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The governor of Pennsylvania is the head of government of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, as well as commander-in-chief of the state's national guard. [2]The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to approve or veto bills passed by the Pennsylvania General Assembly, [3] as well as to convene the legislature. [4]
The 1790 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was the first gubernatorial election after the establishment of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a U.S. state. Thomas Mifflin, the incumbent President of the Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania was elected as the first Governor of
The list below contains election returns from all sixty-seven gubernatorial elections in Pennsylvania sorted by year, beginning with the first in 1790 and ending with the most recent in 2022. Incumbent governors are listed as well as elected governors and runner(s)-up in each election, including major third-party candidates (garnering 5% or ...
Governor Auditor General Senate House Senator (Class I) Senator (Class III) House; 1791 Thomas Mifflin (F) not an elected office: 10F, 8DR 36F, 33DR vacant: Robert Morris (PA) 4PA, 4AA 1792 42F, 27DR George Washington (I) / John Adams (F) 1793 9F, 9DR [b] 8AA, 5PA 1794 10F, 8DR 48F, 21DR Albert Gallatin (AA) James Ross (PA) 1795 14F, 10DR 49F ...
The Supreme Executive Council of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [a] was the collective directorial executive branch of the Pennsylvanian state government between 1777 and 1790. It was headed by a president and a vice president (analogous to a governor and lieutenant governor, respectively).
Democrat Josh Shapiro took the oath of office Tuesday to become the 48th governor of Pennsylvania, placing his hand on a stack of three Jewish Bibles at Tuesday’s inaugural ceremony outside the ...
State of Pennsylvania. An act to explain and amend an act, entitled, 'An act for the gradual abolition of slavery,'" signed by Pennsylvania governor Thomas Mifflin. Prior to American independence, Mifflin was a member of the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly (1772–1776). He served two terms in the Continental Congress (1774–1775 and 1782 ...
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican Dave McCormick have each sought to strike a balance with the top of their ticket in Pennsylvania, a state that will play a key role in ...