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The governor of Ohio is the head of government of Ohio [2] and the commander-in-chief of the U.S. state's military forces. [3] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Ohio General Assembly, [4] the power to convene the legislature [5] and the power to grant pardons, except in cases of treason and impeachment.
In January 2025, women were serving as governor in 13 U.S. states (14 between January 7 and January 21), as mayor of the District of Columbia, and as territorial governors of Guam and Puerto Rico. Of the current female state governors, nine are Democrats and five are Republicans. Madeleine Kunin is the oldest living former female governor at 91.
1.2 Lieutenant governors of Ohio and candidates. ... Democratic: December 2010 ... List of speakers of the Ohio House of Representatives;
List of lieutenant governors of Ohio; List of United States senators from Ohio. List of current United States senators; List of United States representatives from Ohio. List of current members of the U.S. House of Representatives; United States congressional delegations from Ohio; Supreme Court of Ohio. List of justices of the Ohio Supreme ...
Katherine Moore Porter [1] (born January 3, 1974) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a U.S. representative from California from 2019 to 2025. She was elected as part of a Democratic wave in Orange County, flipping the 45th district.
A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [14] 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] [15]
Barbara Jean Lee (née Tutt; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician who served as a U.S. representative from California from 1998 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, Lee represented California's 12th congressional district (numbered as the 9th district from 1998 to 2013 and as the 13th district from 2013 to 2023), which is based in Oakland and covers most of the northern part of ...
Democratic 33rd: January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 Los Angeles: Elected in 2010. Resigned to become Mayor of Los Angeles. 37th: January 3, 2013 – December 9, 2022 Jim Bates: Democratic 44th: January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1991 San Diego: Elected in 1982. [data missing] Xavier Becerra: Democratic 30th: January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2003 Los ...