Staff

The Western Governors' Association was established in 1984 to represent the 22 westernmost states and territories. The association is an instrument of the Governors for bipartisan policy development, information exchange, and collective action on issues of critical importance to the western United States.

Troy Timmons

Policy Director

[email protected]

(303) 623-9378

Troy serves as WGA’s Policy Director, responsible for the overall management of WGA’s policy development and advocacy efforts.  He had previously served as WGA’s Director of Federal Relations and Strategic Initiatives.  His prior experience includes work in environmental remediation services and roles in the federal government, including senior policy advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Energy, and professional staff member for the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  In total, Troy has nearly four decades of state and federal government and private sector experience seeking practical solutions to the challenges facing our nation.

Born in Kansas and raised in Colorado, Troy joined WGA in 2015 and has a B.A. in Political Science from Wheaton College in Illinois.  When he’s not working to advance Western Governors’ policy, Troy can be found hiking or snowshoeing in Colorado’s backcountry, or enjoying the natural beauty found throughout our western states.

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