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For the representative of the British monarch in the Bailiwick of Jersey, see <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Jersey" title="Lieutenant Governor of Jersey">Lieutenant Governor of Jersey</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 125%;">Lieutenant Governor of <br />New Jersey</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px var( --border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1 );"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg/110px-Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg/165px-Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg/220px-Coat_of_Arms_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="546" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Flag_and_coat_of_arms_of_New_Jersey" class="mw-redirect" title="Flag and coat of arms of New Jersey">Coat of arms of the state of New Jersey</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px var( --border-color-subtle, #c8ccd1 ); line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tahesha_Way.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tahesha_Way.jpg/200px-Tahesha_Way.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="257" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tahesha_Way.jpg/300px-Tahesha_Way.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tahesha_Way.jpg/400px-Tahesha_Way.jpg 2x" data-file-width="893" data-file-height="1148" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Tahesha Way</a><br /></div>since September 8, 2023</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor" title="Lieutenant governor">Lieutenant Governor</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(informal)</span></li><li><a href="/wiki/The_Honourable#United_States_of_America" title="The Honourable">The Honorable</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(formal)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Four years, renewable once consecutively</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Constituting instrument</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Jersey" title="Constitution of New Jersey">New Jersey Constitution of 1947</a> (as amended, effective January 17, 2006)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a> (2010)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">January 19, 2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Succession</th><td class="infobox-data">First</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$175,000 (per year)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>lieutenant governor of New Jersey</b> is an elected constitutional officer in the <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive branch</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_New_Jersey" title="Government of New Jersey">state government</a> of <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> in the United States. The lieutenant governor is the second highest-ranking official in the state government and is elected concurrently on a <a href="/wiki/Ticket_(election)" title="Ticket (election)">ticket</a> with the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor</a> for a four-year term.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position itself does not carry any powers or duties other than to be next in the <a href="/wiki/Order_of_succession" title="Order of succession">order of succession</a>, but the state constitution requires that the lieutenant governor also be appointed to serve as the head of a <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet-level</a> <a href="/wiki/Government_of_New_Jersey" title="Government of New Jersey">department</a> or <a href="/wiki/Government_agency" title="Government agency">administrative agency</a> within the governor's administration, other than the position of Attorney General. </p><p>Prior to 2010, New Jersey was one of a few <a href="/wiki/States_in_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="States in the United States">states in the United States</a> that did not have a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_governor_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant governor (United States)">lieutenant governor</a> to succeed to the governorship in the event of a vacancy in that office. For most of the state's (and previously the colony's) history, a vacancy in the position of governor was filled by the president of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">State Senate</a> (called the "<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislative_Council" title="New Jersey Legislative Council">Legislative Council</a>" from 1776 to 1844), or during the colonial era by the president of the royal governor's <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Provincial_Council" title="New Jersey Provincial Council">Provincial Council</a>. </p><p>After several episodes during which the state had multiple "<a href="/wiki/Acting_governor" title="Acting governor">acting governors</a>" in the span of a few years following the <a href="/wiki/Resignation" title="Resignation">resignations</a> of Governor <a href="/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman" title="Christine Todd Whitman">Christine Todd Whitman</a> in 2001 and Governor <a href="/wiki/James_E._McGreevey" class="mw-redirect" title="James E. McGreevey">James E. McGreevey</a> in 2004, popular sentiment and political pressure from the state's residents and <a href="/wiki/News_media" title="News media">news media outlets</a> sought a permanent and tenable solution to the issue of gubernatorial succession. A referendum put before the state's voters authorized the <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_amendment" title="Constitutional amendment">amendment</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Jersey" title="Constitution of New Jersey">state's constitution</a> in 2006. This amendment provided for the state's first lieutenant governor to be elected in the state's <a href="/wiki/2009_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election">2009 gubernatorial election</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a> was the first to serve in the post. Guadagno, previously the <a href="/wiki/Sheriffs_in_the_United_States" title="Sheriffs in the United States">sheriff</a> in <a href="/wiki/Monmouth_County,_New_Jersey" title="Monmouth County, New Jersey">Monmouth County</a>, was chosen by Governor <a href="/wiki/Chris_Christie" title="Chris Christie">Chris Christie</a> to be his <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a> on the Republican Party ticket in the 2009 election. In 2017, <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey Assemblywoman</a> and former Speaker of the Assembly <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> was elected lieutenant governor as the running mate of <a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a>; she was sworn in as the state's second lieutenant governor on January 16, 2018 and served until her death on August 1, 2023. Then–Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Tahesha Way</a> was appointed lieutenant governor on September 8, 2023. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gubernatorial_succession_(1776–2001)"><span id="Gubernatorial_succession_.281776.E2.80.932001.29"></span>Gubernatorial succession (1776–2001)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Gubernatorial succession (1776–2001)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:College_Avenue_Gymnasium,_New_Brunswick,_NJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/College_Avenue_Gymnasium%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_NJ.jpg/220px-College_Avenue_Gymnasium%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_NJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/College_Avenue_Gymnasium%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_NJ.jpg/330px-College_Avenue_Gymnasium%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_NJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/College_Avenue_Gymnasium%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_NJ.jpg/440px-College_Avenue_Gymnasium%2C_New_Brunswick%2C_NJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3222" data-file-height="2148" /></a><figcaption>New Jersey's <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_New_Jersey" title="Constitution of New Jersey">third constitution</a>, adopted in 1947, was drafted at a convention held at College Avenue Gymnasium at <a href="/wiki/Rutgers_University" title="Rutgers University">Rutgers University</a>. The convention rejected Governor <a href="/wiki/Alfred_E._Driscoll" title="Alfred E. Driscoll">Alfred E. Driscoll</a>'s proposal for a lieutenant governor.</figcaption></figure> <p>Prior to the creation of the modern lieutenant governor position, the only state-wide, non-federal, elected official was the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_Jersey" title="Governor of New Jersey">governor of New Jersey</a>. New Jersey was one of eight states without a lieutenant governor and one of four states without any other state-wide elected official (including county prosecutors).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Further, the state constitution does not provide for elections for state-wide <a href="/wiki/Cabinet_(government)" title="Cabinet (government)">cabinet</a>-level positions—it grants the governor the power to appoint the "principal department heads" for the executive branch.