Former Congressman Rodney Davis represented Central-Illinois’ 13th Congressional District for five terms.
Jeff Denham
Former Congressman Jeff Denham represented California’s Central Valley from 2011-2019, first in the 19th Congressional District and later the 10th Congressional District.
John Katko
Former Congressman John Katko represented New York’s 24th Congressional District for five terms.
Erik Paulsen
Former Congressman Erik Paulsen represented Minnesota’s Third Congressional District from 2009-2019.
Pat Tiberi
Mimi Walters
Former Congresswoman Mimi Walters represented California’s 45th Congressional District from 2015-2019.

Susan Brooks
Additionally, she co-chaired the center-right Republican Governance Group Caucus and the Women’s Caucus, co-founded both the Biodefense Caucus and the 5G Caucus, and served as the NRCC’s Recruitment Chair during the 2020 election cycle.
Prior to her election to Congress, she was senior vice president of Indiana’s largest technical and vocational college program and was U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana.

John Faso
He was also a member of the Republican Governance Group Caucus. Prior to his election to Congress, Congressman Faso served in New York’s State Assembly, including four years as Republican leader. He was GOP candidate for governor of New York State in 2006. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center and the State University of New York.

Pat Tiberi
Since retiring from Congress, Congressman Tiberi has served as President & CEO of the Ohio Business Roundtable, an organization dedicated to improving the state’s business climate.

Mimi Walters
Former Congresswoman Mimi Walters represented California’s 45th Congressional District from 2015-2019. During her time in Congress, she served on the Committee on Energy & Commerce, the Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Ethics.
Prior to her election to the U.S. House of Representatives, Congresswoman Walters served in both the California State Senate and State Assembly. She started her career in public service on the Laguna Niguel City Council and had a career in investment banking.

Jeff Denham
Prior to his election to Congress, he served in the California State Senate, founded a plastic shipping material manufacturing company, and operated an almond farm. Congressman Denham served 16 years in the United States Air Force, and was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and other campaign medals for tours in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Restore Hope.

Erik Paulsen
He also served as Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, co-chaired the House Medical Technology Caucus, the Digital Trade Caucus, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Caucus, and was a member of the Deputy Whip Team.
Prior to his election to Congress, Rep. Paulsen was a member of the Minnesota State Legislature, where he served as House Majority Leader. He has over 16 years of business experience, including working as a business analyst at Target Corporation. He received his B.A. in mathematics from St. Olaf College and resides in Eden Prairie with his wife and their four daughters.

Rodney Davis
Former Congressman Rodney Davis represented Central-Illinois’ 13th Congressional District for five terms.
Congressman Davis served in several leadership positions in Congress, including Ranking Member of the Committee on House Administration, Ranking Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, and Deputy Whip for Republican Whip Steve Scalise.
While running from bullets on a baseball field when Steve Scalise and others were shot in 2017 and evacuating from the House chamber on January 6, he witnessed the bravery of our US Capitol Police officers and many others. Because of these experiences, Davis has been a leading voice for civility in Congress, even in today’s more politically polarizing atmosphere.

John Katko
Former Congressman John Katko represented New York’s 24th Congressional District for five terms.
Congressman Katko served as Ranking Member on the House Homeland Security Committee and chaired the Republican Governance Group for five years where he was responsible for expanding political engagement with results-oriented Members of Congress.
Prior to serving in Congress, Congressman Katko spent nearly 20 years as a federal organized crime prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice. He has extensive experience on the U.S. Northern, Southern, and Maritime borders and served as a litigator with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission and as an anti- trust and commercial litigation attorney in private practice.
Issues

Economy & Jobs

Energy
“All of the above” strategy for reliable, affordable energy to meet the needs of consumers and create jobs

Health Care

Infrastructure

National Security
Policy Briefings

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Press
The Governing Majority Education Fund (TGMEF) Unveils Mail and Digital Ad Campaign Backing RG2 Members for Recent Votes to Fund the Government
The Governing Majority Education Fund today launched a paid mail and digital ad campaign supporting 13 members of the Republican Governance Group for voting to avoid a government shutdown, support our nation's troops and border security, and put the nation on a more...
The Governing Majority Education Fund Condemns Freedom Caucus Decision to Cease Bipartisan Debt Negotiations
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Drew Kent - [email protected] Washington, DC – The Governing Majority Education Fund (TGMEF), an organization dedicated to promoting center-right policy solutions and advancing responsible governance through research, education and...
Former Congressmen Rodney Davis & John Katko Join Board of The Governing Majority Education Fund
For Immediate ReleaseContact: [email protected] Washington D.C. – The Governing Majority Education Fund (TGMEF), a 501 (c)(4) dedicated to promoting center-right policy solutions and advancing responsible governance through research and education, announced today...
Statement from The Governing Majority Education Fund on Retirement of Congressman Fred Upton
Statement attributable to TGMEF President, Board of Directors, John Faso: “Fred has been a model for effective governance, outstanding constituent service and principled leadership. From co-founding what is now known as the Republican Governance Group to serving as...
Capitol Hill Veteran Drew Kent Named First Executive Director of The Governing Majority Education Fund
Washington D.C. – The Governing Majority Education Fund (TGMEF) today announced former Charlie Dent Chief of Staff, Drew Kent, will become the organization's first Executive Director. “Drew’s long-time experience as both a congressional chief and executive director...
To retake House, centrists say GOP needs candidates who can win swing districts
Many members considered vulnerable polled better than Trump Republican moderates have long been considered a dying breed in a party overtaken by the extremes of the tea party and Trumpism. But even as the GOP embraces the far right in the post-Trump era, some...