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Governor</a> • <a href="/Secretary_of_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State">Secretary of State</a> • <a href="/Attorney_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General">Attorney General</a> • <a href="/Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="Treasurer">Treasurer</a> • <a href="/Auditor" class="mw-redirect" title="Auditor">Auditor</a> • <a href="/Superintendent_of_Schools" class="mw-redirect" title="Superintendent of Schools">Superintendent of Schools</a> • <a href="/Insurance_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurance Commissioner">Insurance Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Controller" class="mw-redirect" title="Controller">Controller</a> • <a href="/Agriculture_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Agriculture Commissioner">Agriculture Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Natural_Resources_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Natural Resources Commissioner">Natural Resources Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Labor_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Labor Commissioner">Labor Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Public_Service_Commissioner" class="mw-redirect" title="Public Service Commissioner">Public Service Commissioner</a> • <a href="/California_State_Board_of_Equalization" title="California State Board of Equalization">State Board of Equalization</a> • <a href="/Ohio_Public_Utilities_Commission" title="Ohio Public Utilities Commission">Public Utilities Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Director_of_the_Industrial_Commission_of_Arizona" title="Director of the Industrial Commission of Arizona">Industrial Commission Director</a> • <a href="/Arizona_State_Mine_Inspector" title="Arizona State Mine Inspector">State Mine Inspector</a> • <a href="/Alaska_Commissioner_of_the_Department_of_Revenue" title="Alaska Commissioner of the Department of Revenue">Department of Revenue Commissioner</a> • <a href="/Connecticut_Commissioner_of_Energy_and_Environmental_Protection" title="Connecticut Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection">Commissioner of 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Security</a> • <a href="/Minnesota_Commissioner_of_Management_and_Budget" title="Minnesota Commissioner of Management and Budget">Commissioner of Management and Budget</a> • <a href="/North_Dakota_Tax_Commissioner" title="North Dakota Tax Commissioner">Tax Commissioner</a> • <a href="/U.S._Virgin_Islands_Board_of_Elections" title="U.S. Virgin Islands Board of Elections">Board of Elections</a></small><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Elections by Year</b><hr /> </td></tr> <tr> <td><small><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2025" title="State executive official elections, 2025">2025</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2024" title="State executive official elections, 2024">2024</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2023" title="State executive official elections, 2023">2023</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022">2022</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2021" title="State executive official elections, 2021">2021</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2020" title="State executive official elections, 2020">2020</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2019" title="State executive official elections, 2019">2019</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="State executive official elections, 2018">2018</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2017" title="State executive official elections, 2017">2017</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2016" title="State executive official elections, 2016">2016</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2015" title="State executive official elections, 2015">2015</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2014" title="State executive official elections, 2014">2014</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2013" title="State executive official elections, 2013">2013</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2012" title="State executive official elections, 2012">2012</a> • <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2011" title="State executive official elections, 2011">2011</a></small> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="float:right; margin-left: 15px; margin-right: 0.4em; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-bottom: 0.8em; ;" class="toclimit-3"> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none" /><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Method_of_selection"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Method of selection</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Partisan_affiliation"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Partisan affiliation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Compensation"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Compensation</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Vacancy_fill_methods"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Vacancy fill methods</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Current_officeholders"><span class="tocnumber">4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Current officeholders</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#List_of_Current_Officeholders"><span class="tocnumber">4.