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A lieutenant governor, lieutenant-governor, or vice governor is a high officer of state, whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction. Often a lieutenant governor is the deputy, or lieutenant, to or ranked under a governor — a "second-in-command", rather like deputy governor.
Sep 12, 2022 · Forty-five out of 50 United States have a lieutenant governor as part of their state's executive branch. The lieutenant governor serves directly below the governor in the state's chain of command.
News about North Carolina, Republican primary, lieutenant governor
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News about Mike Braun, Rep. Julie McGuire, lieutenant governor endorsement
Aug 26, 2021 · Gov. Kathy Hochul officially announced state Sen. Brian Benjamin as her lieutenant governor during a joint press conference Thursday. Hochul had hinted two weeks ago that she was looking to tap...
Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis was sworn in as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of California by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 7th, 2019. She is the first woman elected Lt. Governor of California. A native Californian, she visited each of the state’s 58 counties during her historic campaign.
List of current lieutenant governors in the United States. In the United States, the office of lieutenant governor is the second-highest executive office in a state and is nominally subordinate to the governor. In the U.S., the main duty of the lieutenant governor is to act as governor should the governor be temporarily absent from the office.
Sep 15, 2022 · The state’s top executive leaders — the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general — are on the ballot in November. Emily Albracht for the Texas Tribune. The Texas Tribune is...
Nov 8, 2022 · Texas 2022 Elections. Dan Patrick secures third term as lieutenant governor, beating Mike Collier. Patrick will get another four years leading the Texas Senate, one of the state’s most...