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For these reasons, New Jersey's governor was considered the most powerful elected chief executive in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the event of a vacancy in the governor's office, the state constitution specified that the president of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_State_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey State Senate">New Jersey State Senate</a>, the upper chamber of the state legislature, would assume the role of acting governor without relinquishing needing to resign from state senate. Further, if the acting governorship filled by the state senate president were vacated or that person could not assume the office, the governor would be succeeded by the speaker of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">New Jersey General Assembly</a>, the state legislature's lower chamber.<sup id="cite_ref-AckerKeanLtGovproposal1986_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AckerKeanLtGovproposal1986-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This order of succession was included in the first state constitution in 1776,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> reinstated in the subsequent 1844 constitution,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and kept in the 1947 Constitution until the 2006 amendment.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On several occasions in the state's history, proposals for a lieutenant governor were raised and rejected. Governor <a href="/wiki/Alfred_E._Driscoll" title="Alfred E. Driscoll">Alfred E. Driscoll</a> backed a proposal to create the office in 1947 as the state was rewriting its constitution at a <a href="/wiki/Constitutional_convention_(political_meeting)" class="mw-redirect" title="Constitutional convention (political meeting)">constitutional convention</a> held at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. Driscoll's proposal was not approved.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1986, Governor <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Kean" title="Thomas Kean">Thomas Kean</a> proposed the creation of the office in a move seen at the time as a political maneuver "apparently to preclude the possibility of a Democratic successor". At the time, Kean was seen as a potential candidate in the <a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election" title="1948 United States presidential election">1988 presidential</a> or <a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_Senate_election_in_New_Jersey" title="1988 United States Senate election in New Jersey">U.S. Senate</a> candidate, and the state senate president was a Democrat.<sup id="cite_ref-AckerKeanLtGovproposal1986_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AckerKeanLtGovproposal1986-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kean's proposal was ultimately unsuccessful.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NJPPShure_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJPPShure-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Creation_of_the_office_(2001–present)"><span id="Creation_of_the_office_.282001.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Creation of the office (2001–present)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Creation of the office (2001–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Resignations_and_succession_controversies_(2001–2006)"><span id="Resignations_and_succession_controversies_.282001.E2.80.932006.29"></span>Resignations and succession controversies (2001–2006)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Resignations and succession controversies (2001–2006)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Codey3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Codey3.jpg/220px-Codey3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Codey3.jpg/330px-Codey3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Codey3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>New Jersey State Senator <a href="/wiki/Richard_Codey" title="Richard Codey">Richard Codey</a> served as the state's acting governor on two occasions, the first time for four days and the second for 14 months.</figcaption></figure> <p>New Jersey experienced two periods during which several politicians assumed the governorship within the span of a few years. In 2001, Governor <a href="/wiki/Christine_Todd_Whitman" title="Christine Todd Whitman">Christine Todd Whitman</a> resigned after being appointed by George W. Bush to the position of administrator of the federal <a href="/wiki/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency" title="United States Environmental Protection Agency">Environmental Protection Agency</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Senate President <a href="/wiki/Donald_DiFrancesco" title="Donald DiFrancesco">Donald DiFrancesco</a> became acting governor following Whitman's resignation on January 31, 2001,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and remained in office until he retired from the state senate on January 8, 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In an unusual political circumstance, the 2001 legislative elections returned a senate with equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats, with each party having 20 senators.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT2002ActingGovernorBennett_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT2002ActingGovernorBennett-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both sides negotiated to choose two senators from their respective parties to serve as co-presidents. Because of an 8-day gap between the seating of the new state legislature and the inauguration of Governor-elect <a href="/wiki/Jim_McGreevey" title="Jim McGreevey">Jim McGreevey</a>, four men held the position of acting governor:<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Outgoing Senate President <a href="/wiki/Donald_DiFrancesco" title="Donald DiFrancesco">Donald DiFrancesco</a> continued to serve until 12:00 noon on January 8, 2002, until the new senate session was convened.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>New Jersey's Attorney General <a href="/wiki/John_Farmer_Jr." title="John Farmer Jr.">John J. Farmer Jr.</a> was acting governor for 90 minutes on January 8, 2002, while awaiting the swearing in of the next senate president.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Senate co-President <a href="/wiki/John_O._Bennett" title="John O. Bennett">John O. Bennett</a>, a Republican, served as acting governor from January 8–12, 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYT2002ActingGovernorBennett_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT2002ActingGovernorBennett-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Senate co-President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Codey" title="Richard Codey">Richard Codey</a>, a Democrat, served as acting governor from January 12, 2002, until McGreevey was sworn in as governor at noon on January 15, 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days_18-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYT4ActingGovernors8Days-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>After Governor Jim McGreevey <a href="/wiki/Jim_McGreevey#Political_career#Governorship_of_New_Jersey#Resignation" title="Jim McGreevey">resigned</a> in the midst of a sex scandal in 2004,<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Richard Codey served again as acting governor from November 15, 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Codey was the only acting governor during this time, as the 2003 legislative elections had given the Democrats outright control of the state senate.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Codey's tenure ended with the inauguration of Governor <a href="/wiki/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Jon Corzine</a> on January 17, 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Public attention was directed to the issue of succession in the wake of the resignations of Whitman and McGreevey during so brief a period. The response of the general public and the media was that the situation of acting governors and resignations made the situation untenable and that the state needed a permanent solution such as a lieutenant governor.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were three chief arguments in favor of establishing a lieutenant governor: </p> <ul><li>That the senate president was chosen by the members of the state senate, not elected by voters—eligible to be acting governor solely by virtue of having been elected by the citizens in only one of the state's forty legislative districts.<sup id="cite_ref-NJPPShure_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJPPShure-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTJerseySuccessionMessOpEd_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTJerseySuccessionMessOpEd-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>That an acting governor serving simultaneously in the <a href="/wiki/Executive_(government)" title="Executive (government)">executive branch</a> and <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">legislative branch</a> would give the acting governor very broad powers and was a breach of the "<a href="/wiki/Separation_of_powers" title="Separation of powers">separation of powers</a>" between branches of the government.