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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, it 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 ...
A lieutenant governor is an official in state governments of 45 out of 50 of the United States. In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when they are absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated. In the event a governor dies, resigns or is removed from office ...
State governors. The longest serving incumbent U.S. governor is Jay Inslee of Washington, who took office on January 16, 2013. [13] The most recently inaugurated governor is Jeff Landry of Louisiana, who took office on January 8, 2024. [6] A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while ten previously served in ...
Eleni Kounalakis[a] (née Tsakopoulos; [b] born March 3, 1966) is an American politician, businesswoman, and diplomat serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she is the first woman [c] and the first Greek American elected to the office. Kounalakis graduated from Dartmouth College with ...
Kathy Hochul on her support for the American Jobs Act. Recorded October 24, 2011. Kathleen Hochul (/ ˈhoʊkəl / HOH-kəl; [1] née Courtney; born August 27, 1958) is an American politician and lawyer who has served since August 2021 as the 57th governor of New York. A member of the Democratic Party, she is New York's first female governor and ...
Colgate University (BA) Queen's College, Oxford (MA) Harvard University (JD) Antonio Ramon Delgado (born January 28, 1977) is an American attorney and politician serving as the lieutenant governor of New York since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, Delgado served as the U.S. representative from New York's 19th congressional district from ...
United States Army. Unit. Army Reserve. Mark Keith Robinson (born August 18, 1968) is an American politician serving as the 35th lieutenant governor of North Carolina since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he is the party's nominee in the 2024 North Carolina gubernatorial election. He is North Carolina's first Black lieutenant governor ...
1. Education. University of Minnesota (BA) Peggy Flanagan (Ojibwe: Gizhiiwewidamookwe; [a][1][2] born September 22, 1979) is an American politician, community organizer, and Native American activist serving as the 50th lieutenant governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), Flanagan served ...