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On December 16, 2024, Chris Cournoyer was appointed Lieutenant Governor of Iowa by Kim Reynolds, succeeding acting Lieutenant Governor Amy Sinclair following the resignation of Adam Gregg. From 1997 to 2009, Arizona had two female governors and two concurrently serving female secretaries of state.
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, he or she is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor, not succeeding ...
As of 2025, 51 women have served as governor of a U.S. state, three as governor of an unincorporated U.S. territory, and two as mayor of the District of Columbia.In January 2025, women were serving as governor in 13 U.S. states (14 between January 9 and January 21), as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and Puerto Rico.
A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [13] The governor's office has term limits in 37 states and 4 territories; these terms are four years except in New Hampshire and Vermont, where governors serve two-year terms. [9] [14]
List of female lieutenant governors in the United States; M. List of first women mayors in the United States; P. List of female members of the House of ...
Here’s the latest list of candidates in the 2024 elections who want to be North Carolina’s next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general and serve in other statewide races.
Lieutenant Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Length of term to date Current age Party Alabama: Will Ainsworth March 22, 1981 January 14, 2019 () 37 years, 298 days 6 years, 0 days 43 years, 298 days Republican Alaska: Nancy Dahlstrom August 13, 1957 December 5, 2022 ()
This is a list of minority governors and lieutenant state governors in the United States.In the United States, an ethnic minority is anyone who has at least one parent who is not of non-Hispanic white descent (such as African Americans, Asian Americans, Pacific Islands Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, or Native Americans).