Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Democratic governors are organizing against a second Trump administration, saying this week they’re pulling together a coalition of like-minded state executives to help battle the “dangers of authoritarianism.” One leader not joining the resistance group: Maura Healey. The Massachusetts governor, whose political rise was fueled in part by her repeated battles with now President-elect Donald Trump, is not a member of the newly formed initiative known as Governors Safeguarding Democracy, according to Healey’s office. The coalition is billing itself as a nonpartisan effort to combine the power of several governor’s offices to “protect the state-level institutions of democracy.” Democratic governors JB Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado launched the effort this week. “At this critical moment in our history, we must unite to protect the foundations of our democracy and ensure our institutions withstand threats and persevere in their mission to improve the lives of our people,” Pritzker said in a statement. The group did not respond to questions about which other governors have committed to the effort, and Pritzker and Polis have publicly declined to identify other members, except to note they have reached out to Republicans, too. Advertisement The coalition expected to receive what Pritzker has described as “philanthropic” backing. But exactly how it intends to leverage the power of multiple governor’s offices, or on which issues it intends to fight the Trump administration, was not immediately clear. The group says its goals include trying to “protect the rule of law” and developing “playbooks” for governors to respond. It’s also working with another organization, Governors Action Alliance, that has a decidedly Massachusetts influence; former governors Deval Patrick, a Democrat, and William Weld, a Republican, both sit on that group’s advisory board. At the very least, the Governors Safeguarding Democracy could offer its Democratic leaders a platform to respond to Trump. Pritzker was among those vetted by Vice President Kamala Harris’s campaign as a potential running mate. Polis also didn’t hide his interest in the role before Harris ultimately tapped Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. “If they do the polling and it turns out that they need a 49-year-old, balding, gay Jew from Boulder, Colo., they got my number,” Polis joked over the summer. Advertisement Karissa Hand, a spokesperson for Healey, said while she is not a member of the Governors Safeguarding Democracy, Healey is in “frequent contact with other Governors.” “Governor Healey . . . will continue to work closely with them as she focuses on lowering costs for the people of Massachusetts and protecting their rights and freedoms,” Hand said. Healey later told reporters that governors already have an “infrastructure” to communicate and coordinate. “I saw the announcement that two governors, Governor Pritzker and Governor Polis, are organizing something, but I’m going to continue to work with my governors,” she sad. “We’re just going to have to evaluate as things happen, the various steps that we need to take, what we need to do within our states, what we need to do working together, what we need to do with other state officials. “If anybody in the federal government does anything that violates the law, they’ll be held accountable by state attorneys general and certainly with the support of governors in the states,” she said.