The Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the States and Other Jurisdictions

The Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the States and Other Jurisdictions

96-371 C
CRS Report for Congress
Received through the CRS Web
The Governors and Lieutenant Governors
of the States and Other Jurisdictions
Updated February 3, 1998
Isabelle Malloy
Senior Research Librarian
Congressional Reference Division
Congressional Research Service ˜ The Library of Congress

The Governors and Lieutenant Governors
of the States and Other Jurisdictions
Summary
The report lists the Governors and Lieutenant Governors of the 50 states, plus
American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin
Islands. Included is the year when the next election for governor and lieutenant
governor will be held, the political party affiliation of the respective officials, the
length of term of office, and the address.

Contents
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Alaska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Arkansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
California . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Colorado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecticut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Delaware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hawaii . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Illinois . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Kansas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Louisiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Maryland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Michigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
New Hampshire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
North Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
North Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Rhode Island . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
South Carolina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
South Dakota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tennessee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Utah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Vermont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Wyoming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
American Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Northern Mariana Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Virgin Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

The Governors and Lieutenant Governors
of the States and Other Jurisdictions
Alabama
Governor:
Fob James, Jr.
Lieutenant Governor:1
Don Sigelman (D)
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Montgomery 36130
Alaska
Governor:
Tony Knowles
Lieutenant Governor:1
Fran Ulmer
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Pouch A
Juneau 99811
Arizona
Governor:
Jane Hull
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Phoenix 85007
Arkansas
Governor:
Mike Huckabee
Lieutenant Governor:1
Winthrop Rockefeller
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Little Rock 72201
1 Where the Lieutenant Governor is of a different party than the Governor, that has been
indicated.

CRS-2
California
Governor:
Pete Wilson
Lieutenant Governor:1
Gray Davis (D)
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Sacramento 95814
Colorado
Governor:
Roy R. Romer
Lieutenant Governor:1
Gail Schoettler
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Denver 80203
Connecticut
Governor:
John G. Rowland
Lieutenant Governor:1
M. Jodi Rell
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Hartford 06115
Delaware
Governor:
Thomas R. Carper
Lieutenant Governor:1
Ruth Ann Minner
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
Legislative Hall
Dover 19901
Florida
Governor:
Lawton Chiles
Lieutenant Governor:1
Kenneth H. MacKay
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Tallahassee 32301

CRS-3
Georgia
Governor:
Zell Miller
Lieutenant Governor:1
Pierre Howard
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Atlanta 30334
Hawaii
Governor:
Benjamin J. Cayetano
Lieutenant Governor:1
Mazie K. Hirono
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Honolulu 96813
Idaho
Governor:
Philip E. Batt
Lieutenant Governor:1
C.L. “Butch” Otter
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Boise 83720
Illinois
Governor:
Jim Edgar
Lieutenant Governor:1
Bob Kustra
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Springfield 62706
Indiana
Governor:
Frank L. O’Bannon
Lieutenant Governor:1
Joe Kernan
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Indianapolis 46204

CRS-4
Iowa
Governor:
Terry E. Branstad
Lieutenant Governor:1
Joy C. Corning
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Des Moines 50319
Kansas
Governor:
Bill Graves
Lieutenant Governor:1
Gary Sherrer
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Topeka 66612
Kentucky
Governor:
Paul E. Patton
Lieutenant Governor:1
Steve Henry
Year Next Up for Election:
1999
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Frankfort 40601
Louisiana
Governor:
M.J. “Mike” Foster, Jr.
Lieutenant Governor:1
Kathleen Blanco (D)
Year Next Up for Election:
1999
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Baton Rouge 70804
Maine
Governor:
Angus King
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
I
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Augusta 04330

CRS-5
Maryland
Governor:
Parris Glendening
Lieutenant Governor:1
Kathleen Kennedy-Townsend
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Annapolis 21404
Massachusetts
Governor:
Argo Paul Cellucci
Lieutenant Governor:1
Vacant
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Boston 02133
Michigan
Governor:
John Engler
Lieutenant Governor:1
Connie Binsfeld
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Lansing 48909
Minnesota
Governor:
Arne H. Carlson
Lieutenant Governor:1
Joanne Benson
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
St. Paul 55155
Mississippi
Governor:
Kirk Fordice
Lieutenant Governor:1
Ronnie Musgrove (D)
Year Next Up for Election:
1999
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Jackson 39205

CRS-6
Missouri
Governor:
Mel Carnahan
Lieutenant Governor:1
Roger B. Wilson
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Jefferson City 65101
Montana
Governor:
Marc Racicot
Lieutenant Governor:1
Judy Martz
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Helena 59620
Nebraska
Governor:
E. Benjamin Nelson
Lieutenant Governor:1
Kim Robak
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Lincoln 68509
Nevada
Governor:
Robert J. Miller
Lieutenant Governor:1
Lonnie Hammargren, M.D. (R)
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Carson City 89710
New Hampshire
Governor:
Jeanne Shaheen
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
2
Address:
State House
Concord 03301

CRS-7
New Jersey
Governor:
Christine Todd Whitman
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
2001
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Trenton 08625
New Mexico
Governor:
Gary E. Johnson
Lieutenant Governor:1
Walter D. Bradley
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Santa Fe 87503
New York
Governor:
George E. Pataki
Lieutenant Governor:1
Betsy McCaughey Ross
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Albany 12224
North Carolina
Governor:
James B. Hunt, Jr.
Lieutenant Governor:1
Dennis A. Wicker
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Raleigh 27611
North Dakota
Governor:
Edward T. Schafer
Lieutenant Governor:1
Rosemarie Myrdal
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Bismarck 58505

CRS-8
Ohio
Governor:
George V. Voinovich
Lieutenant Governor:1
Nancy P. Hollister
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Columbus 43215
Oklahoma
Governor:
Frank Keating
Lieutenant Governor:1
Mary Fallin
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Oklahoma City 73105
Oregon
Governor:
John A. Kitzhaber
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Salem 97310
Pennsylvania
Governor:
Thomas J. Ridge
Lieutenant Governor:1
Mark S. Schwieker
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Harrisburg 17120
Rhode Island
Governor:
Lincoln C. Almond
Lieutenant Governor:1
Vacant
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
2
Address:
State House
Providence 02903

CRS-9
South Carolina
Governor:
David M. Beasley
Lieutenant Governor:1
Robert L. Peeler
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State House
Columbia 29211
South Dakota
Governor:
William J. Janklow
Lieutenant Governor:1
Carole Hillard
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Pierre 57501
Tennessee
Governor:
Don Sundquist
Lieutenant Governor:1
John S. Wilder2 (D)
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Nashville 37219
Texas
Governor:
George W. Bush
Lieutenant Governor:1
Bob Bullock (D)
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Austin 78711
Utah
Governor:
Mike Leavitt
Lieutenant Governor:1
Olene S. Walker
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Salt Lake City 84114
2 Also serves as Speaker of the Senate.

CRS-10
Vermont
Governor:
Howard Dean
Lieutenant Governor:1
Douglas A. Racine
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
2
Address:
Pavilion Office Building
Montpelier 05602
Virginia
Governor:
James S. Gilmore
Lieutenant Governor:1
John H. Hager
Year Next Up for Election:
2001
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Richmond 23219
Washington
Governor:
Gary Locke
Lieutenant Governor:1
Brad Owen
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
Legislative Building
Olympia 98504
West Virginia
Governor:
Cecil H. Underwood
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Charleston 25305
Wisconsin
Governor:
Tommy G. Thompson
Lieutenant Governor:1
Scott McCallum
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Madison 53702

CRS-11
Wyoming
Governor:
Jim Geringer
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
R
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
State Capitol
Cheyenne 82002
American Samoa
Governor:
Tavese P. Sunia
Lieutenant Governor:1
Togiola T. Tulafono
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
Government House
Pago Pago 96799
Guam
Governor:
Carl T. C. Gutierrez
Lieutenant Governor:1
Madeleine Z. Bordallo
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
Executive Chambers
Agana 96910
Northern Mariana Islands
Governor:
Froilan C. Tenorio
Lieutenant Governor:1
Jesus Borja
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
D
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
Capitol Hill
Saipan 96950
Puerto Rico
Governor:
Pedro J. Rossello
Lieutenant Governor:1
None
Year Next Up for Election:
2000
Party:
NPP3
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
La Fortaleza
San Juan 00901
3 New Progressive Party

CRS-12
Virgin Islands
Governor:
Roy L. Schneider
Lieutenant Governor:1
Kenneth Mapp
Year Next Up for Election:
1998
Party:
I
Length of Regular Term in Years:
4
Address:
Government House
Charlotte Amalie
St. Thomas 00801