<sup id="cite_ref-NJPPShure_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJPPShure-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NYTJerseySuccessionMessOpEd_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NYTJerseySuccessionMessOpEd-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>That there potentially would be a lack of continuity between political platforms from a governor of one party and a senate president of another who assumes the post as acting governor. As there was no guarantee the two individuals would be members of the same party, there was greater concern that the policies of the acting governor might be in direct conflict with those of the preceding governor.<sup id="cite_ref-NJPPShure_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJPPShure-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Referendum_on_a_constitutional_amendment">Referendum on a constitutional amendment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Referendum on a constitutional amendment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2005, the state legislature passed resolutions for a proposed constitutional amendment to create the position of lieutenant governor. In accordance with the state constitution, this proposal was put before the voters as a <a href="/wiki/Referendum" title="Referendum">public question</a> on the ballot for the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election,_2005" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2005">general election</a> held on November 8, 2005. If passed by the voters, the proposal would take effect at the next gubernatorial election in <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election,_2009" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009">2009</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MansnerusNYT_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MansnerusNYT-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LGResolutionsACR100SCR2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGResolutionsACR100SCR2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The General Assembly considered legislation, designated as "Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 100" (ACR100), which it passed on February 24, 2005, with 73 votes in favor and 1 opposed<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The senate followed by approving the legislation, under the title "Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2 (SCR2), with 32 votes in favor and 5 opposed<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on March 21, 2005. The senate was still run by Acting Governor Richard Codey as senate president.<sup id="cite_ref-MansnerusNYT_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MansnerusNYT-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LGResolutionsACR100SCR2_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LGResolutionsACR100SCR2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The question proposed on the ballot read: </p> <blockquote> <p>Shall the amendment of Articles II, IV, V and XI of the Constitution, agreed to by the Legislature, establishing the office of lieutenant governor, and providing for the term, election, succession, salary, qualifications, and duties of the office, and for an interim succession to be employed in the event of a vacancy in the office of the governor before the election of the first lieutenant governor, be adopted?<sup id="cite_ref-2005LtGovAmendmentBallotQuestionResults_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2005LtGovAmendmentBallotQuestionResults-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </blockquote> <p>The amendment question was approved by voters by a tally of 836,134 votes (56.1%) to 655,333 (43.9%).<sup id="cite_ref-2005LtGovAmendmentBallotQuestionResults_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2005LtGovAmendmentBallotQuestionResults-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the interim period before the next election in 2009, any vacancy in the office of governor after January 17, 2006 would be filled first by the senate president, followed by the speaker of the general assembly, who would vacate their legislative seat upon assuming the governor's office.<sup id="cite_ref-NJConstitutionArtVSecIp6_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJConstitutionArtVSecIp6-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template noprint noexcerpt Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:NOTRS" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:NOTRS"><span title="This claim needs references to better sources. (December 2021)">better source needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Reflecting the procedure as outlined above, as <a href="/wiki/Jon_Corzine" title="Jon Corzine">Jon Corzine</a>, Codey's successor as governor, attended the swearing in of <a href="/wiki/Bob_Menendez" title="Bob Menendez">Bob Menendez</a> as a U.S. Senator on January 18, 2006, in <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, Codey spent part of his first day as former (acting) governor as the acting governor of the state. Codey also served as acting governor once again between April 12 and May 7, 2007 as Corzine recovered from <a href="/wiki/Jon_Corzine#Motorcade_accident" title="Jon Corzine">serious injuries suffered in a car accident</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In an extremely unusual event in December 2006, state transportation commissioner <a href="/wiki/Kris_Kolluri" title="Kris Kolluri">Kris Kolluri</a> served as acting governor the day of December 28, 2006. As Governor Corzine, Codey the senate president, assembly speaker, and attorney general were all out of state, Kolluri became acting governor.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009_gubernatorial_election">2009 gubernatorial election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2009 gubernatorial election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election">2009 New Jersey gubernatorial election</a></div> <p>New Jersey elected its first lieutenant governor in 2009. After the primary election in June 2009, Governor Corzine signed into law A.3902, a bill from the state legislature that sought to clarify a vague passage in the state constitution concerning a gubernatorial candidate's selection of a running mate.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corzine signed the bill into law on June 25, 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution provided that a gubernatorial candidate select a running mate within 30 days after the "nomination."<sup id="cite_ref-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-NJSC1947ArtVSecIp4_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSC1947ArtVSecIp4-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Confusion arose over whether the nomination was the date of the primary election or the date that the vote count of that election was confirmed as final and certified by the state's Secretary of State.<sup id="cite_ref-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As defined by state law, the primary election is held on "Tuesday after the first Monday in June".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the reported winner of a primary election is not official until the state's 21 county clerks are canvassed for official results after an election.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This allows time for the Secretary of State to tabulate stray late <a href="/wiki/Absentee_ballot" title="Absentee ballot">absentee ballots</a>, including military voters stationed outside the state, calculate final adjustments of vote tallies, litigate legal disputes, and conduct <a href="/wiki/Election_recount" title="Election recount">recounts</a> if necessary.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A.3902 provided a clarification of this deadline as "30 days after primary results are certified by the secretary of state, not the primary election itself."<sup id="cite_ref-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine_38-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The bill also reduced the number of days in which the June primary election results must be certified from 86 days, which would place the deadline in August, to the fourth Friday in June, less than four weeks after the election.<sup id="cite_ref-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine_38-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By enacting this bill, New Jersey's gubernatorial candidates had an extra three and a half weeks to announce their selection of a lieutenant governor running mate. The 2009 deadline for such an announcement was moved from July 2, 30 days after the primary election, to July 27, which is 30 days after the certification of election results.