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The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. [16] As of the 2022 elections, there are 12 female state governors currently serving.
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors , the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of September 20, 2024.
Among territorial governors, Albert Bryan of the United States Virgin Islands is the youngest, born on () February 21, 1968 (age 56). The youngest person to ever serve as a governor in the United States was Stevens T. Mason of the Michigan Territory, first elected in 1835 having just turned 24.
See Governor for an introduction and List of United States governors for the current incumbents. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
New York was one of the original Thirteen Colonies on the east coast of North America, and was admitted as a state on July 26, 1788. Prior to declaring its independence, New York was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain, which it in turn obtained from the Dutch as the colony of New Netherland; see the list of colonial governors and the list of directors-general of New Netherland for the ...
N. Governors of Nebraska (4 C, 6 P) Governors of Nevada (4 C, 6 P) Governors of New Hampshire (3 C, 23 P) Governors of New Jersey (5 C, 20 P) Governors of New Mexico (5 C, 11 P) Governors of New York (state) (9 C, 26 P) Governors of North Carolina (4 C, 32 P) Governors of North Dakota (3 C, 6 P)
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [2] [3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, [4] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills. [5]
Five governors have served nonconsecutive terms. Andre B. Roman, Francis T. Nicholls, and Jimmie Davis each served two non-consecutive terms, while Earl Long and Edwin Edwards both served in three distinct stints. In the event of a vacancy, the President of the Senate originally acted as governor. [31] The 1845 constitution created the office ...