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The governor of Idaho is the head of government of Idaho [2] and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The officeholder has the duty to see state laws are executed, power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Idaho Legislature. [3] The current governor of Idaho is Brad Little, a Republican, who took office on January 7, 2019.
In January 2009, Governor Butch Otter appointed Little to the office of lieutenant governor to fill the vacancy left by former Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch's election to the U.S. Senate in 2008. Little was sworn in by Otter on January 6, 2009, and confirmed by unanimous consent when the Idaho Senate convened on January 12.
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. [9] [14]
Scott Conrad Bedke (born April 27, 1958) is an American politician serving as the 44th lieutenant governor of Idaho since 2023. A Republican, he served as a member of the Idaho House of Representatives for the 27A district. [1] [2] In December 2012, Bedke defeated fellow Republican Lawerence Denney to become speaker of the Idaho House of ...
Yet again, Idaho's governor disregarded constituents and signed HB 242 into law, creating the nation’s first crime of so-called “abortion trafficking."
The lieutenant governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the U.S. state of Idaho. According to the Idaho Constitution, the officeholder is elected to a four-year term. The current lieutenant governor of Idaho is Republican Scott Bedke, who took office January 2, 2023.
Oct. 17—One of the biggest races on the Idaho ballot this election isn't between two people. Instead, voters will have the choice to vote "yes" or "no" on Proposition 1, a citizen-led initiative ...
1. J.B. Pritzker (Illinois) Net Worth: 3.6 billion. Before he became governor of Illinois in January of 2019, Pritzker ran the popular non-profit business incubator 1871 in Chicago.