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The lieutenant governor serves a four-year term with a two consecutive term limit. The current lieutenant governor is Delbert Hosemann, a Republican, who has held the office since 2020. The lieutenant governor is constitutionally ex officio President of the Mississippi State Senate.
In the Republican primary, he defeated Shane Quick and won the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor; he outraised Quick by several magnitude. [46] [47] In the general election, Hosemann defeated Democrat Mississippi House Representative Jay Hughes 60% to 40%. [48] [25] He was sworn in to the office on January 14, 2020. [49]
Jonathan Tate Reeves (born June 5, 1974) is an American politician serving as the 65th governor of Mississippi since 2020. A member of the Republican Party, Reeves served as the 32nd lieutenant governor of Mississippi from 2012 to 2020 and as the 53rd treasurer of Mississippi from 2004 to 2012.
The shocking incident sent the Republican's colleagues into a panic as they let out audible gasps and some rushed to his side. Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, 77, collapses on Senate floor ...
The lieutenant governor is the second-highest-ranking government official in 45 of the 50 U.S. states and four of the five territories.In those states and territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession in case of a vacancy in the office of governor (Note: in Massachusetts and West Virginia, the lieutenant governor only assumes powers and duties as acting governor ...
After Mississippi's lieutenant governor collapsed on the floor of the state Senate Wednesday, he released a statement saying he had been dehydrated. ... FILE - Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann ...
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann speaks before the State of the State address at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. State leaders react to the incident
[2] [3] In the event of a vacancy, the governor is succeeded by the second-highest-ranking state official; in 45 states and 4 territories, the lieutenant governor is the first in the line of succession. [4] [5] As of January 25, 2025, there are 27 states with Republican governors and 23 states with Democratic governors. Both Republicans and ...