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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.
California has had 41 lieutenant governors and five acting lieutenant governors since achieving statehood in 1850. The current lieutenant governor is Eleni Kounalakis, a Democrat who was sworn into office on January 7, 2019. [1] She is the first woman elected to the office in California history.
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, incumbent superintendent of public instruction Tony Thurmond, former California Senate president pro tempore Toni Atkins, former controller Betty Yee, and former mayor of Los Angeles Antonio Villaraigosa have declared their candidacies. The field of high-profile candidates is expected to expand in ...
Kounalakis pointed to her two decades of experience in real estate development before she entered politics, saying she helped build planned communities for 200,000 people.
If Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis or another woman is elected as California's next governor, she'll be California's first female governor. There have been 40 governors over nearly 173 years and they've ...
eleni kounalakis’ big week in the big chair Last week was a big one for California’s governor. We’re speaking, of course, of acting Gov. Eleni Kounalakis , who spent the week in the big chair.
Incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis won re-election to a second term with 59.7% of the vote, defeating her Republican challenger. This is the first time in history where both party nominees for this seat were women, and Jacobs was the first African-American woman in history to be nominated for this position.
The lieutenant governor's TV ads for abortion rights are a way to promote her 2026 bid. She hasn't exactly bowled Sacramento over, and will have to make a strong case to voters.