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A lieutenant governor is an official in state governments of 45 out of 50 of the United States. In most cases, the lieutenant governor is the highest officer of state after the governor, standing in for that officer when they are absent from the state or temporarily incapacitated.
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, it 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 & duties as acting governor, not succeeding to the ...
A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant , to or ranked under a governor — a " second-in-command ", rather like deputy governor .
The lieutenant governor discharges powers and duties as acting governor and does not assume the office of governor. [1] The first time this came into use was five years after the constitution's adoption in 1785, when Governor John Hancock resigned his post five months before the election and inauguration of his successor, James Bowdoin ...
Below is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of California, 1849 to present. In California, the Lieutenant Governor and the Governor do not run together on the same ticket. The Lieutenant Governor can therefore be affiliated with a different political party than that of the Governor.
Lieutenant Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Length of term to date Current age Party Alabama: Will Ainsworth March 22, 1981 January 14, 2019 () 37 years, 298 days 5 years, 324 days 43 years, 256 days Republican Alaska: Nancy Dahlstrom August 13, 1957 December 5, 2022 ()
This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa. The state constitution describes the responsibilities of the position: "The lieutenant governor shall have the duties provided by law and those duties of the governor assigned to the lieutenant governor by the governor." [1] [2]
The office of lieutenant governor of Mississippi was established by the state's 1817 constitution [1] and it and the governorship were the only popularly elected statewide positions at the time, [2] with both serving two-year terms. [3] The first lieutenant governor was Duncan Stewart, who took office on October 7, 1817. [4]