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State Governor Date of birth Date of inauguration Age at inauguration Time in office Current age Party Alabama: Kay Ivey October 15, 1944 April 10, 2017 () 72 years, 177 days 7 years, 22 days 79 years, 200 days Republican Alaska: Mike Dunleavy
- Dan Mckee
- Jim Justice
- Jay Inslee
- Asa Hutchinson
- Laura Kelly
- Tom Wolf
- Janet Mills
- Henry McMaster
- Mike DeWine
- Kay Ivey
photo source: Wikimedia Commons After graduating from Cumberland High School, McKee received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts and a Master of Public Administration from the Harvard Kennedy School. McKee was an officer of McKee Brothers, a heating, air conditioning, and home heating oil delivery business ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Jim Justice has served as the 36thGovernor of West Virginia since 2017. Although Justice was a registered Republican before running for governor, he ran as a Democrat and defeated the Republican nominee, Bill Cole. After winning, Justice waited just a few months before announcing that he was once again a Republican a...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Jay Inslee is the 23rdGovernor of Washington and he was a candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. However, Inslee withdrew from the race in August 2019 after facing poor polling numbers and seeing no path to victory. Inslee started his political career in 1989 when he was elected to the Washington ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Asa Hutchinson is currently serving in his second term as the 46thGovernor of Arkansas. Hutchinson started his political career way back in 1982 when he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan as U.S. Attorney for the United States Western District of Arkansas. He also served as the Chair of the Republican Party of ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Laura Kelly is currently the 48thGovernor of Kansas and was elected in 2018 when she defeated Republican nominee, Kris Kobach. Unlike some of the other governors on this list, Kelly began her political career later in life. She entered politics in 2004 when she was elected to the Kansas Senate. During her tenure, she...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Tom Wolf has been the 47thGovernor of Pennsylvania since 2015 and his term is set to expire in 2023 because of term limits. Wolf previously served as the Secretary of Revenue of Pennsylvania from 2007 to 2008 under then-governor Ed Rendell. During the administration of Governor Robert P. Casey, Wolf served on an econ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Behind Kay Ivey, Janet Mills is the second oldest female U.S. governor. Mills has served as the 75th Governor of Maine since 2019. Before starting her governorship, Mills was the 57thAttorney General of Maine from 2013 to 2019. She was also attorney general from 2009 to 2011. Mills began her political career in 1980 ...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Henry McMaster has served as the 117th Governor of South Carolina since 2017. Before he was elected governor, McMaster was the 91stLieutenant Governor of South Carolina from 2015 to 2017. During his early political career, McMaster worked for U.S. senator Strom Thurmond. Through Thrumond’s recommendation, President R...
photo source: Wikimedia Commons Mike DeWine is currently the 70th Governor of Ohio and the second oldest U.S. governor. Like many of the other governors on this list, DeWine has had a very long political career. At age 25, DeWine started working as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for Greene County, Ohio, and in 1976 was elected County Prosecutor....
photo source: Wikimedia Commons At the age of 77 years, 2 months, and 2 days, Kay Iveyis currently the oldest sitting U.S. Governor. Ivey has been serving as the 54th Governor of Alabama since 2017. Ivey became Alabama’s second female governor and the first female Republican governor upon the resignation of her predecessor, Robert J. Bentley. Befor...
The average age of governors at the time of their inauguration was about 59 years old. Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest current governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. As of the 2022 elections, there are 12 female state governors currently serving.
StateImageGovernor [6]Party [6]Alabama ( list )( 1944-10-15) October 15, 1944 (age 79)Alaska ( list )( 1961-05-05) May 5, 1961 (age 63)Arizona ( list )( 1969-12-28) December 28, 1969 (age 54)Arkansas ( list )( 1982-08-13) August 13, 1982 (age 41)The oldest current governor is Kay Ivey of Alabama, born on () October 15, 1944 (age 79). The youngest current state governor is Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas who was born on () August 13, 1982 (age 41).
State And StatuteMinimum AgeResidencyU.s. CitizenshipAlabama: Article V, Section 116 [17]30For at least seven years by the date of ...For at least ten years by the date of the ...30At least seven years prior to filingAt least seven years prior to filingArizona: Article V, Section 2: [19]25Five years by election dayFive years by election dayArkansas: Article 6, Section 11 [20]30By at least seven years on election dayYesPeople also ask
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In all states, the governor is directly elected and, in most cases, has considerable practical powers. Notable exceptions with weak governorships include the office of the governor in Texas, though this may be moderated by the state legislature and, in some cases, by other elected executive officials. Governors can veto state bills.
Alabama governor Kay Ivey (born 1944) is the oldest governor, and Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (born 1982) is the youngest. Territory governors. The following hold the gubernatorial offices of the United States territories . Federal district mayor. References. ↑ NY gubernatorial terms begin at midnight New Year's Day.
May 22, 2024 · In addition, the governor acts as the state’s liaison with the federal government. However, the office does vary by state. These differences include term limits and veto powers. Click on the interactive map to discover each state’s governor. Kenny Chmielewski Amy Tikkanen.