<sup id="cite_ref-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine_38-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarLedgerLtGovBillDeadine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the week before the deadline, the three candidates nominated for governor and running in the November general election selected their running mates. The incumbent, Democratic nominee Governor Jon Corzine, chose State Senator <a href="/wiki/Loretta_Weinberg" title="Loretta Weinberg">Loretta Weinberg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His Republican challenger, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Christie" title="Chris Christie">Chris Christie</a>, a former U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, selected Monmouth County Sheriff <a href="/wiki/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Independent candidate <a href="/wiki/Chris_Daggett" title="Chris Daggett">Chris Daggett</a> selected <a href="/wiki/Frank_J._Esposito" title="Frank J. Esposito">Frank J. Esposito</a>, a history professor and former administrator at <a href="/wiki/Kean_University" title="Kean University">Kean University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 3, 2009, Christie defeated Corzine by a margin of 48.5% (1,174,445 votes) to 44.9% (1,087,731 votes), with 5.8% (139,579 votes) of the vote going to Daggett.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Christie's election as governor, Kim Guadagno was slated to become the state's first lieutenant governor in its modern form.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Christie and Guadagno were installed at inaugural ceremonies held on January 19, 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Subsequent_elections">Subsequent elections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Subsequent elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Guadagno was again chosen as lieutenant governor as Christie's running mate. The Christie-Guadagno ticket defeated Democratic candidates state Senator <a href="/wiki/Barbara_Buono" title="Barbara Buono">Barbara Buono</a> (for governor) and labor union leader Milly Silva (for lieutenant governor).<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In 2017, after winning the Republican primary for governor, Guadagno chose Woodcliff Lake Mayor <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Rendo" title="Carlos Rendo">Carlos Rendo</a> as her running mate.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a>, winner of the Democratic primary for governor, selected Assemblywoman <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> for the second spot on his ticket.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Murphy-Oliver Democratic team ticket defeated the Guadagno-Rendo Republican ticket in the <a href="/wiki/2017_New_Jersey_gubernatorial_election" title="2017 New Jersey gubernatorial election">November general election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Murphy and Oliver were re-elected on November 2, 2021, defeating the Republican ticket of former Assemblyman <a href="/wiki/Jack_Ciattarelli" title="Jack Ciattarelli">Jack Ciattarelli</a> for governor and former State Senator <a href="/wiki/Diane_Allen" title="Diane Allen">Diane Allen</a> for lieutenant governor.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-auto_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The lieutenant governor position became vacant when Oliver died in office on August 1, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_55-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Governor Murphy subsequently chose Secretary of State <a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Tahesha Way</a> to become lieutenant governor, and the appointment did not require confirmation, with Way also remaining Secretary of State.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Constitutional_provisions">Constitutional provisions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Constitutional provisions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NJ_State_House.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/NJ_State_House.JPG/220px-NJ_State_House.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/NJ_State_House.JPG/330px-NJ_State_House.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/NJ_State_House.JPG/440px-NJ_State_House.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4092" data-file-height="2728" /></a><figcaption>New Jersey's State House in Trenton, New Jersey, seen from the west</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Qualifications_and_duties">Qualifications and duties</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Qualifications and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As amended on January 17, 2006, New Jersey's state constitution mandates that a person may only be eligible for the position of lieutenant governor if they meet the eligibility qualifications to serve as governor. Article V, Section I, paragraph 2, requires that a candidate for governor (and thus lieutenant governor) be at least 30 years old, a citizen of the United States for at least 20 years, and a resident of New Jersey for at least seven years.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Within 30 days after the certification of the statewide <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primary election</a>, the candidate for governor selects a <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a> to join the ticket as the candidate for lieutenant governor.<sup id="cite_ref-NJSC1947ArtVSecIp4_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSC1947ArtVSecIp4-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor and lieutenant governor must be members of the same political party. As candidates they campaign on the same ticket, are elected conjointly, and serve the same four-year term concurrently.<sup id="cite_ref-NJSC1947ArtVSecIp4_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJSC1947ArtVSecIp4-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Additional requirements are imposed by Article V, Section I, paragraph 10 of the state constitution, which provides that the lieutenant governor be appointed as a head of a cabinet-level department or administrative agency within the governor's administration, with the exception that lieutenant governor cannot be the state's attorney general.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Order_of_succession">Order of succession</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Order of succession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Order_of_succession" title="Order of succession">order of succession</a> in the event the governor's office is left vacant is specified in Article V, Section I, paragraph 6 of the New Jersey State Constitution, as amended, effective January 17, 2006, which states: </p> <blockquote><div class="poem"> <p>In the event of a vacancy in the office of Governor resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Governor in office, or the death of a Governor-elect, or from any other cause, the Lieutenant Governor shall become Governor, until a new Governor is elected and qualifies.<br /> <br /> In the event of simultaneous vacancies in both the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor resulting from any cause, the President of the Senate shall become Governor until a new Governor or Lieutenant Governor is elected and qualifies. If there is a vacancy in the office of Senate President, or if the Senate President declines to become Governor, then the Speaker of the General Assembly shall become Governor until a new Governor or Lieutenant Governor is elected and qualifies. If there is a vacancy in the office of Speaker of the General Assembly, or if the Speaker declines to become Governor, then the functions, powers, duties and emoluments of the office shall devolve for the time being upon such officers and in the order of succession as may be provided by law, until a new Governor or Lieutenant Governor is elected and qualifies.<sup id="cite_ref-NJConstitutionArtVSecIp6_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NJConstitutionArtVSecIp6-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <p>Article V, Section I, paragraph 8 of the State Constitution explains what happens if the position of Lieutenant Governor becomes vacant: </p> <blockquote><div class="poem"> <p>In the event of a vacancy in the office of Lieutenant Governor resulting from the death, resignation or removal of a Lieutenant Governor in office or the death of a Lieutenant Governor-elect or from any other cause, the Governor shall appoint a Lieutenant Governor within forty-five days of the occurrence of the vacancy to fill the unexpired term.<br /> <br /> If a Lieutenant Governor becomes Governor, or in the event of simultaneous vacancies in the offices of Governor and Lieutenant Governor, a Governor and a Lieutenant Governor shall be elected to fill the unexpired terms of both offices at the next general election, unless the assumption of the office of Governor by the Lieutenant Governor, or the vacancies, as the case may be, occur within sixty days immediately preceding a general election, in which case they shall be elected at the second succeeding general election. No election to fill the unexpired terms shall be held in any year in which a Governor and Lieutenant Governor are to be elected for full terms. A Governor and Lieutenant Governor elected for unexpired terms shall assume their offices immediately upon their election.