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Table 4.12 THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS, 2014

Joint election Length of Number of of State or other Method of regular term Date of Present previous and lieutenant jurisdiction Name and party selection in years first service term ends terms governor (a) Alabama...... (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . No Alaska...... Mead Treadwell (R) CE 4 12/2010 12/2014 . . . Yes Arizona...... (b)...... Arkansas...... Vacant (p) CE 4 . . . No California...... Gavin Newson (D) CE 4 1/2011 1/2014 . . . No Colorado...... Joseph Garcia (D) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Connecticut...... Nancy Wyman (D) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Delaware...... Matthew Denn (D) CE 4 1/2009 1/2017 1 No Florida...... Carlos Lopez-Cantera (R) CE 4 2/2014 (n) 1/2015 . . . Yes Georgia...... Casey Cagle (R) CE 4 1/2007 1/2015 1 No Hawaii...... Shan Tsutsui (D) CE 4 1/2013 (e) 12/2014 . . . Yes Idaho...... (R) CE 4 1/2009 (c) 1/2015 (c) No Illinois...... Sheila Simon (D) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Indiana...... Sue Ellspermann (R) CE 4 1/2013 1/2017 . . . Yes Iowa...... (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Kansas...... Jeff Colyer (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Kentucky...... Jerry Abramson (D) CE 4 12/2011 12/2015 . . . Yes Louisiana...... Jay Dardenne (R) CE 4 11/2010 (d) 1/2016 1 No Maine...... (b)...... Maryland...... Anthony Brown (D) CE 4 1/2007 1/2015 1 Yes Massachusetts...... (o) CE 4 (o) (o) . . . Yes Michigan...... Brian Calley (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Minnesota...... Yvonne Prettner Solon (D) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Mississippi...... (R) CE 4 1/2012 1/2016 . . . No Missouri...... Peter Kinder (R) CE 4 1/2005 1/2017 2 No Montana...... John Walsh (D) CE 4 1/2013 1/2017 . . . Yes Nebraska...... Lavon Heidemann (R) CE 4 2/2013 (f) 1/2015 (f) Yes Nevada...... Brian Krolicki (R) CE 4 1/2007 1/2015 1 No New Hampshire...... (b)...... New Jersey...... Kim Guadagno (R) CE 4 1/2010 1/2018 1 Yes New Mexico...... John Sanchez (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes New York...... Robert Duffy (D) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes North Carolina...... Dan Forest (R) CE 4 1/2013 1/2017 . . . No North Dakota...... Drew Wrigley (R) CE 4 12/2010 (g) 12/2014 . . . Yes Ohio...... Mary Taylor (R) SE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Oklahoma...... Todd Lamb (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . No Oregon...... (b)...... Pennsylvania...... Jim Cawley (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Rhode Island...... Elizabeth H. Roberts (D) SE 4 1/2007 1/2015 1 No South Carolina...... Glenn McConnell (R) (m) CE 4 3/2012 (m) 1/2015 . . . No South Dakota...... Matt Michels (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes Tennessee...... Ron Ramsey (R) (h) 2 1/2007 1/2015 3 (h) No Texas...... David Dewhurst (R) CE 4 1/2003 1/2015 2 No Utah...... Spencer J. Cox (R) CE 4 10/2013 1/2017 (i) . . . Yes Vermont...... (R) CE 2 1/2011 1/2015 . . . No Virginia...... (D) CE 4 1/2014 1/2018 . . . No Washington...... Brad Owen (D) CE 4 1/1997 1/2017 4 No West Virginia...... Jeffrey Kessler (j) (k) 2 ...... No Wisconsin...... Rebecca Kleefisch (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes (q) Wyoming...... (b)...... ...... Lemanu Peleti Mauga (D) CE 4 1/2013 1/2017 . . . Yes Guam...... Ray Tenorio (R) CE 4 1/2011 1/2015 . . . Yes No. Mariana Islands... Jude Hofschneider (R) CE 4 2/2013 (l) 1/2015 (l) . . . Yes Puerto Rico...... (b)...... U.S. Virgin Islands..... Gregory Francis (D) SE 4 1/2007 1/2015 1 Yes

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THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS, 2014—Continued

Source: The Council of State Governments, January 2014. (i) Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox was appointed to the office Key: of lieuenant governor in Oct. 2013 after Lt. Gov. Greg Bell resigned to CE — Constitutional, elected by public. return to the private sector. SE — Statutory, elected by public. (j) Sen. Jeffrey Kessler was elected as Senate president on Nov. 14, . . . — Not applicable. 2011 to succeed Earl Ray Tomblin. (a) The following also choose candidates for governor and lieutenant (k) In West Virginia, the president of the Senate and the lieutenant governor through a joint nomination process: Florida, Kansas, Maryland, governor are one in the same. The legislature provided in statute the title Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Utah, American Samoa, of lieutenant governor upon the Senate president. The Senate president Guam, No. Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands. For additional serves two-year terms, elected by the Senate on the first day of the first information see The National Lieutenant Governors Association website session of each two-year legislative term. at http://www.nlga.us. (l) Lt. Gov. Inos became governor when Gov. Benigno Fitial resigned. (b) No lieutenant governor. Jude Hofschneider was then installed as lieutenant governor. The (c) Brad Little was appointed by Governor Otter and confirmed by the current administration will serve a five-year term to change future state Senate after Lieutenant Governor Ritsch won the U.S. Senate seat. CNMI elections to even-numbered years. The next election will occur (d) Lieutenant Governor Dardenne won a special election in Nov. 2010 in November 2014. to replace Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu after he left to become (m) As Senate President Pro Tem, McConnell became lieutenant New Orleans mayor. governor upon the resignation of Ken Ard in March 2011 following his (e) Senate President Shan Tsutsui was sworn in as Hawaii’s lieutenant indictment on ethics charges. governor on January 3, 2013. Gov. Abercrombie named Lt. Gov. Schatz (n) Carlos Lopez-Cantera was appointed lt. governor on Feb. 3, 2014 as the replacement for U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye who died on December 17, after Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll resigned Mar. 12, 2013 amidst charges 2012. Under Hawaii law, the Senate president has the choice as to whether of misconduct. to become lieutenant governor. (o) Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray resigned effective June 2, 2013 to (f) Gov. Heineman appointed Lavon Heidemann to the position of become director of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce. lieutenant governor Feb. 14, 2013, after Lt. Gov Sheey resigned amidst The Massachusetts Constitution does not allow the governor to appoint allegations of impropriety. a replacement. The office will remain vacant until a new lt. governor is (g) Lieutenant Gov. Drew Wrigley was appointed by Gov. Jack Dal- elected in the Nov. 2014 election. rymple, who moved from the office of lieutenant governor to governor (p) Lt. Gov. Mark Darr resigned effective Feb. 1, 2013 after he was when Gov. John Hoeven resigned to become a U.S. senator. fined by the State Ethics Commission for a number of ethics violations. (h) In Tennessee, the president of the Senate and the lieutenant gov- No replacement had been named at press time. ernor are one in the same. The legislature provided in statute the title (q) The governor and lt. governor are elected on a joint ticket at the of lieutenant governor upon the Senate president. The Senate president November general election. However, they run on separate party primary serves two-year terms, elected by the Senate on the first day of the first ballots at the August primary election. session of each two-year legislative term.

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