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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.
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]
Dixy Lee Ray (September 3, 1914 – January 2, 1994) was an American academic, scientist, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. . Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. He
She is the state’s second female governor, and the state’s first female attorney general. Gregoire served as chair of the National Governors Association from 2010 to 2011. [1] She also served on the governors' council of the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, D.C.
As of January 2025, there are 14 female state governors serving. Of the 50 state governors, 47 are non-Hispanic white, one is Hispanic (Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico), one is Black (Wes Moore of Maryland), and one is Native American (Kevin Stitt of Oklahoma). [16]
Women mayors of places in Washington (state) (16 P) Pages in category "Women in Washington (state) politics" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.
For lists of female state governors, see: Argentina: List of female provincial governors in Argentina; Australia: List of female state governors in Australia; Brazil: List of female state governors in Brazil; India: List of female governors and lieutenant governors in India; Mexico: List of female state governors in Mexico; Russia: List of ...
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