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </div></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appointments_during_the_colonial_period_(1702–1776)"><span id="Appointments_during_the_colonial_period_.281702.E2.80.931776.29"></span>Appointments during the colonial period (1702–1776)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Appointments during the colonial period (1702–1776)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_New_Jersey" title="List of colonial governors of New Jersey">List of colonial governors of New Jersey</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Pownall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thomas_Pownall.jpg/220px-Thomas_Pownall.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="274" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thomas_Pownall.jpg/330px-Thomas_Pownall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thomas_Pownall.jpg/440px-Thomas_Pownall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="746" /></a><figcaption>Thomas Pownall (1722–1805) was one of two men to serve as lieutenant governor of New Jersey (1755–1757) during the colonial period.</figcaption></figure> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/Colonial_history_of_New_Jersey#Proprietary_Colony" title="Colonial history of New Jersey">proprietary period</a> (1664–1702), New Jersey was divided into two separate colonies, <a href="/wiki/East_Jersey" title="East Jersey">East Jersey</a> and <a href="/wiki/West_Jersey" title="West Jersey">West Jersey</a>. These were often administered in its first years by deputies who resided in North America and represented the province's governor and its major investors (the "proprietors"), who typically resided in <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1702, the proprietors of East and West Jersey surrendered their political authority to <a href="/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain" title="Anne, Queen of Great Britain">Queen Anne</a>. The Queen united both provinces into one <a href="/wiki/Crown_colony" title="Crown colony">crown colony</a> to be administered by a royal governor appointed by the Crown.<sup id="cite_ref-1702Surrender_62-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1702Surrender-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Only two individuals held the post of Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey during its colonial history. This position existed by direct commission from the British monarch only for two brief periods, 1702–09 and 1755–57. For most of the colonial period, in the event of the resignation, prolonged absence or death of the royal governor, the province would be administered by an "acting governor" who was the president of the <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Provincial_Council" title="New Jersey Provincial Council">Provincial Council</a> (also called the "Governor's Council")—the upper house of the colonial legislature. The council presidency was an honorary ceremonial post given to the council's oldest member.<sup id="cite_ref-PulvisProprietorsPatronage_63-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PulvisProprietorsPatronage-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ingoldesby" title="Richard Ingoldesby">Richard Ingoldesby</a> (d. 1719), a British army captain who was dispatched to New York to restore royal authority in New York after <a href="/wiki/Leisler%27s_Rebellion" title="Leisler's Rebellion">Leisler's Rebellion</a>, was commissioned as the Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey and New York in November 1702.<sup id="cite_ref-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby_64-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ingoldesby served under the colony's first royal governor, <a href="/wiki/Edward_Hyde,_3rd_Earl_of_Clarendon" title="Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon">Edward Hyde, Lord Cornbury</a> and then his successor <a href="/wiki/John_Lovelace,_4th_Baron_Lovelace" title="John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace">John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby_64-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Lord Cornbury was frequently absent from New Jersey and focused most of his efforts in New York, he refused to permit Ingoldesby any authority to govern. Ingoldesby became acting governor of both provinces briefly after the sudden death of Lord Lovelace on May 6, 1709.<sup id="cite_ref-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby_64-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, his authority was opposed by rival factions of the colony's proprietors who asserted that his commission was invalid.<sup id="cite_ref-PulvisProprietorsPatronage_63-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PulvisProprietorsPatronage-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby_64-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ingoldesby further angered the colony's Quaker leaders after he retaliated against them for their opposition to raising troops from New Jersey to support a planned invasion of French colonies in Canada.<sup id="cite_ref-PulvisProprietorsPatronage_63-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PulvisProprietorsPatronage-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby_64-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His commission as governor was revoked in October 1709, but the news of his removal did not reach him until April 1710.<sup id="cite_ref-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby_64-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StellhornNJGovsIngoldesby-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The second lieutenant governor, <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pownall" title="Thomas Pownall">Thomas Pownall</a> (1722–1805), was appointed to the post in 1755 under royal governor <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Belcher" title="Jonathan Belcher">Jonathan Belcher</a> (1681/2<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>–1757).<sup id="cite_ref-FisherNJasRoyalProvince_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FisherNJasRoyalProvince-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pownall had little responsibility beyond anticipating the death of the aging governor who for most of his tenure was in declining health from a progressive paralytic disorder.<sup id="cite_ref-SchutzPownall_68-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchutzPownall-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Belcher lived longer than expected, and Pownall grew restless.<sup id="cite_ref-SchutzPownall_68-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchutzPownall-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1756, Pownall journeyed to England, where he was offered the governorship of Pennsylvania, which was retracted after he made demands for wide-ranging powers. While in England, Pownall advised the <a href="/wiki/Pitt%E2%80%93Newcastle_ministry" title="Pitt–Newcastle ministry">government</a> organized by <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pelham-Holles,_1st_Duke_of_Newcastle" title="Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle">Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle</a>, and his close foreign affairs advisor <a href="/wiki/William_Pitt,_1st_Earl_of_Chatham" title="William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham">William Pitt</a> on the state of affairs in the colonies during the <a href="/wiki/Seven_Years%27_War" title="Seven Years' War">Seven Years' War</a> (called the <a href="/wiki/French_and_Indian_War" title="French and Indian War">French and Indian War</a> in North America).<sup id="cite_ref-SchutzPownall_68-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchutzPownall-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because the insights and first-hand knowledge he shared had impressed his superiors in Britain, Pownall was commissioned as <a href="/wiki/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Massachusetts" title="List of colonial governors of Massachusetts">Royal Governor of Massachusetts</a> in March 1757.<sup id="cite_ref-SchutzPownall_68-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchutzPownall-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pownall arrived in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> to assume the new post on August 3, 1757. When Belcher died on August 31, 1757, Pownall did not assume the governorship of New Jersey.<sup id="cite_ref-FisherNJasRoyalProvince_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FisherNJasRoyalProvince-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SchutzPownall_68-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchutzPownall-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pownall's appointment in Massachusetts left the New Jersey to be administered by <a href="/wiki/John_Reading_(New_Jersey_governor)" title="John Reading (New Jersey governor)">John Reading</a> (1686–1767) in his second tenure as "acting governor"—continuing the previous convention of the president of the <a href="/wiki/Governor%27s_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Governor's Council">Governor's Council</a> assuming the governorship in an acting capacity. Reading assumed the post reluctantly, after first requesting unsuccessfully that Pownall return to New Jersey to assume the office.