Question: do you have to be born in a state to be governor

Answer: No, 13 of the current state governors were born outside the state they are serving: Doug Ducey of Arizona (born in Ohio), John Hickenlooper of Colorado (born in Pennsylvania), Rick Scott of Florida (born in Illinois), Matt Bevin of Kentucky (born in Colorado), Larry Hogan of Maryland (born in Washington, D.C.), Charlie Baker of Massachusetts (born in New York), Brian Sandoval of Nevada (born in California), Phil Murphy of New Jersey (born in Massachusetts), Susana Martinez of New Mexico (born in Texas), John Kasich of Ohio (born in Pennsylvania), Mary Fallin of Oklahoma (born in Missouri), Kate Brown of Oregon (born in Spain), and Scott Walker of Wisconsin (born in Colorado).