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These are lists of governors of U.S. states and territories. See Governor for an introduction and List of United States governors for the current incumbents. Subcategories
Terry Branstad is the longest-serving governor in American history, with a tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days, as governor of Iowa. This list contains the 50 governors of states in the United States who have served for the longest years, consecutively or otherwise. Pre-statehood territorial and colonial governors are not included. [1]
20 presidents previously served as governors; 17 presidents were state governors; [2] 9 were governors immediately before election as presidents. Two, William Henry Harrison and William Howard Taft, served as territorial governors. One, Andrew Jackson, served as a military governor of a territory (Florida) before it became a state.
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.
Acting Governor from 1793–94 Rhode Island: Henry Smith: Country: October 15, 1805 May 7, 1806 Rhode Island: Isaac Wilbour: Country: May 7, 1806 May 6, 1807 Acting governor Vermont: Thomas Chittenden: Independent: March 4, 1791 August 25, 1797 Governor of the Vermont Republic 1778–89; 90–91, died in office Maryland: George Plater ...
The Republican governor of a blue state, Christie has faced dismal job approval ratings for many months, helped along by the criminal convictions of two of his former aides in the "Bridgegate ...
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As Governor, Clinton supported the death penalty. [2] According to some sources, Clinton had previously been an opponent of the death penalty in his early years, but changed his position by the time that he was governor. [23] [24] In 1979, Clinton commuted the death sentence of convicted murderer James L. Surridge. Surridge later committed ...