<sup id="cite_ref-SchutzPownall_68-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SchutzPownall-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From Ingoldesby's removal in 1710 until the tenure of Pownall, four appointed royal governors (<a href="/wiki/John_Montgomerie" title="John Montgomerie">John Montgomerie</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Cosby" title="William Cosby">Sir William Cosby</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Morris_(governor)" title="Lewis Morris (governor)">Lewis Morris</a>, and Jonathan Belcher) died in office and were replaced with acting governors from the provincial council. Two of these acting governors (<a href="/wiki/John_Anderson_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="John Anderson (New Jersey politician)">John Anderson</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Hamilton_(New_Jersey_politician)" title="John Hamilton (New Jersey politician)">John Hamilton</a>) died in office, and were replaced by another acting governor drawn from the members of the provincial council.<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_lieutenant_governors">List of lieutenant governors</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: List of lieutenant governors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colonial_period">Colonial period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Colonial period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:80px;">Portrait </th> <th scope="col" style="width:160px;">Lieutenant Governor </th> <th scope="col" style="width:80px;">In office </th> <th scope="col" style="width:110px;">Appointed by </th> <th scope="col" style="width:300px;">Royal governor </th></tr> <tr> <td>—</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ingoldesby" title="Richard Ingoldesby">Richard Ingoldesby</a><br />(d. 1719)</td> <td>1702–1710</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anne,_Queen_of_Great_Britain" title="Anne, Queen of Great Britain">Queen Anne</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Hyde,_3rd_Earl_of_Clarendon" title="Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon">Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury</a> (1702–1708)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Lovelace,_4th_Baron_Lovelace" title="John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace">John Lovelace, 4th Baron Lovelace</a> (1708–1709)</li> <li>served as acting governor (1709–1710)</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thomas_Pownall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt=""portrait of Thomas Pownall, Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey from 1755 to 1757"" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thomas_Pownall.jpg/80px-Thomas_Pownall.jpg" decoding="async" width="80" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thomas_Pownall.jpg/120px-Thomas_Pownall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Thomas_Pownall.jpg/160px-Thomas_Pownall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="746" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pownall" title="Thomas Pownall">Thomas Pownall</a><br />(1722–1805)</td> <td>1755–1757</td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_II_of_Great_Britain" title="George II of Great Britain">King George II</a></td> <td> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Belcher" title="Jonathan Belcher">Jonathan Belcher</a> (1747–1757)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_era_(2010–present)"><span id="Modern_era_.282010.E2.80.93present.29"></span>Modern era (2010–present)</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Modern era (2010–present)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;background-color:#3333FF; color:white;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> (2)</span> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend nowrap"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="border: 1px solid #aaaaaa;background-color:#E81B23; color:black;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> (1)</span> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:30px;"># </th> <th scope="col" style="width:80px;">Picture </th> <th scope="col" style="width:200px;">Lieutenant Governor </th> <th scope="col" style="width:125px;">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width:125px;">In office </th> <th scope="col" style="width:150px;">Governor </th> <th scope="col" style="width:150px;">Position in Cabinet </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>1 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kim_Guadagno_2011_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt=""portrait of Kim Guadagno, first Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey"" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kim_Guadagno_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Kim_Guadagno_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kim_Guadagno_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Kim_Guadagno_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Kim_Guadagno_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Kim_Guadagno_2011_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="593" data-file-height="848" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Kim Guadagno</a><br /><small>(b. 1959)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>January 19, 2010 – January 16, 2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Christie" title="Chris Christie">Chris Christie</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_New_Jersey" title="Secretary of State of New Jersey">Secretary of State</a> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg/100px-Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg/150px-Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg/200px-Lt_Gov_Sheila_Oliver.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="496" data-file-height="604" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a><br /><small>(1952–2023)</small><sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td>January 16, 2018 – August 1, 2023<sup id="cite_ref-e_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Murphy" title="Phil Murphy">Phil Murphy</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Department_of_Community_Affairs" title="New Jersey Department of Community Affairs">Commissioner of Community Affairs</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="5" data-sort-value="Zz, A" style="background: #EEE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast"><i>Office vacant from August 1–September 8, 2023</i><sup id="cite_ref-e_72-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-e-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td style="background: #EEE; color:black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-cast"><i>N/A</i> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tahesha_Way.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tahesha_Way.jpg/100px-Tahesha_Way.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tahesha_Way.jpg/150px-Tahesha_Way.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Tahesha_Way.jpg/200px-Tahesha_Way.jpg 2x" data-file-width="893" data-file-height="1148" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Tahesha Way</a><br /><small>(b. 1971 or 1972)</small><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td>September 8, 2023 – present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_New_Jersey" title="Secretary of State of New Jersey">Secretary of State</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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class="reference-text">On ACR100, 5 assembly members did not vote and 1 member abstained.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">On SCR2, 3 senate members did not vote.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In the <a href="/wiki/Julian_calendar" title="Julian calendar">Julian calendar</a>, then in use in England, the year began on March 25. To avoid confusion with dates in the <a href="/wiki/Gregorian_calendar" title="Gregorian calendar">Gregorian calendar</a>, then in use in other parts of Europe, dates between January and March were often written with both years. Dates in this article before 1752 are in the Julian calendar unless otherwise noted. See: <a href="/wiki/Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates" title="Old Style and New Style dates">Old Style and New Style dates</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-e-72"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-e_72-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-e_72-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Lieutenant Governor <a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Sheila Oliver</a> died in office on August 1, 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-auto1_55-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto1-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Jersey&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://issuu.com/csg.publications/docs/bos_2021_issuu">"The Book of the States | 2021 | Volume 53 by The Council of State Governments - Issuu"</a>. <i>issuu.com</i>. 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For a Day"</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070312094339/http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=4887263">Archived</a> March 12, 2007, at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>, <a href="/wiki/WPVI-TV" title="WPVI-TV">WPVI-TV</a>, December 28, 2006. Accessed June 25, 2007. "Transportation Commissioner Kris Kolluri will take over the post because Governor Corzine will be out of town. 