Sentence examples for governor heading from inspiring English sources

With a popular Republican governor heading the ticket and no interference from the United States Senate race, the G.O.P. might have a better chance of winning one or both chambers.

Could it be that lawmakers had little incentive to please a governor heading to the unemployment line?

The Governor headed off an effort to place his own name in nomination.

Finally, the governor headed for the State Armory, a cement-floored warehouse.

Instead of negotiating with his opponents over the numbers, the governor headed to the fields near Fresno and broke ground on the first section of track.

The governor heads the executive branch of government and generally has more authority than his or her counterpart in most states.

When the convention ended and the governor headed off to spend the weekend in Newport, R.I., with his wife, it was clear, his aides said, that the situation was only deteriorating.

With the help of Christian and Jewish officials, a Muslim governor headed the administration of Fustat the commercial and financial capital of Egypt.

Martinez, the nation's only Latina governor, heads the Republican Governors Assn.

As the Chief Executive of the State of Maryland, the Governor heads the executive branch of government, which includes all state executive departments and agencies, as well as advisory boards, commissions, committees, and task forces.

In the races for open seats in Missouri, Delaware and North Carolina, personal stories — about end-runs around the political hierarchy, or the legacies and foibles of governors heading for the exit — have turned elections into sweeping melodramas of ambition or failure.