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The lieutenant governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the
The power of the lieutenant governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in
Idaho Statewide Elected Officers Historical Roster
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U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of Idaho
Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and W ...
. According to the Idaho Constitution, the officeholder is elected to a four-year term.
The current lieutenant governor of Idaho is Republican Janice McGeachin
Janice K. McGeachin (; born January 18, 1963) is an American far-right politician and businesswoman serving as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Idaho since January 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was previously a member of the Idaho Ho ...
, who took office January 7, 2019.
Powers and duties
The power of the lieutenant governor of Idaho derives from Article IV, Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution, which provides that the office is first in line of succession
An order of succession or right of succession is the line of individuals necessitated to hold a high office when it becomes vacated such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility.governor of Idaho
A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...
.
It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Idaho Senate
The Idaho Senate is the upper chamber of the Idaho State Legislature. It consists of 35 Senators elected to two-year terms, each representing a district of the state. The Senate meets at the Idaho State Capitol in Boise, Idaho.
Composition of t ...
. The lieutenant governorship has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890. Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms.
Idaho has had 43 lieutenant governors since 1890. Five people have served twice as Idaho Lieutenant Governor: O. E. Hailey
Oscar E. Hailey (December 10, 1870 – July 5, 1958) was an American politician who served as the 16th and 18th lieutenant governor of Idaho, both during the administration of Governor H. C. Baldridge.
Hailey was elected in 1926 along with Bal ...
(1927–1929; 1929–1931), G. P. Mix
Gainford P. "Gub" Mix (October 15, 1876 – June 28, 1944) was an American politician and farmer from Idaho. He served as the state's 19th and 21st lieutenant governor.
Early life and education
Born in Grand Island, Nebraska, Mix came by ...
(1931–1933; 1935–1937), Charles C. Gossett
Charles Clinton Gossett (September 2, 1888 – September 20, 1974) was an American politician who served as the 20th governor of Idaho and a United States Senator from Idaho, but was in both offices less than a year in the 1940s. He was a member ...
(1937–1939; 1941–1943), Donald S. Whitehead
Donald Strehle Whitehead (October 10, 1888 – January 2, 1957) was an American politician from Idaho. The state's 23rd and 28th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho, lieutenant governor, he served a combined six years between 1939 and 1951.
Early life
W ...
(1939–1941; 1947–1951) and Jim Risch
James Elroy Risch ( ; born May 3, 1943) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Idaho since 2009. A member of the Republican Party, he served as lieutenant governor of Idaho under governors Dirk Ke ...
(2003–2006; 2007–2009).
List of lieutenant governors of Idaho
Living former lieutenant governors
, there are six surviving former lieutenant governors of Idaho; the oldest being Phil Batt (served 1979–1983, born 1927. The most recent and most recently serving lieutenant governor to die was Mark Ricks (served 2006–2007) on September 29, 2016. ^ Also served as governorPassages
See also
* Idaho gubernatorial elections * List of governors of IdahoReferences
Idaho Statewide Elected Officers Historical Roster
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