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Bucco</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">General Assembly</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Craig_Coughlin" title="Craig Coughlin">Craig Coughlin</a>, Speaker</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Annette_Quijano" title="Annette Quijano">Annette Quijano</a>, Speaker pro tempore</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Greenwald" title="Louis Greenwald">Louis Greenwald</a>, Majority Leader</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_DiMaio" title="John DiMaio">John DiMaio</a>, Minority Leader</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_New_Jersey" title="Supreme Court of New Jersey">Supreme Court</a><br /><span class="nobold">(appointed)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Rabner" title="Stuart Rabner">Stuart Rabner</a>, Chief Justice</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_M._Patterson" title="Anne M. 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1755–1757</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Ingoldesby" title="Richard Ingoldesby">Ingoldesby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pownall" title="Thomas Pownall">Pownall</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_New_Jersey.svg/60px-Seal_of_New_Jersey.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_New_Jersey.svg/90px-Seal_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Seal_of_New_Jersey.svg/120px-Seal_of_New_Jersey.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="513" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Modern era <br /> <span class="nobold">2010–present</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kim_Guadagno" title="Kim Guadagno">Guadagno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheila_Oliver" title="Sheila Oliver">Oliver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Way</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r999519993">.mw-parser-output .nocolbreak{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Lieutenant_governors_in_the_United_States1105" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:U.S._lieutenant_governors" title="Template:U.S. lieutenant governors"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:U.S._lieutenant_governors" title="Template talk:U.S. lieutenant governors"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:U.S._lieutenant_governors" title="Special:EditPage/Template:U.S. lieutenant governors"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Lieutenant_governors_in_the_United_States1105" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_lieutenant_governors" title="List of current United States lieutenant governors">Lieutenant governors in the United States</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a>:</b> <span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/JD_Vance" title="JD Vance">JD Vance</a> (R)</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left; padding:0em 0.5em;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 14em;"> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Alabama" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Alabama">AL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Ainsworth" title="Will Ainsworth">Ainsworth</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Alaska" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Alaska">AK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Dahlstrom" title="Nancy Dahlstrom">Dahlstrom</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Arizona" title="Secretary of State of Arizona">AZ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fontes" title="Adrian Fontes">Fontes</a></i> (D)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arkansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas">AR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Rutledge" title="Leslie Rutledge">Rutledge</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_California" title="Lieutenant Governor of California">CA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eleni_Kounalakis" title="Eleni Kounalakis">Kounalakis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Colorado" title="List of lieutenant governors of Colorado">CO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Primavera" title="Dianne Primavera">Primavera</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Connecticut" title="List of lieutenant governors of Connecticut">CT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Susan_Bysiewicz" title="Susan Bysiewicz">Bysiewicz</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware" title="Lieutenant Governor of Delaware">DE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Evans_Gay" title="Kyle Evans Gay">Gay</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">FL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><i>Vacant</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Georgia">GA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Burt_Jones" title="Burt Jones">Jones</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii">HI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Luke" title="Sylvia Luke">Luke</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Idaho" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Idaho">ID</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Scott_Bedke" title="Scott Bedke">Bedke</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">IL</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Juliana_Stratton" title="Juliana Stratton">Stratton</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">IN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Micah_Beckwith" title="Micah Beckwith">Beckwith</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Iowa" title="List of lieutenant governors of Iowa">IA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Cournoyer" title="Chris Cournoyer">Cournoyer</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">KS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Toland" title="David Toland">Toland</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">KY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacqueline_Coleman" title="Jacqueline Coleman">Coleman</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">LA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Nungesser</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_Maine_Senate" title="List of presidents of the Maine Senate">ME</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Mattie_Daughtry" title="Mattie Daughtry">Daughtry</a></i> (D)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">MD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aruna_Miller" title="Aruna Miller">Miller</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">MA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kim_Driscoll" title="Kim Driscoll">Driscoll</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Michigan">MI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Garlin_Gilchrist" title="Garlin Gilchrist">Gilchrist</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Minnesota">MN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#0055AA;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Flanagan" title="Peggy Flanagan">Flanagan</a> (DFL)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Mississippi" title="Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi">MS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delbert_Hosemann" title="Delbert Hosemann">Hosemann</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Missouri" title="List of lieutenant governors of Missouri">MO</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Wasinger" title="David Wasinger">Wasinger</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Montana" title="List of lieutenant governors of Montana">MT</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kristen_Juras" title="Kristen Juras">Juras</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Nebraska" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Nebraska">NE</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(attorney)" title="Joe Kelly (attorney)">Kelly</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Nevada" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Nevada">NV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stavros_Anthony" title="Stavros Anthony">Anthony</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_New_Hampshire_Senate" title="List of presidents of the New Hampshire Senate">NH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Carson" title="Sharon Carson">Carson</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NJ</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tahesha_Way" title="Tahesha Way">Way</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_Mexico" title="Lieutenant Governor of New Mexico">NM</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Howie_Morales" title="Howie Morales">Morales</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_New_York" title="Lieutenant Governor of New York">NY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Delgado" title="Antonio Delgado">Delgado</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">NC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Hunt" title="Rachel