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Hayes was elected outright to the office on November 7, 1972, and re-elected in 1976. On June 1, 1979, Hayes suddenly resigned from office. [3] Governor Jerry Brown appointed Yvonne Brathwaite Burke to replace him. She was defeated for re-election in 1980, but later was elected to the board in 1992. [4] Hayes died on August 10, 2000, at the age ...
Lurleen Wallace, the first wife of George Wallace, was the first woman to serve as governor of Alabama, and the third woman to serve as governor of any state. The current governor is Republican Kay Ivey, who took office on April 10, 2017 following Robert J. Bentley's resignation amidst a corruption scandal. She is the second female governor of ...
South Dakota also had governors on two-year terms until 1972, when a constitutional amendment allowed the governor to have a four-year term. [45] [46] Richard F. Kneip would be the first governor to be elected to a four-year term, though he resigned to accept an appointment. [47]
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The governor of Alabama announced the resignation of a top education official after a book deemed “woke” by her office was pulled from resource materials, news outlets report.
Lieutenant governors of the State of Alabama No. Lieutenant Governor Term in office Party Election Governor [a] 1 Andrew J. Applegate (1833–1870) [11] July 13, 1868 [12] – August 21, 1870 (died in office) Republican [13] 1868 William Hugh Smith — Vacant: August 21, 1870 – November 26, 1870: Office vacated by death: 2 Edward H. Moren ...
Donald Trump takes a selfie with then-Rep. Matt Gaetz in the House chamber after Trump’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 30, 2018.
Every member of the Alabama state legislature was up for election in 2018. Both state senators and state representatives serve four-year terms in Alabama. After the 2014 elections, Republicans maintained control of both chambers. In 2018, all 35 Alabama Senate seats and all 105 Alabama House of Representatives seats were up for election. These ...