The nation’s governors will have a chance next week to discuss their concerns with the new administration heading to Washington.

President-elect Barack Obama and his running mate Joe Biden will be in Philadelphia on Tuesday, in a meeting of governors hosted by Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.

But who — if anyone — will represent Missouri at the Independence Hall gathering?

Incumbent Gov. Matt Blunt is waiting for the moving vans, while Gov-elect Jay Nixon is only the governor in waiting.

We may hear more Monday, when government workers return from the Thanksgiving holiday.

Missouri is one of only three states that elected new governors this month. Voters in North Carolina and Delaware — where term limits are in effect — also picked new leaders for their executive branches.

According to the Wall Street Journal, 40 governors have already indicated they plan to attend the meeting in Philadelphia — including, that’s right, former GOP veep nominee Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska.