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Since 1959, there have been 34 states which have appointed or elected women as attorneys-general. Puerto Rico has had a record four women hold office as attorney general, the most of any U.S. state or territory. Anne X. Alpern of Pennsylvania is the first woman to hold office as the attorney-general of a state. [1]
Maura Tracy Healey (born February 8, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 73rd governor of Massachusetts since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as Massachusetts Attorney General from 2015 to 2023 and was elected governor in 2022, defeating the Republican nominee, former state representative Geoff Diehl.
To run for governor, a candidate must generally be a U.S. citizen with prior state residence who meets the minimum age requirement—set at 30 years old in 35 states. [ 9 ] All 55 governors are members of the National Governors Association , a non-partisan organization which represents states and territories in discussions with the federal ...
Massachusetts Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey became the first woman to ascend to that state's highest office, and she also will be the country's first openly lesbian governor.
Cooper upset the Democratic incumbent in a 1986 state House primary race and was elected to the General Assembly. He served 14 years there and later became the Senate majority leader.
Here’s the latest list of candidates in the 2024 elections who want to be North Carolina’s next governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general and serve in other statewide races.
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, 9 are Democrats and 5 are Republicans. Madeleine Kunin is the oldest living former female governor at 91.
The last woman to run in a general election for Virginia’s governor’s mansion was former Democratic state Attorney General Mary Sue Terry in 1993. She lost by more than 17 points to then-Rep ...