Academy) 2023–2023 Current NJR Vice Mayor: Yena Choe (Leonia High School) 2022–2023 Midwest State The Midwest State encompasses the Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri. Current Governor: Ariel Shifrin (Vernon Hills High School) 2022-2023 Current LTG: Meg Gurram (Naperville North High School) 2022-2023 Northeast State The Northeast is composed of chapters from Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and New York. It boasts two regions, the New England Region (VT, NH, MA, RI) and the Empire Constitution Region (CT, NY). Winter Congress is held in Arlington, Virginia, while the Spring and Fall State Conventions rotate between Boston, MA, Stamford, CT, and Providence, RI. Current Governor: Kavya Desikan (Westford Academy) 2019–2020 Current LTG: William Feng (The Cambridge School of Weston) 2019–2020 Current ECR Mayor: Evan Kindseth (Amity Regional High School) 2019–2020 Current ECR Vice Mayor: Scott Weinstein (John Jay High School) 2019–2020 Current NER Mayor: Zachary Roberts (Westford Academy) 2019–2020 Current NER Vice Mayor: Caroline Riemer (Westford Academy) 2019–2020 Northern California State NorCal is composed of chapters from California, Nevada, and Utah. It has four regions: the Golden Gate Region, the Central Valley Region, the Greater California Region, and the East Bay Region. NorCal is the oldest JSA state in the country, dating back to the founding of the organization in 1934. Fall and Spring State are held in San Jose, CA and Winter State is held in Sacramento, CA. Current Governor: Georgia Laganiere (Maria Carrillo High School) 2022–2023 Current Lieutenant Governor: Ellie Acosta (Maria Carrillo High School) 2022–2023 Current Speaker of the Council of Chapter Presidents: Rose Cromwell (Maria Carrillo High School) 2022–2023 Ohio River Valley State The Ohio River Valley (ORV) includes chapters from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Tennessee. The state contains the Southwest District and North Central District. Fall State is held annually in Columbus, OH. Winter Congress is held annually in Washington, D.C. Spring State is held annually in Florence, KY. The ORV government is composed of a program director, a governor, a lieutenant governor and a cabinet. The cabinet contains ten different departments, with 10 directors and 20 specialists. Current Governor: Aneetej Arora (Dublin Coffman High School) 2021–2022 Current Lieutenant Governor: Suvan Dometti (Dublin Coffman High School) 2021–2022 Pacific Northwest State The Pacific Northwest has chapters from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming. The state has three regions: the Great Pacific Region (western WA), the