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Currently, 12 women are serving as governors of U.S. states, along with the Mayor of the District of Columbia Muriel Bowser and territorial governor Lou Leon Guerrero of Guam. Of the current state governors, 8 are Democrats and 4 are Republicans. Madeleine Kunin is the oldest living former female governor at 90.
State governors. The longest serving incumbent U.S. governor is Jay Inslee of Washington, who took office on January 16, 2013. [13] The most recently inaugurated governor is Jeff Landry of Louisiana, who took office on January 8, 2024. [6] A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while ten previously served in ...
The median age at inauguration is 63 years, 229 days. The median term length is 10 years, 89 days. The average age among Republicans is 67 years, 305 days. The average age among Democrats is 68 years, 206 days. Age Ranges: 10 governors are in their 70s; 21 governors are in their 60s; 12 governors are in their 50s; and.
A record 12 women will take their seats as their state's highest-ranking elected officials when the nation's governors are sworn in this winter. The number tops the high mark set in 2004 of nine ...
Sarah Elizabeth Huckabee Sanders (née Huckabee; born August 13, 1982) [1] is an American politician serving since 2023 as the 47th governor of Arkansas. Sanders is the daughter of Mike Huckabee, who served from 1996 to 2007 as Arkansas's 44th governor. [2] A member of the Republican Party, she was the 31st White House press secretary, serving ...
t. e. Sarah Louise Palin (/ ˈpeɪlɪn / ⓘ; née Heath; born February 11, 1964) is an American politician, commentator, author, and reality television personality who served as the ninth governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009. She was the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee under U.S. Senator John McCain.
Nikki Haley. Nimarata Nikki Haley (née Randhawa; born January 20, 1972) [1][2][3] is an American politician and diplomat who served as the 116th governor of South Carolina from 2011 to 2017 and as the 29th U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from January 2017 to December 2018. [4] A Republican, Haley is the first Indian American to serve in ...
Beshear is serving his second term as Kentucky’s governor. The 46-year-old is the son of former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear and was first elected in 2019, when he waged a successful campaign ...