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">List of Current Officeholders</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Election_history"><span class="tocnumber">4.2</span> <span class="toctext">Election history</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#2025"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2025</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#2024"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2024</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-10"><a href="#2023"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.3</span> <span class="toctext">2023</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-11"><a href="#2022"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.4</span> <span class="toctext">2022</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-12"><a href="#2021"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.5</span> <span class="toctext">2021</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#2020"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.6</span> <span class="toctext">2020</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a href="#2018"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.7</span> <span class="toctext">2018</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-15"><a href="#2016"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.8</span> <span class="toctext">2016</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#2015"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.9</span> <span class="toctext">2015</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-17"><a href="#2014"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.10</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-18"><a href="#Arkansas"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.10.1</span> <span class="toctext">Arkansas</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-19"><a href="#New_Mexico"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.10.2</span> <span class="toctext">New Mexico</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-20"><a href="#South_Dakota"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.10.3</span> <span class="toctext">South Dakota</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-4 tocsection-21"><a href="#Texas"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.10.4</span> <span class="toctext">Texas</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-22"><a href="#2013"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.11</span> <span class="toctext">2013</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-23"><a href="#2012"><span class="tocnumber">4.2.12</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-24"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4.3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-25"><a href="#Footnotes"><span class="tocnumber">4.4</span> <span class="toctext">Footnotes</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <p>The <b>natural resources commissioner</b> is a state-level position. The duties of the position vary from state to state, but their general role is maintaining, protecting, and regulating natural resources; including state parks, forests, and recreation areas. </p> <div style="margin: 5px 1%; border: 0px; border-left: 10px solid #E5E5E5; background: #fbfbfb;"> <div style="padding: .5em 1em 0.3em; font-size: 90%; width: 100%; color:#202020;"> <b>HIGHLIGHTS</b></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li><a href="/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> does not have a natural resource commissioner. The state's natural resources are overseen by divisions within the statewide agriculture agency.</li></div> <div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>In Arkansas, New Mexico, and South Dakota, two offices share responsibilities for natural resources management: a nonpartisan office appointed by the governor and a partisan office filled via election.</li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Five states—Arkansas, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, and Washington—publicly elect a natural resources commissioner. In all other states, the office is nonpartisan and appointed.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1">[1]</a></sup></li></div><div style="padding: 0em 1.1em 0.3em; width: 100%;"><li>Salary range (2023): $100,000 (<a href="/West_Virginia_Director_of_Natural_Resources" title="West Virginia Director of Natural Resources">West Virginia</a>) - $241,508 (<a href="/Utah_Director_of_Natural_Resources" title="Utah Director of Natural Resources">Utah</a>)</li></div></div> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Method_of_selection">Method of selection</span></h1> <p><iframe title="Selection process for natural resource commissioners" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-zzdj6" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/zzdj6/6/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="750"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var e in a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var t=document.getElementById("datawrapper-chart-"+e)||document.querySelector("iframe[src*='"+e+"']");if(t)(t.style.height=a.data["datawrapper-height"][e]+"px")}}))}(); </script> </p><p>All states except <a href="/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a> have a natural resources commissioner who is charged with oversight of the state's natural resources. In 44 states, the natural resources commissioner is a nonpartisan appointee. In 38 of those states, the governor is responsible for appointing the natural resources commissioner, while in the other six some other official or commission holds the power of appointment. In <a href="/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> and <a href="/Washington" title="Washington">Washington</a>, the natural resources commissioner is a partisan official who is elected in statewide elections. <a href="/Arkansas" title="Arkansas">Arkansas</a>, <a href="/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a>, and <a href="/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a> divide the duties that would fall under the office of natural resource commissioner in other states between two offices; a nonpartisan office appointed by the governor and a partisan office filled via election. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Partisan_affiliation">Partisan affiliation</span></h1> <p><iframe title="Partisan affiliation of natural resource commissioners" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-6AWLa" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/6AWLa/67/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="450" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> The majority of natural resource commissioner offices are officially nonpartisan; however, natural resource commissioners are selected in partisan elections in five states. Of the five natural resource commissioners with partisan affiliations, 3 are <a href="/Republicans" class="mw-redirect" title="Republicans">Republicans</a> and 2 are <a href="/Democrat" class="mw-redirect" title="Democrat">Democrats</a>. In three states with elected natural resource commissioners, some of the office's responsibilities are held by a second nonpartisan natural resource commissioner appointed by the governor. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Compensation">Compensation</span></h1> <p><iframe title="Compensation of natural resources commissioners (2023)" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-ZslZS" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/ZslZS/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 75% !important; border: none;" height="491" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> <br /> According to compensation figures for 2023 compiled by the Council of State Governments in the <i>Book of the States</i>, the largest salary for a natural resources commissioner was $241,508 in <a href="/Utah_Director_of_Natural_Resources" title="Utah Director of Natural Resources">Utah</a>, while the lowest was $100,000 in <a href="/West_Virginia_Director_of_Natural_Resources" title="West Virginia Director of Natural Resources">West Virginia</a>. Salary information was not available for the natural resources commissioner in <a href="/North_Dakota" title="North Dakota">North Dakota</a>. To view the compensation of a specific natural resources commissioner, hover your mouse cursor over the state. </p> <h1><span class="mw-headline" id="Vacancy_fill_methods">Vacancy fill methods</span></h1> <p><iframe title="How state natural resources commissioner vacancies are filled" aria-label="Map" id="datawrapper-chart-NeKQR" src="https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/2NsoF/1/" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" style="width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;" height="450" data-external="1"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;r<e.length;r++)if(e[r].contentWindow===a.source){var i=a.data["datawrapper-height"][t]+"px";e[r].style.height=i}}}))}(); </script> </p> <div id="stopHeaderTabs" style="display:none;"></div> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Current_officeholders">Current officeholders</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="List_of_Current_Officeholders">List of Current Officeholders</span></h3> <p><b>List of All Current State Natural Resource Commissioners in the United States</b>: </p><p><style> table#officeholder-table th, td { padding:5px; font-size: 16px; } @media only screen and (max-width: 600px) { table#officeholder-table th, td {font-size: 10px; } } @media only screen and (min-width: 600px) { table #officeholder-table td { </p> <pre> padding-left: 10px !important; padding-right: 10px !important; </pre> <p>} } .partytd.Democratic { background-color: #003388; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Republican { background-color: #db0000; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Libertarian { background-color: #fdd007; text-align: center; } .partytd.Green { background-color: #6db24f; color: white; text-align: center; } .partytd.Gray { text-align: center; } .bptable.gray th { background:#4c4c4c;color:#fff; } </style> </p> <div> <p><br /> </p><table class="bptable gray sortable" id="officeholder-table" style="width:auto; border-bottom:1px solid #bcbcbc;"> <thead> <tr colspan="4" style="background:#4c4c4c!important;color:#fff!important;text-align:center;padding: 7px 8px 8px;margin-bottom:4px;"> <th>Office</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Party</th> <th>Date assumed office</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alabama_Commissioner_of_Conservation_and_Natural_Resources">Alabama Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Christopher_Blankenship">Christopher Blankenship</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2017</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Alaska_Commissioner_of_Natural_Resources">Alaska Commissioner of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/John_Boyle_(Alaska)">John Boyle</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 6, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arizona_Commissioner_of_Lands">Arizona Commissioner of Lands</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Robyn_Sahid">Robyn Sahid</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 23, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Commissioner_of_State_Lands">Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tommy_Land">Tommy Land</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 15, 2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Arkansas_Executive_Director_of_Natural_Resources_Commission">Arkansas Executive Director of Natural Resources Commission</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Colclasure">Chris Colclasure</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 1, 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/California_Secretary_for_Natural_Resources">California Secretary for Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wade_Crowfoot">Wade Crowfoot</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Colorado_Executive_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Colorado Executive Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dan_Gibbs">Dan Gibbs</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Connecticut_Commissioner_of_Energy_and_Environmental_Protection">Connecticut Commissioner of Energy and Environmental Protection</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Katie_Scharf_Dykes">Katie Scharf Dykes</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Delaware_Secretary_of_Natural_Resources_and_Environmental_Control">Delaware Secretary of Natural Resources and Environmental Control</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Greg_Patterson_(Delaware)">Greg Patterson</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;"></td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Florida_Secretary_of_Environmental_Protection">Florida Secretary of Environmental Protection</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Shawn_Hamilton_(Florida)">Shawn Hamilton</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">June 4, 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Georgia_Commissioner_of_Natural_Resources">Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Walter_Rabon_(Georgia)">Walter Rabon</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">August 22, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Hawaii_Chairperson_of_Land_and_Natural_Resources">Hawaii Chairperson of Land and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dawn_N._S._Chang">Dawn N. S. Chang</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Idaho_Director_of_Lands">Idaho Director of Lands</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dustin_Miller_(Idaho)">Dustin Miller</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Illinois Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Natalie_Phelps_Finnie">Natalie Phelps Finnie</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 22, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Indiana_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Indiana Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Suzanne_Ryder_Jaworowski">Suzanne Ryder Jaworowski</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 13, 2025</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Iowa_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Iowa Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kayla_Lyon">Kayla Lyon</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">July 8, 2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_Secretary_of_Wildlife_and_Parks">Kansas Secretary of Wildlife and Parks</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Kennedy_(Kansas)">Chris Kennedy</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 18, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kentucky_Commissioner_of_Natural_Resources">Kentucky Commissioner of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Gordon_Slone">Gordon Slone</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2020</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Secretary_of_Natural_Resources">Louisiana Secretary of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tyler_Gray_(Louisiana)">Tyler Gray</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 8, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Maine_Commissioner_of_Agriculture,_Conservation_and_Forestry">Maine Commissioner of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Amanda_Beal">Amanda Beal</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Maryland_Secretary_of_Natural_Resources">Maryland Secretary of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Josh_Kurtz">Josh Kurtz</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">February 14, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_Secretary_of_Energy_and_Environmental_Affairs">Massachusetts Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Rebecca_Tepper">Rebecca Tepper</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 5, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Michigan_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Michigan Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Bowen_(Michigan)">Scott Bowen</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 5, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Minnesota_Commissioner_of_Natural_Resources">Minnesota Commissioner of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sarah_Strommen">Sarah Strommen</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mississippi_Executive_Director_of_Environmental_Quality">Mississippi Executive Director of Environmental Quality</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Chris_Wells">Chris Wells</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">October 20, 2020</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Missouri_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Missouri Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Kurt_Schaefer">Kurt Schaefer</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 13, 2025</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Montana_Director_of_Natural_Resources_and_Conservation">Montana Director of Natural Resources and Conservation</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Amanda_Kaster">Amanda Kaster</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 4, 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nebraska_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Nebraska Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Jesse_Bradley_(Nebraska)">Jesse Bradley</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">August 5, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Nevada_Director_of_Conservation_and_Natural_Resources">Nevada Director of Conservation and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/James_Settelmeyer">James A. Settelmeyer</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 6, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_Hampshire_Executive_Director_of_Fish_and_Game">New Hampshire Executive Director of Fish and Game</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stephanie_Lynn_Simek">Stephanie Lynn Simek</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 30, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_Mexico_Commissioner_of_Public_Lands">New Mexico Commissioner of Public Lands</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Stephanie_Garcia_Richard">Stephanie Garcia Richard</a></td> <td class="partytd Democratic">Democratic </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_Mexico_Secretary_of_Energy,_Minerals_and_Natural_Resources">New Mexico Secretary of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Melanie_Kenderdine">Melanie Kenderdine</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">May 8, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Commissioner_of_Environmental_Conservation">New York Commissioner of Environmental Conservation</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Sean_Mahar">Sean Mahar</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 15, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/North_Carolina_Secretary_of_Environmental_Quality">North Carolina Secretary of Environmental Quality</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Penny_Kelley">Mary Penny Kelley</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">September 17, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Ohio_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Ohio Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mary_Mertz">Mary Mertz</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">December 5, 2018</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Oklahoma_Director_of_Wildlife_Conservation">Oklahoma Director of Wildlife Conservation</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wade_Free">Wade Free</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">December 7, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Pennsylvania_Secretary_of_Conservation_and_Natural_Resources">Pennsylvania Secretary of Conservation and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Cindy_Adams_Dunn">Cindy Adams Dunn</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 20, 2015</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/South_Carolina_Director_of_Natural_Resources">South Carolina Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Thomas_Mullikin">Thomas Mullikin</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;"></td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/South_Dakota_Commissioner_of_School_and_Public_Lands">South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brock_Greenfield">Brock Greenfield</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 2, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_Agriculture_and_Natural_Resources">South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Hunter_Roberts">Hunter Roberts</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">April 19, 2021</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/South_Dakota_Secretary_of_Environment_and_Natural_Resources">South Dakota Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;">Vacant</td> <td class="partytd Gray"></td> <td style="text-align:center;"></td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Commissioner_of_Environment_%26_Conservation">Tennessee Commissioner of Environment and Conservation</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/David_Salyers">David Salyers</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 23, 2019</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Texas_Land_Commissioner">Texas Land Commissioner</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dawn_Buckingham">Dawn Buckingham</a></td> <td class="partytd Republican">Republican </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 1, 2023</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Utah_Director_of_Natural_Resources">Utah Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Joel_Ferry">Joel Ferry</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">July 5, 2022</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Vermont_Secretary_of_Natural_Resources">Vermont Secretary of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Julie_Moore_(Vermont)">Julie Moore</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 5, 2017</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Virginia_Secretary_of_Natural_and_Historic_Resources">Virginia Secretary of Natural and Historic Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Travis_Voyles">Travis Voyles</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">February 8, 2024</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Washington_Commissioner_of_Public_Lands">Washington Commissioner of Public Lands</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Dave_Upthegrove">Dave Upthegrove</a></td> <td class="partytd Democratic">Democratic </td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 13, 2025</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/West_Virginia_Director_of_Natural_Resources">West Virginia Director of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Brett_McMillion">Brett McMillion</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">March 9, 2022</td> </tr><tr> <td style="padding-left:10px;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Wisconsin_Secretary_of_Natural_Resources">Wisconsin Secretary of Natural Resources</a></td> <td style="padding-left:10px;text-align:center;"><a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Karen_Hyun">Karen Hyun</a></td> <td class="partytd Gray">Nonpartisan</td> <td style="text-align:center;">January 27, 2025</td> </tr> </tbody></table> <p><script src="//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.4.1/jquery.min.js" type="text/javascript"></script> <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery.tablesorter/2.29.6/js/jquery.tablesorter.js" type="text/javascript"></script> </p> </div> <p><br /> </p><p><br /> </p> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Election_history">Election history</span></h2> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2025">2025</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2025" title="State executive official elections, 2025">State executive official elections, 2025</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>No state</b> is holding elections for natural resources commissioner in 2025. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2024">2024</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2024" title="State executive official elections, 2024">State executive official elections, 2024</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>One state</b> held an election for natural resources commissioner in 2024: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Washington_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2024" title="Washington Public Lands Commissioner election, 2024">Washington</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2023">2023</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2023" title="State executive official elections, 2023">State executive official elections, 2023</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>No state</b> held elections for natural resources commissioner in 2023. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2022">2022</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022">State executive official elections, 2022</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>Four states</b> held elections for natural resources commissioner in 2022. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Arkansas_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="South Dakota Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2022" title="Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022">Texas</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2021">2021</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2021" title="State executive official elections, 2021">State executive official elections, 2021</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>No state</b> held elections for natural resources commissioner in 2021. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2020">2020</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2020" title="State executive official elections, 2020">State executive official elections, 2020</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>One state</b> held an election for natural resources commissioner in 2020: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Washington_Natural_Resources_Commissioner_election,_2020" title="Washington Natural Resources Commissioner election, 2020">Washington</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2018">2018</span></h3> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2018" title="State executive official elections, 2018">State executive official elections, 2018</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><b>Four states</b> held elections for natural resources commissioner in 2018. </p> <ul><li><a href="/Arkansas_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="Arkansas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/New_Mexico_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018">New Mexico</a></li> <li><a href="/South_Dakota_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="South Dakota Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/Texas_Public_Lands_Commissioner_election,_2018" title="Texas Public Lands Commissioner election, 2018">Texas</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2016">2016</span></h3> <p><b>One state</b> held natural resources commissioner elections in <a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2016" title="State executive official elections, 2016">2016</a>: </p> <ul><li><a href="/Washington_Natural_Resources_Commissioner_election,_2016" title="Washington Natural Resources Commissioner election, 2016">Washington</a></li></ul> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2015">2015</span></h3> <p>No commissioner elections were scheduled for the 2015 electoral cycle. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2014">2014</span></h3> <p><b>Four states</b> held natural resource commissioner elections in 2014. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Arkansas">Arkansas</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Arkansas_down_ballot_state_executive_elections,_2014#Commissioner_of_State_Lands" title="Arkansas down ballot state executive elections, 2014">Arkansas down ballot state executive elections, 2014#Commissioner of State Lands</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent commissioner <a href="/John_Thurston" title="John Thurston">John Thurston</a> (R) won re-election to a second term in 2014, defeating challengers <a href="/Mark_Robertson" title="Mark Robertson">Mark Robertson</a> (D) and <a href="/Elvis_D._Presley" class="mw-redirect" title="Elvis D. Presley">Elvis D. Presley</a> (L) by a 20.6 percent margin. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="New_Mexico">New Mexico</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/New_Mexico_down_ballot_state_executive_elections,_2014#Public_Lands_Commissioner" title="New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014">New Mexico down ballot state executive elections, 2014#Public Lands Commissioner</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p>Incumbent commissioner <a href="/Ray_Powell_(New_Mexico)" title="Ray Powell (New Mexico)">Ray Powell</a> (D) sought re-election to a fourth term in 2014 and was defeated by challenger <a href="/Aubrey_Dunn" title="Aubrey Dunn">Aubrey Dunn</a> (R) by a 0.2 percent margin. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="South_Dakota">South Dakota</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/South_Dakota_down_ballot_state_executive_elections,_2014#Commissioner_of_School_and_Public_Lands" title="South Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2014">South Dakota down ballot state executive elections, 2014#Commissioner of School and Public Lands</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/Ryan_Brunner" title="Ryan Brunner">Ryan Brunner</a> (R) defeated <a href="/John_English" title="John English">John English</a> (L) in the open seat election by a 53 percent margin. </p> <h4><span class="mw-headline" id="Texas">Texas</span></h4> <dl><dd><dl><dd><i>See also: <a href="/Texas_down_ballot_state_executive_elections,_2014#Land_Commissioner" title="Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014">Texas down ballot state executive elections, 2014#Land Commissioner</a></i></dd></dl></dd></dl> <p><a href="/George_P._Bush" title="George P. Bush">George P. Bush</a> (R) defeated <a href="/David_Watts" title="David Watts">David Watts</a> (R) in the primary election, going on to defeat <a href="/John_Cook" title="John Cook">John Cook</a> (D), <a href="/Justin_Knight" title="Justin Knight">Justin Knight</a> (L), and <a href="/Valerie_Alessi" title="Valerie Alessi">Valerie Alessi</a> (G) in the general election by a 25.4 percent margin. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2013">2013</span></h3> <p>There were no commissioner elections in 2013. </p> <h3><span class="mw-headline" id="2012">2012</span></h3> <p>One state held scheduled natural resources commissioner elections in the 2012 electoral cycle: <a href="/Washington_down_ballot_state_executive_elections,_2012" title="Washington down ballot state executive elections, 2012">Washington</a>. </p><p>Incumbent <a href="/Peter_Goldmark" title="Peter Goldmark">Peter Goldmark</a> (D) won re-election on November 6, 2012. </p> <div id="div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"><script>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("div-gpt-ad-1548351761485-0"); });</script></div><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="See_also">See also</span></h2> <ul><li><a href="/State_executive_offices" title="State executive offices">State executive offices</a></li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2022" title="State executive official elections, 2022">State executive official elections, 2022</a></li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2023" title="State executive official elections, 2023">State executive official elections, 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/State_executive_official_elections,_2024" title="State executive official elections, 2024">State executive official elections, 2024</a></li></ul> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Footnotes">Footnotes</span></h2> <p> <script type="text/javascript"> if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; </script> </p> <div class="references-small"><div class="mobile-columns"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-1">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text">In Arkansas, New Mexico, and South Dakota, two offices share responsibilities for natural resource management. 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