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Terry Branstad is the longest-serving governor in American history, with a tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days, as governor of Iowa. This list contains the 50 governors of states in the United States who have served for the longest years, consecutively or otherwise. Pre-statehood territorial and colonial governors are not included. [1]
A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and again as the 42nd Governor of the state from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in United States history. Branstad served as the United States Ambassador ...
On December 14, 2015, he became the longest-serving governor in US history, breaking the record held by George Clinton of New York, who served 21 years from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804. In the majority of states and territories, term limit laws officially cap a governor's tenure.
The longest serving incumbent U.S. governor is Greg Abbott of Texas, who took office on January 20, 2015.The most recently inaugurated governor is Bob Ferguson of Washington, who took office on January 15, 2025. [12]
The current governor, Kim Reynolds, is the first woman to hold the position and was sworn in on May 24, 2017. The longest-serving is Terry Branstad, who served from 1983 to 1999 and then again from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 21 years set by George Clinton of New York.
Patty Prewitt, the longest-serving female prisoner in Missouri, was among the nine people whose sentences were commuted by Missouri Governor Mike Parson on Friday.
Upon completing his fourth term in office, Brown became the fourth longest-serving governor in U.S. history, serving 16 years and 5 days in office. [ 1 ] Born in San Francisco , he is the son of Bernice Layne Brown and Pat Brown , who was the 32nd governor of California (1959–1967).
Here are America’s most and least popular governors, according to voter ratings in each state taken by Morning Consult: Vermont Republican takes top slot. Vermont Gov. Phil Scott, left, walks ...