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Terry Branstad governor of Iowa, tenure of 22 years, 4 months, and 13 days makes him the longest-serving governor in American history. 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]
A member of the Republican Party, he served three terms in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1979 before serving as the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and again as the 42nd Governor of the state from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in United States history.
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]
Governor Branstad resigned on May 24, 2017, to become the United States Ambassador to China. He held the title of Governor of Iowa for 22 years. On December 14, 2015, he became the longest-serving governor in US history, breaking the record held by George Clinton of New York, who served 21 years from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804.
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 December 4, 2024.
The current governor, Kim Reynolds, is the first woman to hold the position and was sworn in on May 24, 2017. The longest-serving is Terry Branstad, who served from 1983 to 1999 and then again from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 21 years set by George Clinton of New York.
From the time of Utah governor Gary Herbert's retirement on January 4, 2021, until his resignation on August 23, 2021, Cuomo was the longest-serving governor in the United States still in position, with 3,887 days in office.
After Washington Governor Jay Inslee retires on January 15, 2025, Abbott is expected to become the longest-serving governor in the United States. Early life, education, and legal career Abbott was born on November 13, 1957, in Wichita Falls, Texas , of English descent . [ 2 ]