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Top DGA, RGA Staffers Form Consulting Firm

Over the past four years, the men who ran the Republican and Democratic governors’ associations competed fiercely. Now, they’re going into business together.

Over the past four years, the men who ran the Republican and Democratic governors’ associations competed fiercely. Now, they’re going into business together.

RGA executive director Phil Cox and his DGA counterpart, Colm O’Comartun, are forming 50-State LLC, a bipartisan consulting firm that will help corporate clients navigate state governments.

The pairing may be less unlikely than it seems. The gubernatorial associations have had a less acrimonious relationship than the parties’ Senate and House campaign arms. That’s partly because the RGA and DGA can collect unlimited corporate money, and some nonideological donors give money to both.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.