Hunt">Hunt</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">ND</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michelle_Strinden" title="Michelle Strinden">Strinden</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="List of lieutenant governors of Ohio">OH</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jim_Tressel" title="Jim Tressel">Tressel</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">OK</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Pinnell" title="Matt Pinnell">Pinnell</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Secretary_of_State" title="Oregon Secretary of State">OR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Tobias_Read" title="Tobias Read">Read</a></i> (D)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">PA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Austin_Davis_(politician)" title="Austin Davis (politician)">Davis</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_Rhode_Island" title="List of lieutenant governors of Rhode Island">RI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sabina_Matos" title="Sabina Matos">Matos</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">SC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pamela_Evette" title="Pamela Evette">Evette</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">SD</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Venhuizen" title="Tony Venhuizen">Venhuizen</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">TN</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_McNally" title="Randy McNally">McNally</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">TX</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dan_Patrick_(politician)" title="Dan Patrick (politician)">Patrick</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; 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Rodgers">Rodgers</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">VA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Winsome_Earle-Sears" title="Winsome Earle-Sears">Earle-Sears</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">WA</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Denny_Heck" title="Denny Heck">Heck</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_West_Virginia_Senate" title="President of the West Virginia Senate">WV</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Randy_Smith_(politician)" title="Randy Smith (politician)">Smith</a></i> (R)<sup><small>2</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Wisconsin" title="Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin">WI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sara_Rodriguez" title="Sara Rodriguez">Rodriguez</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Wyoming" title="Secretary of State of Wyoming">WY</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Gray_(Wyoming_politician)" title="Chuck Gray (Wyoming politician)">Gray</a></i> (R)<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Federal districts:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Council of the District of Columbia">DC</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Phil_Mendelson" title="Phil Mendelson">Mendelson</a></i> (D)<sup><small>3</small></sup></div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_American_Samoa" title="Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pulu_Ae_Ae_Jr." title="Pulu Ae Ae Jr.">Ae</a> (R)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Guam" title="Lieutenant Governor of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Tenorio" title="Josh Tenorio">Tenorio</a> (D)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_Northern_Mariana_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_M._Apatang" title="David M. Apatang">Apatang</a> (I)</div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Secretary of State of Puerto Rico">PR</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Ver%C3%B3nica_Ferraiuoli" title="Verónica Ferraiuoli">Ferraiuoli</a></i> (PNP/D)*<sup><small>1</small></sup></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_the_United_States_Virgin_Islands" title="Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands">VI</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tregenza_Roach" title="Tregenza Roach">Roach</a> (D)</div></div></div> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div>An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. 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href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a>: 26 (23 states, 2 territories, 1 district)</li> <li><span style="color:#161687;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/New_Progressive_Party_of_Puerto_Rico" class="mw-redirect" title="New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico">New Progressive</a>: 1 (1 territory)</li> <li><span style="color:#DCDCDC;">▌</span>Independent: 1 (1 territory)</li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="United_States_lieutenant_governors_by_political_division237" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" 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href="/wiki/List_of_current_United_States_lieutenant_governors" title="List of current United States lieutenant governors">United States lieutenant governors</a> by political division</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">States</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alabama" title="Lieutenant Governor of Alabama">Alabama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alaska" title="Lieutenant Governor of Alaska">Alaska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arizona" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arizona">Arizona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Arkansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas">Arkansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_California" title="Lieutenant Governor of California">California</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_California" title="List of lieutenant governors of California">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Colorado">Colorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Connecticut" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut">Connecticut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Delaware" title="Lieutenant Governor of Delaware">Delaware</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Florida" title="Lieutenant Governor of Florida">Florida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Georgia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Georgia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Hawaii" title="Lieutenant Governor of Hawaii">Hawaii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Idaho" title="Lieutenant Governor of Idaho">Idaho</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Illinois" title="Lieutenant Governor of Illinois">Illinois</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Indiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Indiana">Indiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Iowa" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Iowa">Iowa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kansas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Kentucky" title="Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky">Kentucky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Maryland" title="Lieutenant Governor of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Massachusetts" title="Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Michigan" title="Lieutenant Governor of Michigan">Michigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Minnesota" 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title="List of lieutenant governors of New York">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina">North Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_North_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Ohio" title="Lieutenant Governor of Ohio">Ohio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Oklahoma" title="Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Pennsylvania" title="Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Rhode_Island" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Carolina" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina">South Carolina</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_governors_of_South_Carolina" title="List of lieutenant governors of South Carolina">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_South_Dakota" title="Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Tennessee" title="Lieutenant Governor of Tennessee">Tennessee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Texas" title="Lieutenant Governor of Texas">Texas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Utah" title="Lieutenant Governor of Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Vermont" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Virginia" title="Lieutenant Governor of Virginia">Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Washington" title="Lieutenant Governor of Washington">Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_West_Virginia" class="mw-redirect" title="Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li> 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