2023 Welcome Week Proclamations
Meet the elected officials who have declared the last week of September as Blue Star Welcome Week. These leaders see and recognize the challenges military and Veteran families face, and they encourage their constituents to support the mission.
ALABAMA
ALABAMA
Governor Kay Ivey
ALASKA
ALASKA
Governor Mike Dunleavy
ARIZONA
ARIZONA
ARKANSAS
ARKANSAS
CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA
San Diego Mayor, Todd Gloria
COLORADO
COLORADO
Governor Jared Polis
CONNECTICUT
CONNECTICUT
Governor Ned Lamont
DELAWARE
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
FLORIDA
Orlando Mayor, Buddy Dyer
Jacksonville Mayor, Donna Deegan
St. Petersburg Mayor, Kenneth Welch
GEORGIA
GEORGIA
Governor Brian Kemp
HAWAII
HAWAII
Governor Josh Green
IDAHO
IDAHO
Governor Brad Little
ILLINOIS
ILLINOIS
Governor J.B. Pritzker
Chicago Mayor, Brandon Johnson
INDIANA
INDIANA
Governor Eric Holcomb
IOWA
IOWA
KANSAS
KANSAS
Governor Laura Kelly
KENTUCKY
KENTUCKY
LOUISIANA
LOUISIANA
Governor John Bel Edwards
MAINE
MAINE
MARYLAND
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS
Governor Maura Healey
MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN
Governor Gretchen Whitmer
MINNESOTA
MINNESOTA
MISSISSIPPI
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
MISSOURI
MONTANA
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
NEW JERSEY
Governor Phil Murphy
NEW MEXICO
NEW MEXICO
Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
NEW YORK
NEW YORK
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH CAROLINA
NORTH DAKOTA
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
OHIO
Dayton Mayor, Jeffrey J. Mims Jr.
OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
PENNSYLVANIA
Governor Josh Shapiro
RHODE ISLAND
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
Governor Kristi Noem
TENNESSEE
TENNESSEE
Governor Bill Lee
TEXAS
TEXAS
Governor Greg Abbott
UTAH
UTAH
Salt Lake City Mayor, Erin Mendenhall
Governor Spencer Cox
VERMONT
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
VIRGINIA
Governor Glenn Youngkin
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
Washington Governor, Jay Inslee
Tacoma Mayor, Victoria Woodards
WEST VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
Governor Jim Justice
WISCONSIN
WISCONSIN
WYOMING
WYOMING
Governor Mark Gordon
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Mayor Muriel Bowser