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1776 – George Clinton, Continental Congressman (July 8), resigned to fight in the American Revolutionary War. 1780 – Elbridge Gerry, Continental Congressman (February 19) 1793 – Thomas Jefferson, United States Secretary of State (December 31), after becoming disillusioned with the Washington administration.
The most recently inaugurated governor is Bob Ferguson of Washington, who took office on January 15, 2025. [12] A total of 15 current governors previously served as lieutenant governor , while 11 previously served in the United States House of Representatives . [ 13 ]
Eligible to serve as emergency interim governor if 1–5 are vacant 6 List of 5 people named by the governor [40] State Treasurer Rachael Eubanks: 7 Fmr. Lieutenant Governor John Cherry (D) 8 Wayne County Exec. Warren Evans (D) 9 Businessman Gary Torgow: 10 Fmr. U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D)
The governor of Washington is the head of government of Washington and commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The officeholder has a duty to enforce state laws, [ 4 ] the power to either approve or veto bills passed by the Washington Legislature and line-item veto power to cancel specific provisions in spending bills. [ 5 ]
A number of heads of state and heads of government have taken their own lives, either while in office or after leaving office.National leaders who take their own lives while in office generally do so because their leadership is somehow threatened – for instance, by a coup or an invading army.
Acting Governor Ohio: Rutherford B. Hayes: 1868–1872 1876–1877 William McKinley: 1892–1896 Philippines: William Howard Taft: 1901–1904 Governor-General Tennessee: James K. Polk: 1839–1841 Andrew Johnson: 1853–1857 1862–1865 Military Governor Texas: George W. Bush: 1995–2000 Virginia: Thomas Jefferson: 1779–1781 James Monroe ...
Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security: 6 years, 15 days Kathleen Sebelius (born 1948) Kansas: January 13, 2003: April 28, 2009: Democratic: First governor who is the daughter of a former governor Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services: 6 years, 105 days Olene Walker (1930–2015) Utah: November 5, 2003 ...
Dozens of Trump administration officeholders resigned in reaction to the Capitol storming, even though their terms in office would expire fourteen days later with the inauguration of President Biden. Some senior officials, however, decided against resigning in order to ensure an orderly transition of power to the incoming Biden administration.