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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]
In January 2025, women were serving as governor in 13 U.S. states (14 between January 9 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, 8 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans. Madeleine Kunin is the oldest living former female governor at 91.
All Washington State Airports (clickable map, each region has lists and links) Seaplane Base Directory at the Wayback Machine (archived December 7, 2006) Airport Directory (list) Washington State Airport Reference Guide (list and links to PDFs) WSDOT-Managed Airports (list and map) Other sites used as a reference when compiling and updating ...
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.
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
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:State governors of the United States. It includes state governors of the United States that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
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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 ] [ 14 ] The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old.