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A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor, while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives. [13] 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.
The following is a list of current United States governors by age. This list includes the 50 state governors, the five territorial governors, as well as the mayor of Washington, D.C. in office as of January 17, 2025.
Acting Governor from 1793–94 Rhode Island: Henry Smith: Country: October 15, 1805 May 7, 1806 Rhode Island: Isaac Wilbour: Country: May 7, 1806 May 6, 1807 Acting governor Vermont: Thomas Chittenden: Independent: March 4, 1791 August 25, 1797 Governor of the Vermont Republic 1778–89; 90–91, died in office Maryland: George Plater ...
Mainly, the Fed’s board of governors has a bigger influence than the 12 reserve bank presidents because those officials have a permanent vote on rate decisions, rather than following a three ...
In colonial North America, governors were chosen in a variety of ways, depending on how the colony was organized. In the crown colonies of Great Britain, France, and Spain, the governor was chosen by the ruling monarch of the colonizing power, or his designees; in British colonies, the Board of Trade was often the primary decision maker.
The governor of Missouri is the head of government of the U.S. state of Missouri and the commander-in-chief of the Missouri National Guard. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Missouri Legislature , to convene the legislature and grant pardons , except in cases of impeachment.
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]
United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 2020, in 11 states and two territories. The previous gubernatorial elections for this group of states took place in 2016 , except in New Hampshire and Vermont where governors only serve two-year terms.